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.

