Trulia has released a new ad campaign…The House is Only Half Of It. Ad #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfzOKR6iOfE Ad #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-aEsOhIdlM I’ve long wondered why Zillow Group continues to throw marketing dollars at commercials for Trulia, given Zillow is clearly the stronger consumer brand. This ad campaign seems…

Trust is the topic I think about more than any other. It’s the entire basis of Horizon. If we don’t solve trust in the context of home sharing and hospitality exchange, we fail. Seth Godin wrote on the topic recently, saying: The thing is, almost…

Positioning a home on the real estate market so that it sells quickly relies on a range of carefully selected advertising and marketing tactics. Real estate agents seek out all the latest tools, resources, and strategies to draw more interested buyers to open houses and…

For many real estate agents, using technology for relationship building is often overlooked or not prioritized correctly. Technology is best used to maximize your most profitable revenue stream first and foremost. Consequently, this will lead to trying other sources when appropriate for your marketing budget….

At the bar prior to the Seattle Sounders home opener Sunday night, I was shocked when I looked over and saw the tail end of a Homelight television spot. Most recent: Older iteration: The smarter way to find a real estate agent. I get why they…

Partly as a result of getting hooked on Mad Men, I’ve been thinking a lot about branding the last couple weeks. A major cornerstone of branding is certainly your central value proposition. Below is 360modern’s: What’s your primary value proposition? How are you different?

Rich Barton (Zillow’s chairman) wrote an article every entrepreneur should read: The New Age of Marketing (Don Draper is making a comeback). The Don Draper mention is timely for me, given I’ve recently gotten addicted to Mad Men (which I’m sure many of you reading have…

I came across CoreLogic’s Trestle offering today as a result of listening to the latest Listing Bits podcast with Kevin Greene. (All Listing Bits episodes on iTunes here). What exactly is Trestle? The ultimate listing data management and property information tool for brokers, technology providers,…

Anil Dash wrote a post on Medium I’d highly recommend reading. Tech and the Fake Market tactic. Graphic via https://www.propublica.org Is there a fake market in real estate agent selection? That first requires understanding what constitutes a fake market: Consumers can’t trust the information they’re being provided to make…

Whereby.us is a creative agency for local. They are behind two local publications, The New Tropic in Miami, and The Everygrey in Seattle (which I subscribe to). Today I noticed the New Tropic has a section of neighborhood guides, sponsored by Lyft. As one example,…