In this presentation, Aaron Stelle with WFG National Title, talks about the words and psychology you can use to get your real estate clients to take action. This includes ways to get their attention, build authority, and sound different.
15. You / Their
Name
According to Experian
Marketing Services,
emails with
personalization in the
subject line see a boost
of 29% in the open rate.
Add a first name,
neighborhood, or pet’s
name in that subject line.
17. Because
A well-known principle of human behavior says that when we
ask someone to do us a favor we will be more successful if we
provide a reason. People simply like to have reasons for what
they do.
18. Because
“Excuse me, I have 5 pages. May I
use the xerox machine?”: 60%
compliance.
“Excuse me, I have 5 pages. May I
use the xerox machine, because I
have to make copies?”: 93%
compliance.
“Excuse me, I have 5 pages. May I
use the xerox machine, because I’m
in a rush?”: 94% compliance.
27. The Scarcity principle: It’s science, look it
up.
Opportunities seem more valuable
to us when they are less
available.
• Studies show that people are
more motivated by the thought
of losing something more than
gaining something of equal
value.
30. Negativity Bias
The average click-through
rate of an article increases by
63% when it has negative
superlatives like bad, worst,
and never in its title.
31. Negativity Bias
INSIDE YOUR BUYER’S MIND 🧐
Your buyers are loss averse — they’d rather opt out of winning $150 than risk
losing $150.
That’s because studies show that the feeling of loss can be 2X more
powerful than the pleasure of gain.
32. Negativity Bias
Hubspot could have written an article titled “17 Tactics to
Improve Your Website,” but they’re in on the power of
Negativity Bias. They spun the article to have a stronger
emotional response with this title: