May 18, 2012

Real Estate Lead Generation Using Postcards

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PC10Postcards are not going to make sales for you. That said, they will generate interest from the recipient, which should be your real goal when you send them out. This type of real estate lead generation works quite well – postcards will help move people one step closer in your sales process.

Process for Real Estate Lead Generation

Here’s an outline for real estate lead generation using direct mail postcards:

  1. Use your own mailing list, or if you don’t have one purchase a targeted list. Location-specific lists are easy to obtain.

Double the Response Rate on Realtors Postcards

Real Estate Postcard with Website Photo

They’ve been around for so long that marketing postcards from realtors aren’t a novelty to potential clients, so whether or not they immediately get thrown away depends on several factors.

  • Is it your postcard unique? It should be eye-catching and not look like the same cards everyone else sends
  • Does it offer value? Insert a list of sales prices of homes in the area, special event info for the area, or a recipe or holiday idea

You can easily double your postcard responses and encourage prospective clients to visit your website. Here’s how:

Sell More Homes

Get More Sales with Real Estate PostcardsReal estate marketing postcards help you stay in touch with people. More than half the people who bought or sold property selected their agent or broker either through a referral or as the result of a previous client relationship, according to a study released in January 2006 by the National Association of Realtors®.

Real estate marketing postcards make keeping in touch with past clients and home buying prospects easy. Eye-catching, original graphics and strong messages mean postcard mailings are an effective tool for real estate agents.

Postcards can also be an effective and exciting way to bring prospective home buyers and sellers to your web site!

Rinse and Repeat Marketing

Custom Postcard Design

Custom Postcard DesignAlthough it’s important to use online marketing to remain competitive, real estate postcards have a long history of success – there is a reason they are still around: they work!

Importance of Repeat Impressions

Because people need, on average, seven impressions of a marketing message before it truly sinks in, postcard marketing is very valuable. With real estate postcards you can, relatively inexpensively, market to the same prospects over and over.

This method obviously takes some time and patience to get business, but the benefits are well worth it.