This week on the HBDM Podcast we got the opportunity to discuss the importance of creating a positive customer experience with Co-founder of the Bokka Group, Jimmy Diffee. He shares some excellent insights and trends on how to make your customer experience stand out compared to your competitors. Creating a good customer experience, will not only improve the customer buying journey, but can also help you do a better job at selling homes.
Hold on to your headphones, this episode is jammed packed with tons of motivational quotes that promise to inspire from the creator of Newhomesales.com Quint Lears. He joins Greg and Kevin to discuss his journey in the Home Building and Real Estate industry as well as the importance of focusing “if you want to be terrific, you have to be specific”.
Join Greg and Kevin as they share a sneak-peek of the upcoming Home Builder Digital Marketing Summit - Virtual Series! We are bringing the industry’s thought leaders to your home or office once a week for four weeks so you can learn new marketing tactics to sell more homes – and it’s FREE!
This week on the HBDM Podcast we welcomed JoAnne Williams, Founder, President, and CEO of JWilliams Staffing to discuss how to avoid costly hiring mistakes in the real estate world. During this episode, you'll learn several tips like what to look for in potential employees as well as how you can stand out as a candidate.
Greg and Kevin were proud to welcome Dana Kovach, owner of Kovach Marketing to the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast. Listen as they sit down to talk about the importance of branding, the importance of truly getting to know your target segment and potential home buyer in today’s world. Dana also shares how to get builders to reveal the purpose or inspiration behind each community to find the right target buyer's and so much more.
Join Greg, Kevin, and Scott Larson discussing how to address homelessness and people who suffer from homelessness, as well as, how HomeAid is using home builders to help solve this issue. This episode showcases the inspiring mission of HomeAid and sheds a light on how home builders can do their part to get involved in their community. Listen and enjoy this heartwarming episode, it is sure to inspire you to get involved in your own community.
Dave Knowles founder and president of TopBuilder Solutions joined the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast to discuss the magic of implementing a CRM program for your home builder business. A CRM (Customer Relationship Management) allows you to track how things are coming into the funnel, how well you're converting them, while also helping you ensure that you meet your goals. In this episode, you’ll learn how CRM programs can positively impact your business.
Stuart Platt, a managing partner at Outhouse, spent some time with the Home Builder Digital Marketing hosts discussing some incredibly substantial topics to benefit home builders. Stuart also talks about the importance of creating an emotional connection on the website. With interactive website tools outlined in the podcast, you can create an engaging experience that allows your home-buyer prospects the freedom to “play” on your website
Erik Martinez, Vice President of Blue Tangerine joined the Home Builder Digital Marketing podcast to talk about the death of the third-party cookie. Erik, Greg, and Kevin chat about upcoming digital marketing issues such as new privacy regulations and how they affect digital marketing strategies. Erik’s in-depth knowledge and digital marketing expertise is evident throughout the entire episode. Enjoy this information-packed episode!
The Home Builder Digital marketing podcast enjoyed sitting down with Tim Curtis President of CohereOne to discuss neuromarketing and marketing psychology and so much more. Tim drops a ton of knowledge regarding the cues and triggers that influence the decision-making process and buying. Tim has an incredible knack for looking ahead so listen, learn, and enjoy!
Ali Pearson Webster of Zillow sits down with Greg and Kevin on the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast to discuss ways home builders can succeed on Zillow. The three discuss positioning for the new normal and the importance of communicating with customers on their terms. Ali covers many of the Zillow platforms that help home buyers connect with builders and she talks about the industry’s future. There’s also a squash challenge laid out. It’s another fun episode, listen and enjoy.
We welcomed Chris Hartley, VP of Sales at K. Hovnanian® Homes, on to the show to discuss how to assess and use technology to your advantage to boost sales efforts. Chris talks about how to resourcefully budget for the latest technology, how to choose the right new tools and creative ways to get sales teams to buy-in to technology. Chris has a lot of good energy and great insight so listen in and enjoy.
A legend in the home building industry, Dave Miles, president of Milesbrand, joined the show for a fascinating discussion on the importance of branding. It’s clear Dave has an incredible passion as he shares his knowledge of branding. Dave talks about consumer touchpoints, buying on emotion and how executing a brand promise creates trust. There are a lot of books on branding out there that you can buy, but it really doesn’t get much better than Dave Miles so listen in and learn from one of the top minds in home builder marketing.
We welcomed Lynne Parker Davis, Founder, and CEO of NterNow on the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast. By paying attention to the home buyer journey, Lynne created NterNow, a handy tool for home builders and buyers. We discuss eliminating barriers for prospects and review some surprising stats, including when prospects like to take home tours.
Recently on the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast Greg and Kevin got the opportunity to sit down with Michelle Smallwood, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Holiday Builders. They take a deep dive into marketing segments for home buyers as well as the different marketing methods to target the correct audience.
It was an honor to have Josh Steimle, the founder, and CEO of MWI, an international digital marketing agency on the podcast to talk about his 7 Systems of Influence. How cool is Josh Steimle? He has hung out with Richard Branson on his private island. Josh helps people turn their biggest dreams into reality as he works with some of the world’s top business executives and entrepreneurs. Josh covers many beneficial topics on the podcast including marketing, sales, and leadership.
Bob Whitten, one of the home building industry’s most respected financial and business consultants, joined Greg and Kevin to discuss the importance of aligning sales and marketing efforts. Bob covers essential topics, including why sales and marketing coordination can pay off in a significant way. Listeners can accumulate masses of info from this episode as Bob outlines pricing models, market research, competitor research, statistical evaluation, marketing budgets, sales metrics, and more.
Recently on the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Greg and Kevin had the opportunity to talk with social media all-star Carol Morgan, founder, and president of Denim Marketing. They dive deep into the importance of having a strategic marketing plan, the difference between PR and social media, and much more. Carol has built a career on listening to clients and personalizing plans to fit each client’s needs while creating big picture marketing strategies. She utilizes public relations, advertising, social media, content, reputation management, and creativity to send traffic to the client’s website and garner measurable results.
Kody Smith of NoviHome, joined Greg and Kevin to take a deep dive into opportunities that exist when home builders place importance on the digital experience. Learn why digital tools are the norm in other industries, yet, some builders have not embraced the digital efficiencies and what experience can be leveraged to sell more homes and satisfy customers.
When it comes to thought leaders in the home builder industry, Bassam Salem, CEO, and Founder of AtlasRTX is on the top of the list. We were grateful to sit down with Bassam and discuss communicating with customers on their terms. Bassam discusses how technology can solve business problems, assist with customer service, and boost your ROI. We dive into artificial intelligence (AI), metrics for response time, surprising stats for when home buyers are searching online and so much more.
Gordon Henderson of 149Photos joined the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast to share how providing weekly home building progress photos online can eliminate pain points for a variety of stakeholders. Gordon covers how adding value to the customer journey even after the sale, can build customer loyalty through continuous engagement. Gordon also shares his experience of building a spec home and drops some all-important Beatles knowledge.
We were so glad to talk with Angela McKay, the VP of Client Experience at Lasso CRM, regarding email marketing. Angela has a range of expertise within marketing and the home building industry, but email is her passion. She drops excellent advice on how to step up your email and details how giving respect and nurturing your database can pay off in dividends. Personalization, auto-response, frequency, engagement are just a few topics that we cover with Angela.
The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast enjoyed having Ben Keal of Private Communities on the show. Ben has excellent knowledge of the home builder industry and digital marketing, especially when it comes to lead generation. He explains the benefits of understanding your lead attribution to achieve better ROI.
The COVID-19 pandemic has suddenly and unexpectedly forced your employees to now work from home. So, we put a panel of leaders together who have been working remotely for years. Learn tips and tricks to lead, organize and motivate your team from home to set your business up for success.
Leah Fellows, President and Founder of Blue Gypsy Inc., reveals how home buyer expectations are changing with the need for instant interaction. As Leah explains, more home builders are finding great value with Online Sales Counselors to help increase sales.
Spencer Powell of Builder Funnel offers up some great tips to make inbound marketing work better for you. We discuss ways to nurture your pipeline with content marketing to build a “digital marketing relationship” and increase qualified leads.
Kevin Weitzel of Outhouse may bring a lot of fun and laughter, but he also possesses serious expertise in sales. As VP of Business Development & Sales, Kevin offers a wealth of sales experience from several industries.
Greg Bray, the president of Blue Tangerine, started as a web developer and has developed into an industry-thought leader. Few people can translate in-depth website and digital marketing topics to businesspeople like Greg.
Join Greg Bray from Blue Tangerine and Kevin Weitzel from Outhouse as they dive into strategies for home builders, the latest industry news, and more with fellow industry leaders and top digital marketing experts.
