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3 Direct Mail Ideas for HVAC Contractors
One smart marketing tactic for HVAC contractors is to include direct mail correspondence in your marketing strategy. Direct mail is essentially a marketing strategy that uses postal mail to deliver promotional information to your audience. And although postal mail may seem out of date in the world of digital, it can still be a great strategy for…
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How to Get the Most out of Marketing to Past Clients
As a business owner, you’re constantly wanting to grow your customer base. Increasing business and bringing in new customers is important, but do you know what is just as important? Getting past clients and customers to come back over and over again. When you do contract work, many times it seems like a one and…
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Real Estate Marketing: Strategies For Selling Every Listing
Are you marketing your real estate listings the same way as every other agent in town? If so, you’re not giving yourself the creative edge you need to close more deals. The typical process tends to go something like this: list properties on the MLS, buy ads, hold open houses, and promote properties on your…
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Using Personalized URLs in Your Mortgage Business
Personalized URLs, also known as PURLs, are a highly effective form of marketing for your mortgage business. When used with a state-of-the-art mortgage CRM, they can help you not only add a personalized touch to your campaigns, but also generate leads. What are PURLs? You may have heard that PURLs are great for increasing response rates, but…
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Creating a Video Series to Market Real Estate
Creating a video series is a great tool for a real estate agent’s marketing toolbox. It is by far the best way to appeal to the emotional and subjective factors involved with every buying or selling transaction. Like all marketing campaigns, your real estate videos must be well-made, relevant, and valuable to home buyers and sellers….
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2 Effective Ad Writing Tips for Small Business
Small business marketing isn’t an easy task. Around every corner and on every page, you’ve got a competitor. Even if you excel at what you do, getting customers to come to you the first time and return to you over and over again can be difficult. Writing effective ads for your small business is essential…
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3 Facts to Know About Compliant Mortgage Marketing
Advertising for mortgage or other loan products is a highly-regulated activity in the financial industry. Restricted words and phrases, along with buzzwords and trigger terms, are a slippery slope that can lead to a regulator’s door. No surprise, then, that today’s mortgage lenders are deeply concerned about compliant mortgage marketing. Inadvertent or otherwise, violations of…
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Homeowner Fears: What Are They and How Can Contractors Manage Them?
HVAC maintenance can be costly. For many homeowners, the idea of cutting a check for big expenses can be overwhelming. As a reputable contractor, it is your job to identify those fears, and squelch them before your future customers can doubt your abilities. Truly, knowing what homeowners’ fears are – and finding ways to manage…
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Field Service Tech Performance: Tips for Effective Evaulation
Your HVAC business doesn’t mean much if you don’t have awesome techs in the field who can do double duty by providing your customers with excellent customer service and superior skills. Unfortunately, you’re seldom out in the field with your service team members, which can make it hard to evaluate the way they represent your…
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3 Places to Reach Buyers and Sellers Online
There is no doubt that real estate marketing is already and will continue to be an online game. This is where buyers and sellers start their home search and where they are likely to find their realtor. What does this mean for you as an agent? That if you aren’t online already you need to…
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How to Encourage Positive Mortgage Reviews
One of the most powerful pages on your website is the testimonials page. Great mortgage reviews let people know that your products and services inspire those who use them to take the time to recommend them to others. What customers are saying about your mortgage business online can dramatically affect its prospects. Since few things…
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3 Outside-the-Box Real Estate Marketing Ideas
A successful real estate marketing strategy requires more than generating new leads and cultivating a professional business profile. Successful agents actively seek out new referrals and leads. They take advantage of social media, refine their people skills, and establish an effective local presence. Here are three creative real estate marketing ideas that can get more…