tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53188409664709493862024-03-14T04:44:04.144-04:00Halloween Real Estate Marketing IdeasPhone: 202-297-2393
Email: sales@bestagentbusiness.com
www.bestagentbusiness.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-81686138600920337292010-10-29T16:33:00.000-04:002010-10-29T16:33:16.168-04:00Send Out a Halloween Themed Email That Discusses Curb Appeal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TMsvYWQWSFI/AAAAAAAAAQU/4Dp3rtZgJ58/s1600/haunted-house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" nx="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TMsvYWQWSFI/AAAAAAAAAQU/4Dp3rtZgJ58/s200/haunted-house.jpg" width="192" /></a></div>The email could be titled “Keep Your Home From Looking Like A Haunted House to Potential Buyers”.<br />
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Remind clients to look at the outside of their home from the perspective of a potential buyer.<br />
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• Is the paint chipping or faded? <br />
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• Are the windows clean and their frames in good repair? <br />
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• Is the lawn mowed? Are the shrubs, flowers, and trees healthy-looking? <br />
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• Are the sidewalks and driveways in good shape?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-60205635982022976842010-10-28T13:25:00.000-04:002010-10-28T13:25:09.580-04:00Host a Home Decorating Contest on Your Website<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TMmxtDnlyoI/AAAAAAAAAQM/Jl1EeWMa7ws/s1600/Halloween+pic+-+halloween+house+decorating+contest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="157" nx="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TMmxtDnlyoI/AAAAAAAAAQM/Jl1EeWMa7ws/s200/Halloween+pic+-+halloween+house+decorating+contest.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ask your clients to post photos of their decorated homes to your website. Award prizes for the best decorated homes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ideas for prizes include:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Gift certificates to local restaurants, movie theaters, video stores, or shopping centers </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Gift certificates for free chimney cleaning or furnace check</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Coupon for free home market analysis</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Coupon for free smoke and/or CO2 detectors</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Halloween gift baskets</div><br />
<div align="left"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-36370644904916643962010-10-27T13:54:00.001-04:002010-10-27T13:57:22.072-04:00The Housing Market Doesn't Have to be Scary!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TMhnOErz6sI/AAAAAAAAAQI/Z4Q2qbA3ofI/s1600/VintagePostcardBlackAndOrange.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151" nx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TMhnOErz6sI/AAAAAAAAAQI/Z4Q2qbA3ofI/s200/VintagePostcardBlackAndOrange.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Real estate agents love to send out <a href="http://www.realestatepostcardsonline.com/">postcards</a>, and homeowners love to be remembered, that’s why your clients will appreciate a helpful postcard for Halloween. One way to grab their attention is by sending a Halloween themed postcard with a <a href="http://www.quotegarden.com/halloween.html">cute greeting</a> such as, “The Housing Market Doesn’t Have to be Scary” along with your information. On the other side of the postcard, you can include <a href="http://www.halloween-website.com/safety.htm">tips for safe trick-or-treating</a> on Halloween. As a parent, or adult, who will be handing out candy, it’s always good to have a thoughtful reminder of safety tips. Usually these postcards will end up on refrigerators, and after Halloween, they can just be turned around leaving your information visible year-round! </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-63533531793438687712010-10-26T18:17:00.000-04:002010-10-26T18:17:34.797-04:00Keep Trick-or-Treaters Safe This Halloween<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TMdTPxUk2uI/AAAAAAAAAQA/0ElaUzw9yW4/s1600/Trick+or+treat+bag+-+safe+Halloween+tips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" nx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TMdTPxUk2uI/AAAAAAAAAQA/0ElaUzw9yW4/s200/Trick+or+treat+bag+-+safe+Halloween+tips.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Send an email to your clients with tips on how to keep their kids safe while trick-or-treating. Some suggestions include:<br />
<ul><li>Never trick-or-treat alone</li>
<li>Never enter a stranger’s house</li>
<li>Wear a light-colored costume or put reflective tape on a costume so the child is visible to cars</li>
<li>Never run across the middle of a street – stay on the sidewalks and cross at crosswalks only</li>
<li>Make sure children can see clearly if they are wearing a mask</li>
<li>Don’t eat any goodies until you have inspected them</li>
<li>Take a flashlight </li>
<li>For older kids who are going with a group of friends – find out where they are going, with whom, and when they will return</li>
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<div> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-18929114698268427872010-10-25T13:43:00.000-04:002010-10-25T13:43:06.861-04:00Treat Your Neighbors to a Free Service<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TMXBZT5NTdI/AAAAAAAAAP8/DUEvSLFsS0Y/s1600/Halloween+Border+-+Market+Analysis+Blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="95" nx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TMXBZT5NTdI/AAAAAAAAAP8/DUEvSLFsS0Y/s400/Halloween+Border+-+Market+Analysis+Blog.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">Give the kids and parents in your neighborhood free treats. Assemble treat bags for the kids and insert, or attach, a coupon for the parents for a free market analysis on their home. Be sure to include your name, company, email, phone number, fax number, and website address.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-3194849812316204032010-10-25T13:40:00.000-04:002010-10-25T13:40:38.602-04:00Remind Clients to Winterize Their Homes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TMXA68ooKcI/AAAAAAAAAP4/G9NwTabcFmE/s1600/Fall+leaves+-+winterizing+tips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" nx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TMXA68ooKcI/AAAAAAAAAP4/G9NwTabcFmE/s400/Fall+leaves+-+winterizing+tips.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Send a postcard to clients with a checklist of things they need to do to get their homes ready for winter. Include items such as:<br />
<ul><li>Clean your firplace and wood stove chimneys</li>
<li>Make sure smoke and CO2 detectors are working</li>
<li>Schedule a furnace inspection</li>
<li>Clean and cover outside condenser of a/c unit</li>
<li>Insulate exposed water pipes and turn off outside faucets</li>
<li>Insulate your hot water tank with an insulating blanket</li>
<li>Check and replace weather stripping and caulking around doors and windows</li>
<li>Check the roof for missing shingles and tiles</li>
<li>Clean gutters of fallen leaves and other debris</li>
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<div> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-31558340591274456142010-10-21T16:59:00.000-04:002010-10-21T16:59:11.601-04:00Everyone's a Winner!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TMCpf9gLxGI/AAAAAAAAAP0/y0oTnHfF4fI/s1600/everyones+a+winner+pumpkin+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" nx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TMCpf9gLxGI/AAAAAAAAAP0/y0oTnHfF4fI/s200/everyones+a+winner+pumpkin+pic.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hand-deliver pumpkins to your past and current clients - one pumpkin per child in each household. Have the children <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/halloween/pumpkin-carving-decorating/">carve their pumpkins</a> and email pictures to you. Pin the pictures to a wall near the entrance so that visitors, office staff, and other agents can enjoy them. I suggest that you don’t have winners and losers. They are all winners! Send everyone who sent you a picture, a <a href="http://www.restaurant.com/">gift certificate</a> for a kid’s meal at a local restaurant. The children will have fun, and parents will remember you for making their kids feel special! </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-13222509073544041582010-10-20T19:51:00.000-04:002013-11-20T11:25:17.912-05:00Host a Costume Contest on Your Website<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Send an email to clients inviting them to post pictures of themselves, their children, or even their <a href="http://www.entirelypets.com/halloweenpet.html?gclid=CKu__ODQ4qQCFSNsgwodRk6IJg">pets</a> in their Halloween costumes to your website. Award prizes for the best costume(s).<br />
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Ideas for prizes include:<br />
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<li>Gift certificates to local restaurants, <a href="http://www.corporateboxoffice.com/c-1-gift-card.aspx">movie theaters</a>, video stores, or shopping centers</li>
<li>Gift certificates for a free chimney cleaning or furnace check</li>
<li>Coupon for a free home market analysis</li>
<li>Coupon for a free smoke and/or CO2 detector</li>
<li>Halloween gift baskets</li>
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You can have one or several categories for costumes: </div>
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<li>Best children’s costume</li>
<li>Best pet costume</li>
<li>Scariest costume</li>
<li>Cutest costume</li>
<li>Most original costume</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-80973036736697381672010-10-19T17:42:00.000-04:002010-10-19T17:42:38.126-04:00Thank Your Homebuyers with a Bulb Basket<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TL4QsAEeWuI/AAAAAAAAAPo/ZlOR2OYFwE4/s1600/halloween+blog+-+bulb+basket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TL4QsAEeWuI/AAAAAAAAAPo/ZlOR2OYFwE4/s1600/halloween+blog+-+bulb+basket.jpg" /></a></div>What better way to welcome your clients into their new home than with a nice <a href="http://www.jacksonandperkins.com/gardening/PD/37079?utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=shopping%20portal&utm_campaign=shopping%20portals&utm_term=Peppermint%20Delight%20Bulb%20Basket">bulb basket</a>. A large basket would contain some <a href="http://promotionalproductinc.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=184984">gardening hand tools</a>, a knee board, some gloves and, of course, <a href="http://www.bloomingbulb.com/?gclid=CNrX2Knx36QCFQkDbAodTisxJg">large bulbs</a>. Your clients can plant those bulbs in their new home this fall and enjoy the benefits come spring with a splash of color! <br />
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Be creative and have fun! Your clients will appreciate the thoughtful gesture!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-45245678389466254562010-10-18T16:15:00.000-04:002010-10-18T16:15:51.875-04:00Host a Halloween Home Buying Seminar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TLyqpMYW6dI/AAAAAAAAAPk/NBGjAoY-nWQ/s1600/Halloween+Party+-+homebuying+seminar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TLyqpMYW6dI/AAAAAAAAAPk/NBGjAoY-nWQ/s1600/Halloween+Party+-+homebuying+seminar.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Host a <a href="http://www.halloweenpartyideas.org/">Halloween-themed</a> home buying seminar at your office or local community center. Put an ad in the local paper inviting the public to the seminar. Invite someone from a local lending institution to speak about financing. Hand out <a href="http://www.prostepmarketing.com/listing_brochures">brochures</a> with pictures and descriptions of your listings. Serve cider and donuts. Give out <a href="http://www.orientaltrading.com/ui/search/processRequest.do?requestURI=searchMain&Ntx=mode%2bmatchallpartial&Ntt=halloween%20drawstring%20goody%20bags&N=0&Ntk=all&searchTerm=halloween+drawstring+goody+bags&BP=8882&source=google&cm_mmc=google-_-OTC+Halloween+Supplies-_-Bags+Treat-_-1fd33dc7c51642e096f53a00002ab2d5&ms=search">Halloween treat bags</a> with your business cards and the lending institution representative’s business cards in them or buy gift bags with your business information already printed on them.</div><br />
<div> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Some ideas for the Halloween treat bags include:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div> </div><ul><li><div style="text-align: justify;">Disposable cameras for clients to use to capture their Halloween memories </div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">Halloween or fall themed stationary</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">Halloween picture frames</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">Pen and pencils with your business information on them</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">Halloween or fall candles (choose scents like pumpkin and apple)</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">Halloween key chains with your business information on them</div></li>
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<div> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-20625031610038026442010-10-15T18:15:00.000-04:002010-10-15T18:15:12.092-04:00Keep Halloween Alive<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TLjSV5KS6HI/AAAAAAAAAPg/Ebu9BhWxK5A/s1600/halloween-door-hanger-printable-familyfun-photo-432-fs-IMG_0347_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TLjSV5KS6HI/AAAAAAAAAPg/Ebu9BhWxK5A/s320/halloween-door-hanger-printable-familyfun-photo-432-fs-IMG_0347_1.jpg" width="246" /></a></div>In most neighborhoods, a <a href="http://www.bhg.com/holidays/halloween/pumpkin-carving/pumpkin-stencil-maker/?ordersrc=google03pumpkintemplates_quiz&s_kwcid=TC|5599|pumpkin%20carving%20template||S||6065329618">carved pumpkin</a> is an invitation to ring the doorbell! What better way to keep the spirit of Halloween alive than to deliver a pumpkin and a door hanger to your clients door! One side of the hanger could have <a href="http://wls.wwco.com/garden/pumpkin.html">tips on carving</a> their pumpkin, while the other side could have an amusing message with your name and contact info. What a thoughtful and “ghoulightful” idea!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-27931143397175303972010-10-14T14:47:00.000-04:002010-10-14T14:47:18.762-04:00Send out a Halloween Themed Flyer about the First Steps to Buying a Home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TLdP68BSYrI/AAAAAAAAAPY/lW4fU7wZ0vg/s1600/Jack-o-lantern+first+steps+to+home+buying.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TLdP68BSYrI/AAAAAAAAAPY/lW4fU7wZ0vg/s1600/Jack-o-lantern+first+steps+to+home+buying.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">What is the first thing you should do in the <a href="http://www.portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/topics/buying_a_home">home buying process</a>? </div><ul><li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Conduct research! Use the Internet and local library as resources to find out what you need to know about buying a home. Learn <a href="http://www.realestatewords.com/">real estate and mortgage terminology</a>.</li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Set a budget. </li>
<li>Get pre-approved for a mortgage.</li>
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<div>Remind buyers that an <a href="http://www.realestateagent.com/">agent</a> can help them with any step in the home buying process. </div><br />
<div> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-2690132909506490972010-10-13T17:15:00.000-04:002010-10-13T17:15:10.498-04:00Helping Clients Navigate the "Spooky" Waters of Home Financing<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TLYhGN5gzwI/AAAAAAAAAPU/clwfsQiXhjg/s1600/Home+Financing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/TLYhGN5gzwI/AAAAAAAAAPU/clwfsQiXhjg/s1600/Home+Financing.jpg" /></a>In these tough economic times, clients can be worried about being able to obtain financing for their new home purchase. To ease their fears consider sending <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/halloween+flyers">Halloween themed flyers</a> showing them how to “<strong>Navigate the Spooky Waters of Home Financing</strong>”. The flyers could contain a checklist of the things your clients can do to obtain the best possible financing for their new home purchase. Some things to include are: check <a href="http://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp">credit reports</a> from all 3 reporting agencies, resolve any discrepancies on the reports, and pay off any small debts if possible. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Make sure you include your <a href="http://www.vistaprint.com/vp/pSearch/topDeals.aspx?GP=10%2f13%2f2010+5%3a11%3a20+PM&GPS=1333605563&rd=2">business card</a> as well as cards from loan originators that you have worked with. Assure your clients that financing a new home is not out of reach.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-52443756792868169782008-10-31T21:17:00.004-04:002008-10-31T21:21:04.225-04:00Happy Halloween!!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SQuug-DbdkI/AAAAAAAAAGM/XdyPV54f-yY/s1600-h/HalloweenCard9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263492470948984386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SQuug-DbdkI/AAAAAAAAAGM/XdyPV54f-yY/s400/HalloweenCard9.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div>Bookmark this blog so it will be handy next year when its time to start your Halloween marketing again! And remember to check out our regular <a href="http://www.bestagentbusiness.blogspot.com/">Best Agent Business blog </a>for information on streamlining your Real Estate business. Happy Halloween!!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-74665263976809330202008-10-29T23:35:00.003-04:002008-10-29T23:47:18.060-04:00Want to Live on Ghoul Street?<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SQkuGcCSjQI/AAAAAAAAAGE/_LbOx6hQU4o/s1600-h/manip_IMG_28552.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262788327699025154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 188px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SQkuGcCSjQI/AAAAAAAAAGE/_LbOx6hQU4o/s200/manip_IMG_28552.jpg" border="0" /></a>Create a GHOUL Street in the neighborhood you are marketing to by inviting several neighbors to do theme decorations. Each house should have a different theme. This would work out even better if you have several listings in the same neighborhood. Then advertise the “Ghoul Street” to the general public. Be sure to have a prominent real estate sign because you might generate some extra traffic to your houses. Make sure they are nicely decorated with pumpkins, mums, etc., but not an overdone Halloween theme which tends to detract from the property.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-7288605125060343072008-10-29T13:05:00.005-04:002008-10-29T13:07:26.966-04:00A Spook House!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SQiYRhKGd6I/AAAAAAAAAF0/GhdcM3Qg_Kk/s1600-h/haunted+house.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262623591308359586" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SQiYRhKGd6I/AAAAAAAAAF0/GhdcM3Qg_Kk/s200/haunted+house.jpg" border="0" /></a>Sponsor a Halloween haunted house, probably one tailored more to families than teenagers. While it is not wise to do this in one of your real estate properties, you could go in with some other businesses and rent a place. The publicity will be great. Be sure to pass out treat bags with your business card in it at the exit of the house!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-67021588991078303112008-10-27T17:57:00.002-04:002008-10-27T18:02:50.258-04:00How Scary Can They Be?<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SQY6fE-JnjI/AAAAAAAAAFs/b2ze0e_Z5Q4/s1600-h/Halloween-Candy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261957520213777970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 136px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SQY6fE-JnjI/AAAAAAAAAFs/b2ze0e_Z5Q4/s200/Halloween-Candy.jpg" border="0" /></a>Host a Halloween pumpkin carving contest. Advertise for people, both real estate clients and the general public, to send you pictures of their best pumpkin carving. Invite people to visit your website where you can post some <a href="http://www.dltk-holidays.com/halloween/mpatterns.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">great pumpkin patterns</a> and links to more. Have everyone in your office vote on their favorite and send a small gift certificate or other small gift to the winner. Be sure to have people enter their contact information so you can update or ad them to your database. This would be a great accompaniment to your <a href="http://halloweenrealestate.blogspot.com/2008/10/great-pumpkin-giveaway.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">pumpkin giveaway</a>!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-85862582048505543522008-10-23T20:46:00.001-04:002008-10-23T20:50:32.128-04:00Have You Ghosted Your Clients Yet?<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SQEbxDF3nsI/AAAAAAAAAFc/kRvrw8QKSdk/s1600-h/ghost3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260516369202912962" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 140px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SQEbxDF3nsI/AAAAAAAAAFc/kRvrw8QKSdk/s200/ghost3.jpg" border="0" /></a>Maybe you started <a href="http://www.ghostingitforward.org/">“ghosting”</a> your neighbors already. Maybe you have even started “ghosting” your fellow real estate agents, office staff, and business associates. But have you considered starting this fun <a href="http://www.ghostingitforward.org/ideas_all.html">Halloween tradition</a> in your listing neighborhoods?<br />If your sellers are still in the listed home you should start with them and one other house. If not, then pick any of the neighboring homes. What a wonderful way to increase the friendliness of a neighborhood and thus the sell-ability of it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-7174889350960503402008-10-22T21:38:00.001-04:002008-10-22T21:49:02.112-04:00A Basket Full of Fright!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SP_X6iscWII/AAAAAAAAAFU/Bn3QbxoaaC0/s1600-h/gift+basket.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260160290537625730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 167px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SP_X6iscWII/AAAAAAAAAFU/Bn3QbxoaaC0/s200/gift+basket.jpg" border="0" /></a>Everyone loves a gift basket! You could thank your recent buyers with a nice sized basket filled with Halloween goodies. You could incorporate some of the ideas on this site, such as the <a href="http://halloweenrealestate.blogspot.com/2008/10/soapy-halloween-gift.html">soaps</a>, <a href="http://halloweenrealestate.blogspot.com/2008/10/gourds-and-pumpkins-for-your-recent.html">mini gourds and pumpkins</a>, <a href="http://halloweenrealestate.blogspot.com/2008/10/fall-gift-of-spring-flowers.html">spring bulbs</a>, and <a href="http://halloweenrealestate.blogspot.com/2008/10/smell-of-success.html">potpourri bags</a>. <a href="http://www.idea-queen.com/halloween-gift-basket.html">Some other ideas</a> include candy corn, pumpkin seeds, Halloween decorations, t-shirts, scary movies or books, etc.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-77751665474695135772008-10-21T23:40:00.001-04:002008-10-21T23:51:30.808-04:00BOO!!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SP6jMGF9v-I/AAAAAAAAAFM/Ll94AiBeVQU/s1600-h/ghost4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259820843004706786" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SP6jMGF9v-I/AAAAAAAAAFM/Ll94AiBeVQU/s200/ghost4.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.bestagentbusiness.com/">Best Agent Business</a> is involved in a wonderful effort to increase neighborly love—with a frightful twist! We have started what is called “<a href="http://www.ghostingitforward.org/">Ghosting It Forward</a>.” This is a combination of the movie “Pay It Forward” and the fun Halloween tradition of “Ghosting” or “Boo-ing,” as some neighborhoods call it. Basically the idea is that you gift some neighbors with a bag of candy, a nice card, a small decoration or any other small gift that you feel is appropriate. The fun part is that you do this in secret!<br />Do not let your neighbor’s know that you were the one who ghosted them! Include, with your gift, the <a href="http://www.ghostingitforward.org/instructions.html">directions</a> which instruct them to do the same to 2 other neighbors. After a while this idea will spread around your neighborhood, your town, and we might even see it happen all around the country. It has already begun. Have you been ghosted yet?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-1630230658950074582008-10-20T18:59:00.004-04:002008-10-20T19:09:00.139-04:00Tips for a Successful Post Card Campaign<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SP0PXXAa7XI/AAAAAAAAAFE/nk9qNk09B5w/s1600-h/spookychristchurch.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259376833825795442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SP0PXXAa7XI/AAAAAAAAAFE/nk9qNk09B5w/s200/spookychristchurch.jpg" border="0" /></a>Real estate agents love sending out <a href="http://halloweenrealestate.blogspot.com/2008/10/leaf-print-cards.html">postcards</a> and Halloween themed postcards are no exception. But do you know the way to grab your client’s attention when they see your postcard in their mailbox? Here are some suggestions:<br />* Eerie headline<br />* Creepy Design<br />* <a href="http://halloweenrealestate.blogspot.com/2008/10/free-pumpkins-for-your-soi.html">Use your postcards as tickets to a big Halloween event</a><br />* Focus the message on a single theme<br />* Proofread, proofread, and then have someone else proofread!<br /><div>For more details on these items, <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/printing-articles/postcard-marketing-ideas-to-spice-up-your-halloween-gimmicks-601840.html">visit this link</a>. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-16626649079153141072008-10-19T15:12:00.001-04:002008-10-19T15:18:20.669-04:00A Spooky Candy Box<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SPuH4V3NRTI/AAAAAAAAAE0/DJbuO9WVlcc/s1600-h/candy+box.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258946391896311090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SPuH4V3NRTI/AAAAAAAAAE0/DJbuO9WVlcc/s320/candy+box.bmp" border="0" /></a>Have some <a href="http://themarketingguy.wordpress.com/2007/09/14/great-marketing-idea-for-halloween/">Halloween themed candy boxes</a> specially made with your real estate office information and distribute this to clients, set out a box or two at open houses, deliver to area businesses such as banks, the chamber of commerce, hotels and anywhere else a number of potential clients might be.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-46432643346380184592008-10-18T17:15:00.002-04:002008-10-18T17:26:25.924-04:00Halloween MUMmies!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SPpUbXBRLZI/AAAAAAAAAEs/fiCxnHUjgpQ/s1600-h/mums+and+pumpkins+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258608343921012114" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="243" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SPpUbXBRLZI/AAAAAAAAAEs/fiCxnHUjgpQ/s320/mums+and+pumpkins+2.jpg" width="166" border="0" /></a>Gift your current sellers with pumpkins and mums! Not only will they appreciate the thought, but this will add to the curb-appeal of their homes while staying away from some of the less appealing Halloween decorations. Check out how <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/216071/MUMMS-the-WORD">this real estate agent</a> did it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-65382820355379332312008-10-18T10:38:00.004-04:002008-10-18T11:00:11.725-04:00Help Find The Cure<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SPn5rSXcmcI/AAAAAAAAAEk/I-p80ErVp8Y/s1600-h/pink_ribbon_download_nbcam.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258508561991637442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 161px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px" height="220" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SPn5rSXcmcI/AAAAAAAAAEk/I-p80ErVp8Y/s320/pink_ribbon_download_nbcam.jpg" width="150" border="0" /></a>October is <a href="http://nbcam.org/">National Breast Cancer Awareness Month</a>. While most people are focused on Halloween, the election and the economy this year, many are also working tirelessly to raise awareness and money for continuing research towards finding a cure for breast and other types of cancer.<br /><br />You can have some fun and support the search for a cure as well. Some of the things your real estate office can do include sponsoring a fund raising event or participant, include a message about breast cancer awareness instead of your “hold music”, or send a flyer along with your monthly newsletter. One way to make a good financial impact while also marketing your business would be to publicize an offer to contribute a portion of your October commissions towards breast cancer research.<br /><br />Best Agent Business recently contributed $1000 to <a href="http://cms.komen.org/komen/index.htm">Susan G. Komen for the Cure</a>. What will you do?<br /><br />See the following links to donate, to obtain literature and to find additional ideas and information.<br /><a href="http://cms.komen.org/komen/index.htm">Susan G. Komen for the Cure</a><br /><a href="http://nbcam.org/">National Breast Cancer Awareness Month</a><br /><a href="http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/">National Breast Cancer Foundation</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318840966470949386.post-60260276678264450412008-10-17T22:12:00.004-04:002008-10-17T22:17:56.791-04:00A Soapy Halloween Gift<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SPlG1bywfwI/AAAAAAAAAEU/m_gTCa0BK2w/s1600-h/spiced+pumpkin+soap.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258311923739426562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4EQ7Jn4Mb_w/SPlG1bywfwI/AAAAAAAAAEU/m_gTCa0BK2w/s200/spiced+pumpkin+soap.jpg" border="0" /></a>A gift of decorative soap is always a nice way to thank your recent buyers. Here are a few that have the Halloween season all “washed-up”: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15691116">Pumpkin Spice Soap</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15543334">Candy Corn Soap</a>. You can probably find more decorative soaps at your local bath store. These could be combined with a washcloth and set in a small basket, or tied up in a mesh bag with a pretty ribbon. Any way you give them, your real estate clients are sure to be pleased.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0