Ok, I took a side trip with a few discussions on lead generation, independent contractors and property management in the industry, but here’s more of my response to Rob Hahn‘s vision of NAR and its future. I think that Rob’s idea of…
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Leads Are for Closers
These are the new leads. These are the Glengarry leads. And to you they’re gold, and you don’t get them. Why? Because to give them to you would be throwing them away. They’re for closers. – GlenGarry Glen Ross People…
Ask What You Can Do For Your NAR
In a recent post Rob Hahn took a historic quote from President John Kennedy and cut it in half. His post “Ask Not What You NAR Can Do For You” , talked about NAR as if it was the entire real estate…
I said Good-Bye to Cisco Today
Image by reeltor99 via Flickr If we’ve not met, this probably won’t mean anything to you unless you’re a dog lover. If we’re friends, you may know that Cisco is a Black British Lab, who was a service dog for …
Is Your Moral Compass Broken?
I’m in San Francisco for the third ReBarCamp. As a result I got to hang out this weekend with my friend and partner Ginger Wilcox, and spend time with her children and my friends Todd Carpenter and Andy Kaufman. While…
The More We Talk About Change in Real Estate The More It Seems The Same
Image via Wikipedia In a recent post in RealTown, Mike Bowler wrote a post about change in the real estate industry that ended up being more about his preference of educational choices then it was about real change in the…
Is Your Marketing Relevant?
Image by SAN_DRINO via Flickr I’m a fan of silly things – they usually make me smile , but sometimes I end up just scratching my head and wondering why people do silly things when they don’t intend to. And…
This is Why Brandie Young ROCKS!
Its the middle of a really busy work day, so obviously I need to check out what my friends are doing on Facebook (I am after all an American). And there is the lovely Brandie Young on my live feed…
Why Salespeople Make Me Hate Them
In a recent search, I noticed a post by another brokerage firm about a relationship with RealtyTrac that was promulgated by their national franchise. . It reminded me why I hate salespeople sometimes. This post would indicate to a real…
MisGuided Pride: Facbook and the Holocaust Deniers
Image via Wikipedia I know that this is my platform for writing about the real estate industry, bt today I just want to use this for a quick rant. In his blog TechCrunch, Michael Arrington recently wrote a great post…
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