Episodes

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Brandon Elliott of Elliott Homes joins Greg and Kevin to discuss embracing the ever-changing home building market to progress toward a simpler and more efficient home buyer journey.

In this special bonus invitation, Greg announces the 2022 Home Builder Digital Summit and invites listeners to join him and Kevin for the two-day event in Phoenix, Arizona on September 21st and 22nd.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Janette Hawkins of Gemcraft Homes joins Greg and Kevin to discuss how tracking analytics is the key to making better marketing decisions.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Julia Mallozzi of Bill Clark Homes and Legacy Homes joins Greg and Kevin to discuss the importance of digital marketing and why it’s worth the money.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Sarah Noel Block of Tiny Marketing joins Greg and Kevin to discuss utilizing content marketing effectively and efficiently.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Shawn Corkrean of Griffith Homebuilders joins Greg and Kevin to discuss the importance of merging offline and online tools to create a seamless home buying experience.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Tyler Grundmeier of Hubbell Homes joins Greg and Kevin to discuss effective online sales counselor communication practices.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Susan Paul of Costa Verde Homes joins Greg and Kevin to discuss the benefits of being a smaller home builder.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Chelsea Kimmey of CC Homes joins Greg and Keving to discuss the importance of focusing on the full home buying customer journey.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Betsy Feldmann of PRICE BLD-R and First Story Marketing joins Greg and Kevin to discuss how builders can make the new home buying journey simpler with more transparent pricing.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Darryl Stevenson of Arbor Homes and Elite Homes joins Greg and Kevin to discuss why home builders should understand that they are providing a service and not just selling a product.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Beth Russell of Stylecraft joins Greg and Kevin to discuss understanding and serving specific home buyers.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki of tst ink joins Greg and Kevin to talk about the results of the American At Home Study, and to discuss the importance of letting your human show in the customer experience.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Andrew Bazan of Lennar speaks with Greg and Kevin about the importance of examining and understanding the science of digital marketing data.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Alyssa Titus of Schell Brothers joins Greg and Kevin to discuss how marketing through community involvement can be a game-changer for builders.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Felicia Watson of NAHB joins Greg and Kevin to discuss the importance of achieving and maintaining ADA website compliance.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, David Hagan of Sales Uncomplicated joins Greg and Kevin to talk about the importance of adapting sales processes to fit the buyer and the market.

In this week’s episode of The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Bob Mirman of Eliant joins Greg and Kevin to discuss dealing with difficult buyers and how managing expectations is a key factor in doing that.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Phillip Mejia of Blue Tangerine joins Greg and Kevin to discuss the basics of paid search and why it should be an important part of every home builder’s digital toolbox.

Anthony Grasst of Homebridge Financial joins Greg and Kevin this week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast to educate builders about why financing should be an integral part of marketing.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast Amanda Kruit of Hayden Homes joins Greg and Kevin to discuss using technology to enrich the customer home buying experience.

Stephanie McCarty of Taylor Morrison joins Greg and Kevin on this week’s episode of The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast to discuss the significance of understanding what consumers expect and want when it comes to the home buying online process.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Mollie Carmichael of Zonda joins Greg and Kevin to talk about research on customer expectations, especially related to customers’ willingness to engage online during the home buying process.

On this bonus episode of The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Greg and Kevin give a preview of the 2022 International Builders' Show and share information about the experienced presenters and informative sessions to look forward to.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Mila Sorenson of Blue Tangerine joins Greg and Kevin to discuss the ins and outs of analytics and why analytics should be an essential part of every digital marketing strategy.

Maurie Jones of Wayne Homes joins Greg and Kevin this week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing podcast to discuss why home builders should be focusing on so much more than just their finished product.

Tess Wittler, a home builder content marketing consultant, joins Greg and Kevin this week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast to discuss how content fits in a home builder’s marketing plan and where to focus your efforts.

Join us this week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast when Greg and Kevin talk to Lindsay Haltom of Homes by Taber about shaking up your digital marketing team with the right tools, processes, and technologies that will be both useful to your team and beneficial to your customers.

Kim Ross joins Greg and Kevin this week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast to discuss how to build a rock star home builder digital marketing team.

Join us this week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast as Wade Hiner of Destiny Homes talks with Greg and Kevin about making sales and marketing a team effort.

Alex Akel of Akel Homes joins Greg and Kevin on this week’s episode of The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast to discuss how marketing throughout the entire customer journey can help differentiate home builders.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast Liza Hausman from Houzz joins Greg and Kevin to explain the purposes of Houzz and the many tools it has for home builders.

Matthew Baehr joins Greg and Kevin this week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast to discuss his charity work with Homes for HOPE, a nonprofit organization that partners with the building industry to invest in underserved families around the world and he explains how builders can get involved.

Cory Dotson of Blue Tangerine joins Greg and Kevin on this week’s episode of The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast to explain how builders can identify if or when they need a new website. Cory also details the process of building a new website and what builders can expect during that journey.

On this week’s episode of The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Will Duderstadt of M/I Homes shares his wealth of knowledge and experience as he joins Greg and Kevin to discuss the three main categories or “buckets” that are important to buyers and how builders can appeal to these buckets through messaging and implementation.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Linnea Chapman of Trumark Homes joins Greg and Kevin to discuss digital tools that every home builder should leverage to enhance customer experience from start to finish.

In this week’s episode of The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Melissa Galland of Ginn Group strikes gold when she joins Greg and Kevin to discuss the key elements of home builder brand experience.

Vithya Kuckreja of Blue Tangerine shares her expertise on this week’s episode of The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast as she joins Greg and Kevin to discuss the importance of creating a digital marketing strategy and she even reveals some dating tips too.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Melanie Mickie of Engel & Völkers joins Greg and Kevin to discuss the benefits home builders gain by outsourcing sales.

This week Shari Morton of Shared Drive joins Greg and Kevin on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast to discuss the ever-expanding roles of Online Sales Consultants and how important they are in nurturing home buying leads online.

On this week’s episode of The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Dana Spencer of K. Hovnanian Homes joins Greg and Kevin to discuss why home building is much more than just about selling homes, it’s about emotionally connecting with the home buyer and helping them find the right home for the right reasons.

Erik Cofield of the Association of Professional Builders joined Greg and Kevin on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast to discuss how a detailed examination of your home building business could identify where improvement is needed and where the proper systems could offer support and solutions.

On this bonus episode of The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Greg and Kevin ask, and maybe even beg and bribe, listeners to send in a quick video testimonial of their favorite episode, or why they like the podcast, or what they have learned from listening. One lucky listener who sends in a testimonial will receive a special prize. Submit Your Testimonial Now!

Join Greg Bray and Kevin Weitzel for this week's episode of the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, featuring Kevin Oakley from Do You Convert. They discuss a wide variety of topics including tips and tricks to navigating the home buy online experience. If you want to sell homes on your website this is the episode to listen to. 

This week on the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Bob Seeman of Realtor.com joined Greg and Kevin to discuss why third-party listing sites are valuable to home builders and how they can improve your business. 

This week on the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Greg and Kevin were joined by Lisa Parrish of Team PMP. They discuss the upcoming application process for NAHB's Nationals Awards and tips and tricks on how to improve your company's application.

Join Lindsey Tapscott of Davidson Homes on this week's episode of the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast. Greg, Kevin, and Lindsey deep dive into how collaboration between your marketing and sales teams creates a strong foundation. Lindsey's juicy fun fact single-handedly rendered both Greg and Kevin speechless, listen now to learn more!

Laura Ownbey of Landmark Homes joins Greg and Kevin for this week's episode of the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast. They discuss preparing for the future in a fluctuating and unpredictable marketplace and innovative technologies that support home buyers throughout the home buying journey. 

Matt Slutsky of BuzzBuzzHome by Zonda joined this week's episode of The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast. He talked with Greg and Kevin about the importance of long-term planning and embracing new technology in the home building industry.

Join Ben Smith of Avesdo as the featured guest this week on the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast. He joins Greg and Kevin to discuss the rise of customer expectations in the home building industry.

This week's on the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Cori Masters of Beacon Homes joined Greg and Kevin to discuss how you can differentiate your company from the other builders by having an OSC with the ability to adapt across cultures.

In this week's episode of The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Greg and Kevin chat with Jason Forrest of Forrest Performance Groups. They discuss his method of 'Survive, Thrive and Win' and how to sell emotionally, not circumstantially. 

Join Tim Bailey, Chief Strategy Officer of Avid Ratings, this week on the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast. He joins Greg Bray and Kevin Weitzel to discuss how empowered buyers are the driving influence in the home building industry.

Listen in for a recap of our second Builder Panel sessions from our recent Home Builder Digital Marketing Summit, it was an absolute hit! Check out this special replay episode of the builder panel of the summit, 'Virtual Marketing Events'. Check out the full episode now>>>

This week on the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Greg and Kevin talk with Justin Croxton, the managing partner and CEO of Propellant Media. The three discuss programmatic marketing and help you understand ways to optimize your digital marketing. Check out the full-length episode now>>>

Yet again, the Builder Panel sessions from our recent Home Builder Digital Marketing Summit were an absolute hit! Check out this special replay episode of the first builder panel of the summit, 'Adjusting to Buyers.'

Join Greg and Kevin as they recap the recent Spring 21' Home Builder Digital Marketing Summit week on the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast.

Blue Tangerine President, Greg Bray and Matthew Slutsky of BuzzBuzzHome discuss how builders can convert their websites into e-commerce engines.

On this week's Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Greg and Kevin welcomed Roland Nairnsey of New Homes Sales Plus. They discussed the importance of mending the disconnect between sales and marketing.

Debra Wyatte of Cecilian Partners joined Greg and Kevin on this week's episode of the Home Builder Digital Marketing podcast to discuss the importance of identifying areas to enhance customer service and boost your home builder marketing.

On this week's episode of the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Greg and Kevin chat with Erica Lockwood of Joseph Chris Partners. They discuss what to look for when recruiting builder executives to boost business and match your company's culture. 

This week on the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Greg and Kevin are joined by Rob Krohn of Epcon Communities. They discuss what goes into a winning formula for a home builder marketer, and developing a strategy that reliably generates leads.

This week on the Home Builder Digitial Marketing Podcast, Greg and Kevin have the opportunity to chat with Ananth Rao of EYA Marketing. They discuss how to improve your companies flexibility to meet home buyer's expectations. 

On this week's episode of the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, we chat about Pinterest opportunities in home building with Alisa Meredith, Pinterest Product Specialist and Marketing Manager at Tailwind. She shares a bunch of tips and tricks on how to implement Pinterest in your home builder marketing plan.

During this episode of the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Greg and Kevin sit down with Abrazo Home’s "Chief Storyteller" Shane Austin. The three discuss capturing home buyers' attention by telling stories using video. "There are so many other distractions, so many other social media platforms, so much other noise. How do you hook them? And it truly is with the story. The more you use story to hook somebody in and keep them in. Then you're winning, because you're going to keep people on your website longer."

On the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast this week, we welcomed Beth Byrd of Beacon Homes for an in-depth conversation focusing on how home buyers want to shop. Greg, Kevin, and Beth also discuss the benefit of looking outside the home builder industry for marketing inspiration.

On this week's episode of The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Greg and Kevin give you a little sneak-peek into the upcoming Home Builder Digital Marketing Summit – Virtual Series, April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20, 12-2 ET. Join home builder marketing experts in an information-packed session that will help you boost your business today!

In this week's episode, Greg and Kevin are joined by John Hiscox, Co-founder of OpenHouse.ai to discuss nurturing the home buying experience by using AI and data and so much more. 

"Make sure that you keep the end-user at the heart of everything you do. And shine a bright light on the dark parts of the buyer journey because it's important to you and your business".

Join Dave Betcher of AtlasRTX on this week's episode of the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast. Greg, Kevin, and Dave discuss how to create immediacy and take advantage of the opportunity to build your brand and customer experience.

This week on the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Greg and Kevin sat down with Al Trellis, co-founder of Home Builders Network.  During this episode, they discuss the philosophy of balancing production capacity and sales in a shifting marketplace. You don't want to miss this episode.

On this week's episode of the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Greg and Kevin had the opportunity to sit down with Matt Riley of Group Two. Join as they discuss how to cleverly take on "good market syndrome" and how to continue to set up your business for years to come.

This week on the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast Greg and Kevin had the opportunity to discuss innovating the home buying experience with Sarah Titus from Eastbrook Homes. Sarah provides a lot of takeaways, including insight from a focus group, and she reveals some behind-the-scenes coordination of a creative video series.

On this week's episode of the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast we welcomed Kim Sandoval of Classic Homes & Flying Horse. She joins Greg and Kevin to discuss how growing marketing expectations have changed the home buying industry and so much more. 

This week on the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Greg and Kevin were joined by Lisa Lausten, Senior VP of Marketing at Stanley Martin Homes. They discuss how technology shifts should reflect how consumers not only shop for homes but shop in general. You don't want to miss Lisa's noteworthy journey that brought her into the home builder industry.

Join Alaina Money-Garman from Garman Homes on this week’s episode of the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast. Greg, Kevin, and Alaina discuss how defining your core business principles will boost customer experience, as well as the impact of women and BIPOC in home building. 

In this week's episode of the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast we had the opportunity to talk with Carl Baker from Tresidio Homes. Greg, Kevin, and Carl discuss how the psychology of selling homes is similar to B2B sales, and the importance of being able to change your paradigm to continue to grow your business.

This week on the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Greg and Kevin were joined by Cabe Vinson of Blue Tangerine. Cabe shares tons of valuable information on how Google My Business can boost your business today.

On this week's episode of the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Greg and Kevin discuss the connection between marketing and warranty with ProHome’s Stacey Kincaid. Stacey is the director of Marketing and Support Services at ProHome and delivers outstanding insight as she’s been involved in home building in some form for the past 20 years. 

On this week’s episode of the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Chad Sanschagrin from Cannonball Moments joined Greg and Kevin to discuss the habits of successful salespeople and how you can constantly innovate both yourself and your business to the next (and better) version.

Don’t miss this week’s episode of the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast as Greg and Kevin visit with Ingrid Prince of Shaddock Homes. She shares tons of valuable information about the unsung heroes of home builder marketing, or more commonly known as online sales counselors (OSC). They discuss the importance of finding the right high-performing OSC for your business and creating a seamless transition from the OSC to onsite sales reps.

This week on the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Greg and Kevin welcomed Kristi Allen, owner of WoodCastle Homes. They discuss the power of women in general contracting and home building, The House That She Built, and so much more. She hopes to show girls and women that there’s a space for them in this awesome home building industry!

Join Russ Stephens, Co-founder of the Association of Professional Builders, on this week's episode of the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast. Greg, Kevin, and Russ discuss attracting high-quality leads throughout 2021 while also preparing and setting up your business for 2022.

On this week's episode of the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Greg and Kevin had the opportunity to chat with Meredith Oliver, Chief Digital Marketing Strategist of Meredith Communications. They discuss making data-driven marketing decisions, how customers have fundamentally changed from the COVID-19 pandemic, and so much more.

On this very special holiday episode, Greg and Kevin put you in the holiday spirit by sharing some of their holiday traditions and what they are looking forward to in 2021! You don't want to miss this, Kevin even shares a very special rendition of Blue Christmas.

We hope you have a happy and healthy holiday season! 

Join marketing experts Chris Hartley, Ashely De Young-Seibert & Michelle Smallwood, plus, the always entertaining Kevin Weitzel from Outhouse as moderator. This session from our recent Home Building Digital Marketing Summit lets you see how other home builders are putting their marketing and digital technologies to use. 

This week Lauren St. Martin, marketing manager at Creative Homes joined Greg and Kevin to discuss the power of interactive floor plans and how they improve engagement. They also discuss how implementing an OSC can be a benefit for both the marketing and sales team.

Did you miss the Home Builder Digital Marketing Summit? Don't worry, on this week's episode, Greg and Kevin share some of their favorite moments from each day of the Summit. They also share the grand prize winners, so listen close! You might be a WINNER!

This week on the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, we welcomed Ty Udell from Dun Today. Greg, Kevin, and Ty discuss the value digital binders can bring home builders, the end-to-end value in the customer life cycle, and how the buying process is constantly evolving.

This week on the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast we were honored to welcome Jennifer Cooper from Truland Homes. She joins Greg and Kevin to discuss the importance of understanding your value proposition as well as how to discover your brand influence and what your company stands for.

This week we had the honor of welcoming Laura Hanson from New Tradition Homes to the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast. Greg, Kevin, and Laura discuss her journey into the world of home building as the daughter of a builder. Laura also shares her strategies while shifting to digital marketing to accommodate the customer’s ever-evolving needs. 

Join Greg, Kevin and our featured guest this week, Kimberly Mackey, the founder of New Homes Solutions. They discuss multiple ways to improve your customer’s buying experience, such as improving processes and technology. 

From virtual grand openings, the use of video, online tools, singing with Paramore, working with family and Elvis… this episode has it all. Every home builder needs to listen to what De Young Properties is doing to succeed. 

Ronda Conger of CBH Homes brought amazing energy and insights to this week’s episode of the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast. Greg, Kevin, and Ronda explore how to embrace the ever-evolving world of Home Builder Marketing and so much more. 

Join Greg Bray, President of Blue Tangerine, on this special episode as he discusses why you should focus efforts on website accessibility, (sometimes referred to as ADA compliance for your website), the basics of implementing and testing website accessibility, and the benefits of integrating accessibility into all aspects of your web strategy. This timely bonus episode is one you won't want to miss...

This week on the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Greg and Kevin welcomed Mollie Elkman, the president of Group Two, to discuss ethical considerations in social media. She shares her expert insight on all things involving home building and social media, with topics such as how social media has changed our world, and the ethics of targeting home buyers.

Brenna Ryan from William Ryan Homes and North Shore Builders, joined Greg and Kevin for this week’s episode of the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast to discuss the mix of traditional and digital marketing. Brenna also shares her experience with several marketing strategies and how they change over time and by location of customer segmentation. 

This week on the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Greg and Kevin welcomed Anya Chrisanthon from the New Construction Marketing Academy to discuss the process of becoming a follow-up champion. She also explains the importance of a quality CRM program for a successful sales process. 

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! 

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.