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Industry Relations EP006: What Real Estate Coaches Can Learn from the Pickup Artist Community

Rob and Greg are back, and this time they are debating an unusual strategy real estate coaches and trainers might employ to establish credibility – using the techniques of the pickup artist community.

In researching the dating habits and family formation of millennials (for work – no, really!), Rob happened upon a company called Real Social Dynamics, the world’s largest dating coaching company. Among their promotional materials are YouTube videos called ‘infields’ in which their coaches demonstrate the company’s techniques for attracting women in real situations at parties and nightclubs.

This got Rob to thinking, “Why don’t we do that in real estate?” On this episode of the podcast, Rob and Greg explore the feasibility of real estate trainers generating similar footage to market their services.

 

What’s Discussed:

How infield footage lends credibility to the trainer

The legality and ethics of filming interactions with clients

How Hear It Direct sought to give professionals an understanding of the consumer point of view

Why data (# of transactions) may not be enough to establish a coach’s authority

-Numbers demonstrate personal credibility (sufficient for the consumer)

-Infields would establish credibility for the tactics you are selling

The significance of training as a key value proposition for every association

The aspects of an agent’s work that could benefit from infields

-Listing presentations

-In-person lead generation

-Buyer negotiations

-Sphere of influence calls

-Customer relationship management

Resources:

Real Social Dynamics YouTube Channel

Connect with Rob and Greg:

Rob’s Website

Greg’s Website

 

 

Wendy Forsythe joins T3 Group

Speaking of new gigs, looks like Wendy Forsythe has joined Swanepoel T3 Group. They have just announced a new brokerage consulting division, dubbed T3 Broker, that Wendy will lead.

Swanepoel T3 Group Adds New Brokerage Consulting Division

Wendy Forsythe, real estate veteran of 20 years and a Gen Xer, joins the Swanepoel T3 Group as the president of T3 Broker. A division of T3 Sixty, T3 Broker will provide management consulting services to U.S. and Canadian real estate brokerages regarding expansion strategies, business planning, market analysis, compensation evaluation and leadership development.

With extensive management experience in the real estate industry, Forsythe was formerly Head of Global Operations at Carrington Real Estate Services, a company with 36 offices and over $2.3 billion in annual sales. Previously she served as Senior Vice President of Network Services for Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, a Realogy brand, and Vice President of Sales for Royal LePage, Canada’s largest real estate company.

This is on the heels of Kevin McQueen joining Swanepoel’s MLS Consulting division. Congrats to Wendy and the entire T3 team.

Looking for a new gig?

REBNY has a couple new positions to fill..

Director of MLS Data

“Not-for-profit real estate trade association seeks an experienced candidate with strong analytic, quantitative, written, presentation, and interpersonal skills for a position as Data Services Director. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree and should also have experience in data collection and analysis. Knowledge of RETS and current RLS/MLS service data feed methods is essential along with a minimum of 5 years’ experience working with real estate database structure and use. Prior experience with managing teams is required.”

Director of MLS Compliance

“Knowledge of data compliance processes and procedures within an MLS environment is essential along with a minimum of 5 years’ experience working in the real estate industry. Prior experience with managing teams is required.”Knowledge of data compliance processes and procedures within an MLS environment is essential along with a minimum of 5 years’ experience working in the real estate industry. Prior experience with managing teams is required.

Find out about these jobs (over 11 positions posted!) and more at the Vendor Alley Job Board!

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