2. Goals Review the top sources of new business The “Customer Relationship Scale” Social Networking’s Unfair Advantage Action Steps
3. Hypothesis Social networking – online and offline – remains the single largest source of new business for the real estate industry today. The online version simply makes it bigger, better, faster and less expensive to leverage.
4. The purpose of a business is to create a customer. Peter Drucker
15. We used to learn these in person, but… Demographic change Canada is a Gen X country
16. Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals (CAAMP) (March, 2008) About one-quarter of Canadians aged 18 to 34 are homeowners
17. … and that means online, too! Network any way you can…
18. Social Networking’s Unfair Advantage Consumers readily announce changes in their lives in social networking situations. Online social networking accellerates the pace, depth and reach for real estate agents to keep an eye on such changes!
21. How to leverage networking Identify your target consumer How do theynetwork with others? Go join! Establish a presence online One network is plenty. Work deep, not wide. Show up (online or offline) Remember, referrals and repeat business make for long, successful real estate careers!