Marketing and Engagement
A Modern Approach
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Hi, I’m Matthew
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Let’s start
off by what
this program
isn’t…
The Typical Agent
Success
Requires
Investment
Have Fun!
…no, seriously
The

Brand
Called
You
Marketing
is A
Conversation
Your Sphere
KNOW YOUR CLIENTS
The Seller
Where Did They Come From?
42%Known or Referred
24%Previously Used Agent
4%Agent Website
4%Agent Initiated Contact4%Agent Referral
3%Open House
33%Sellers Will Refer Their
Agent to more than 3 people
Who Are These People?
Reasons For Selling
16% Too Small
14% Job Relo
13% Near Friends
10% Neighborhood
10% family Change
8%FSBO
9Years Average Tenure
54Average Age
3%Open House
The Buyer
96%of homebuyers use the
internet as part of the search
process
49%of homebuyers found
the home they
bought online
64%searched on
mobile
device
76%drove by home they
found online as the
first step
46%online inquires
actually buy
12weeks of active searching
online before buying
3
weeks of active searching
before contacting agent
51weeks from first online inquiry until becoming
serious about looking for a home
The Basics of Marketing
3,104
Embrace the
Client’s
Experience
The Experience You
offer has to be better than
the one they’ve had...
End the Clone Era
AT&T
“Professional”
Digital Story Telling
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• You're not an professional athlete,
don’t write in the third person.
• Tell a client your story, as well as
theirs.
• Long Version
• Short Version
• Twitter Version
• Save as a document
• Refresh once per year.
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Profile Photos | Avatars
Old Vs. New
Year Book vs. LifeStyle
ONLINE PROFILES
Video
Story Telling
Consumer Feedback
The Aggregators
•Create/Update Profile
•Free Webinar’s
•Wordpress Plugins
•Local Market Data
•Mortgage Information
•Facebook Apps
•Website Badges
•Market Data for your Site
zillow.com/Agents
Claim and
Enhance
Your
Listings!
The Tools
NextDoor.com
placester.com/nar
canva.com
WordSwag.co
YouTube.com
NARRPR.com
VistaPrint.com
Listing Specific Business Cards
sincerely.com/postagram
MailChimp.com
HouseLogic.com
Create Your Plan
And Then Work
Your Plan
Social Media
What to share?
try to
do it all….
Don’t
Twitter
Engage!
The Interview
• Google House
• Google Client
• Social Sites
• HomeTrackr.com
• Prior Listings
• Tax Records
• Zillow
• Predictive Models
Pre-Meeting Research
Be Prepared
Pre-Meeting Engagement
The NoteBook
PresentationMaterials
CRM
Customer
Relationship
Managers
ThankYou
TheAgentTrainer.com

Real Estate Marketing Through Story Telling 101 | Matthew Rathbun