Business Strategy blogs tagged with relationships

30
Oct
2011

Is buying a house as simple as buying a kettle?

There is a widely held belief in our industry that properties sell themselves. But is it just that agents need better sales skills?
10
Sep
2010

Making the most of the buying cycle

When I first met the chaps at Zoopla a year and a bit ago, they told me a bit about how they started out by targeting the first steps of house-hunters.
22
Jul
2010

Why how-to guides are good for business

The Young London property management agency in Central London is a company with an approach I really admire.
15
Jun
2010

Personal estate agents, child of our times

2010 may well turn out to be a year of notable change in the property industry.
13
May
2010

A-Z of things to discuss with applicants

Following on from a thread on Julian O'Dell's 22 point checklist on the applicant qualification process, here's my A-Z of things estate agents should discuss with applicants.
08
Apr
2010

Why estate agents are problem solvers

I read a good article on the ThinkTraffic website recently about how being the solution to a problem is the best way of generating search traffic.
18
Mar
2010

Learning from the best

Last week, I happened across a tweet that directed me to watch a webinar from Nigel Botterill, CEO of a couple of million pound businesses, including thebestof.
10
Mar
2010

Pulling in the same direction as your vendors

As with all relationships in life, it's easier to achieve things when you work together, pulling in the same direction.
04
Mar
2010

Tesco versus the knowledgeable local estate agent

A couple of weeks ago, the OFT report suggested "more innovation needed in home buying and selling market".
03
Mar
2010

Why you should mystery shop your applicant qualification process

Today we have another guest blog from Julian O'Dell of TM training & development, following up his previous advice on maximising instruction opportunities and a winning approach to valuation meetings.