Sustainable Social Media For Real Estate

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Sustainable Social Media

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Zack LubyRemax April 2010

Social Media ≠ A Magic Wand (or Wands)

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Myth: Social Media is just for Geeks.

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If Facebook was a

country, it would be the 3rd largest

country in the world (behind

China and India)

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Myth: Social

Media is just

for Teen-agers.

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57%!

57 % Percent of Social Media users are over the age of 35.

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source: google ad planner

Fact: The fastest growing segment on Facebook is 55-65 year old women.

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Source: Inside Facebook Blog

Myth: Social Media is impersonal.

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1 in 8 couples married in the US in 2009 met through Social Media Source: McKinsey Study

Myth: Social Media

Can’t Be Measured.

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Set Goals.Measure

your Progress.

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Provides incredible reachShare information with those that careShare information quickly to tons of peopleUse to: Share valuable information, new listings, tips for home buyers & sellers

The most important listening tool

Keep up with your customersKeep up with your industry

Customer Service!Share links to your content

Use to: Listen, link to your stuff

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Social Media allows you to tell your story.

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Social Media is a Two-Way

Street.

Social Media is about what you Bring to the Situation.image via flickr/vplessky

More than 90% of home buyers 44 and under used the internet as a source of information during the home buying process

(2008 National Association of REALTOR profile of home buyers and sellers)

So Social Media is important. Got it.

But where on Earth do I Start?image via flickr/SimonK

SOCIAL MEDIA BASICS - THE BUILDING BLOCKS

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The most important tool that you can use in your social media efforts is listening.

It’s also the first step in

getting started.

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Set up Google Alerts.

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Get a Twitter Account.Set up Tweetdeck.

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Now it’s time to share your personality.

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Time to put pen to paper.

Write an “About You” section for yourself.

After you are done writing, speak it out loud.

Write it again, this time like

you would say it to someone.

Write a long one (500 w), and

a short one (100 w)

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r/KristianD

Be consistent across platforms.

You are building a brand.

Social Media

Services (Work

With Zack)

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Facebook Page $150

Twitter Profile $150

Website & Blog $650

Social Media Toolbox

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Social Media Consultation(I can help you take off)

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Thank you!

Zack Lubywww.zackluby.com

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