Marketing
Social Media is making the world a much smaller place… Good or Bad?
The introduction of social media to not only the world of business, but to our own personal lives has really opened many new doors and allowed us to explore new areas and people that would never have presented themselves without it. Yes, we can keep in contact with our close friends and family with Facebook,…
Christopher Walkey
Your Data holds the secrets to your success.
Your data holds the secrets to your success. You just need to know how to search it. A search outcome is basically an organised structure of information that is relevant, presented to the user. Search tools provide this function, from manually finding something by alphabetic order to filtering lists in computer applications. Tools have been…
Alex Evans
Lessons from the Cheltenham Gold Cup!
I was very lucky to be invited to the Cheltenham Gold Cup just recently. It was a fantastic experience and not just for the horse racing. I couldn’t believe how much organising goes into such event. I also got to see AP McCoys final Cheltenham race. The roar was fantastic when he came out and…
Alex Evans
April 21st 2015: Google are making major changes to the way they rank websites.
On April 21st Google are making changes to their algorithm that WILL affect your website and where it ranks on mobile devices. Google have stated on their webmaster blog that if your website isn’t mobile friendly it will not show up on Google search results when people search for your keywords. Looking at the stats…
5 good reasons you need a blog.
If you have a website that you are proud of and it has been designed specifically to increase your levels of sales, then it stands to reason that you want as many of your target audience to view it as possible. This effectively comes down to SEO and how your website is ranked on Google….
Alex Evans
Social Media is nothing new in Marketing.
Everybody says that social media is the newest form of marketing and must be adopted by businesses in order to be successful, especially as everyone is spending more and more time online these days. But is social media in fact such a new form / style of marketing? For years, the idea of successful marketing…
Christopher Walkey
Working with charities to benefit all
In this series of marketing blogs, we look at working with charities or community groups to give value to your business and your customers. From basic marketing principles to consider through to the benefits and the challenges, we will also be featuring a number of creative case studies. To gain the most from investing resources…
Alex Evans
#Crowdfunding – a user’s guide.
Late last week, our start-up raterAgent got the agreement from Crowdcube to go live on the latter’s site. raterAgent’s ‘pitch’ for investment, from Crowdcube’s 150,000+ investors, would be online before Weds 25th March. 2 days in and we’ve raised over 35% of our target. 37 investors have dedicated more than £26k to our cause. Before…
Alex Evans
Klout – Does it matter?
What does Klout mean for your Social Media accounts? What is Kout? If you use any form of social media management, or you’re listed on any sort of social media ranking list (Like Estate Agent networking’s top 1,000 agents) you’ve probably seen the term “Klout score” floating around. It’s everywhere, but it’s not something those…
Getting Down to Business with LinkedIn
With more than 300 million users across 200 countries, LinkedIn has changed the way real estate professionals are able to build relationships and do business online. Initially viewed as a sort of online CV, LinkedIn is now the top social network for business professionals to connect, network and engage with each other, which is why…
Social Media vs Email Marketing.
I may be a strong fan of social media, but I am not daft enough to think with blinkers and throw out other forms of marketing and certainly not looking to drop email marketing any time soon, but there is a debate regarding Social Media vs Email Marketing so let’s take a quick look at…
Christopher Walkey
Why Mobile-Friendly for Real Estate Matters
If you thought having a mobile friendly website was a luxury and not having one wouldn’t affect your business…. Think again! Earlier this month Google Webmaster released this statement; “Starting April 21, we will be expanding our use of mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal. This change will affect mobile searches in all languages worldwide and…
Alex Evans
Google Analytics for Estate Agents: How should you be using it?
Why should you be using Google Analytics? GA is one of the most important tools that you can use to measure the performance of your website. Google collect huge amounts of data about your site everyday. Anything from number of website visits to bounce rate to goal completion, you name it, they collect it. The…
Alex Evans
Estate Agency leaflets through doors – Ideas to make them work better.
Living in Colchester, one where there are quite a few chimney pots and many thirsty estate agencies, old and new, we do get to see our fair share of leaflets come through the door seeing if we are at all tempted to sell our property… So, do leaflets really work these days? I would say…
Christopher Walkey
Is social media now too crowded?
Last week I was in Exeter training a room full of Estate Agents on using social media for their agencies and one of the subjects we covered was on how to build your following and get your brand seen on the likes of the popular channels such as Twitter and Facebook. Whereas when social media…
Christopher Walkey