The Tom Ferry Podcast Experience

Urgency and focus in real estate is always essential, but in a hard market like this one, it’s a matter of sink or swim. What are the actions that agents can take to get their fire back and stay on top when transactions are down?    In this episode of the Tom Ferry Podcast Experience, I talk with two of today’s greatest team leaders, Stephanie Younger and Jamie McMartin, about what it takes to raise your urgency and focus in real estate today.    You’ll get an inside look at the playbooks of the best agents working today for generating more listings, keeping your mindset strong, raising urgency with buyers and sellers, and closing deals with consistency. They’re even sharing their daily checklists.    I’ll say it again… Urgency and focus in real estate is the equation for getting your fire back, so watch or listen now.   

As a real estate agent, how do you target your YouTube ads for capturing seller leads? Well, let’s start by asking, where do you find seller leads? In your community! Geo-targeting is the key.    In this episode of This Week in Marketing, Jason Pantana will show you how to geo-target your YouTube ads for capturing seller leads and becoming the “I see you everywhere” agent of your community.    You’ll also learn some important updates about ChatGPTs new integration with Google docs which will help keep you on the cutting edge of real estate tech and automation.    Geo-targeting your YouTube ads for capturing seller leads is one of the best ways to supercharge your lead gen in this market, so watch or listen, now! 

What are the best tools for thoughtful marketing that agents can use today for gathering inspiration and standing out in a sea of sameness?    That’s the question that Jimmy Mackin and I are answering in this episode of the Tom Ferry Show. We’ll show you the exact websites and tools for thoughtful marketing that any agent can access to level up their game and compete like the small percentage of agents listing the majority of homes today.    You will walk away with a guide for attracting listings at scale, so that you don’t just get busy – you stay busy.    Watch or listen right now. The tools for thoughtful marketing are waiting.    In this episode, we discuss… 0:00 – The Best vs. The Rest 2:25 – A counterintuitive rule 4:50 – Marketingexamples.com 6:20 – 1of10.com 9:40 – reallygoodemails.com 13:50 – Tweet Hunter 16:55 – Dribbble

What kills momentum? What shoots you back down every time you’re right on the verge of a breakthrough in your life or business? There are two things, and they’re destroying your ability to make decisions right when you need to most. In this Mindset Monday, I’ll show you what kills momentum and what you can do to shut them down and stay on track.

With the rules changing, it’s time to double-down on your buyer agency role plays. Do you know the new conversations you need to be having, the words to use, and how to deliver them?    One of the best people to turn to is Jimmy Burgess, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Beach Properties of Florida. In this episode of the Tom Ferry Podcast experience, Jimmy and I will show you the buyer agency role plays you need to study and practice today.   On top of that, Jimmy is sharing a ton of powerful knowledge on how agents can get unstuck in today’s market, the secrets to powering up your work ethic, and how to leverage buyers into listings.    This knowledge is essential, so watch or listen and then begin practicing these buyer agency role plays now.

The best real estate recruiting strategies do more than bring in talented agents, assistants, and other roles for your team. They enhance the value proposition of your business for consumers and other businesses looking to work with you. Recruiting is a game that all agents play, whether they’re looking to grow or not.   In this episode of This Week in Marketing, Jason Pantana talks with Chris Giannos, the CEO of Humanize.io, about the best real estate recruiting strategies working today for any role. They’ll cover the places to run ads, the messaging to attract top talent, how to write great ads, and creating a flywheel that amplifies your business from all angles.    These are the real estate recruiting strategies guaranteed to make an impact on your business, direct from the best in the field, so quit wasting time and watch or listen now!   

What are the real estate halftime adjustments you’re going to make as we head into Q3?  The market is shifting yet again. Keeping Current Matters estimates that mortgages will drop in the second half of the year. With July approaching, this is your real estate halftime opportunity to make adjustments and fine tune your business – and that’s exactly what I’m showing you how to do in this episode of the Tom Ferry Show.  I’m asking you important questions that will help you get to the root of what’s working and what’s not. After that, we’ll take a look at some insights from TomAI that show what some of our best clients are doing to win in their markets right now.  Watch or listen now and get started making your real estate halftime adjustments today.  In this episode, I discuss… 2:00 – What worked/didn’t? 4:00 – Priority adjustments 8:10 – Stop rolling the dice 10:20 – TomAI insights 13:54 – Tech enabled operations

How would you like a KCM housing market forecast that clearly shows where we are, where we’re headed, what it means, and how to communicate it to your audience?    In this episode of the Tom Ferry Podcast Experience, you’ll get all that and more. I talk with David Childers of Keeping Current Matters about his housing market forecast and the conversations you must have with buyers and sellers to steer the narrative.    We’ll cover mortgage rates, inventory, the most important factors affecting real estate today, and break down a housing market forecast that will put everything in perspective.    This is not an episode to miss. Watch it now and become the knowledge broker that consumers need today. 

What are the realtor marketing messages that matter most? If the aim of marketing is to prime conversations with buyers and sellers, then that’s the question you need to answer first. Everything else comes second to how your messaging resonates with consumers.    In this episode of This Week in Marketing, Jason turns to one of the most knowledgeable minds in the entire business, David Childers of Keeping Current Matters. They’re talking about the realtor marketing messages that spur conversations, win trust, and inspire consumers to take the next step with you as their agent.    This is a must-watch episode for putting out realtor marketing messages that make a difference, so watch or listen now!    Once you check out the episode, you can check out the slides that David mentions by clicking here.    In this episode, they discuss… 0:00 – Intro 2:50 – Important market conversations 7:25 – Determining needs 9:30 – Inventory is growing 11:45 – Watch the traction 12:50 – Mortgage rates 16:20 – Price conversations

The summer is the most important time for real estate follow-up – and possibly the most difficult. The kids are out of school, people are going on vacation, everyone is generally getting distracted.    When that happens, how can you adjust your real estate follow-up to keep yourself top of mind with leads and generate new opportunities? That’s the question I typed into TomAI and it showed me what some of our most successful clients are doing right now to win big in their markets.    In this episode of the Tom Ferry Show, I’m sharing the three most important adjustments with you. This is the summer to improve your real estate follow-up, so watch now!    In this episode, I discuss… 0:00 – Summer adjustments  0:55 – Increase personalization in follow-up  4:02 – Education-based marketing 5:13 – Community Events

In 2023, 5,238 in the United States listed more than 45 houses. What separates them from the other 197,000? It’s not luck or location or inherited advantages. You could call it the Apex Predator Mindset, and that’s what I’m talking about in this Mindset Monday. 

What are the best videos for buyers agents to make right now that will convey their value and attract new clients? That’s just one of the questions Jason Pantana is answering in this episode of This Week in Marketing.    First, he dives into some breaking news surrounding the Google Map Pack and the upcoming TikTok ban in the U.S. You’ll learn what it means for you and how to prepare yourself before diving right into the four most important videos for buyers to be making right now.    Once you watch, be sure to check out the full examples on the Instagram pages of Shannon Mangin and Roland Osage. This is not one to miss!   In this episode, Jason discusses… 0:00 –  News and Updates 10:30 – Videos for Buyers Agents 13:48 – Homebuyer hacks 15:48 – Property preview 18:10 – Instagram as matchmaker 20:30 – Area comparison guide  

How do you go from problems to passion? It’s all about connecting the dots. In this Mindset Monday, we’re going to dive into the past, present, and future to look at what it takes to summon passion and apply it to any problem.

Your value proposition for buyers has never been more important. Since the lawsuits were first announced, buyer perception of real estate agents has changed. It’s your job to establish your value and control the narrative with home buyers today.   In this episode of This Week in Marketing, Jason Pantana talks with one of the most brilliant minds in all of real estate marketing and branding, Marc Davison, about what it takes to elevate your value proposition for buyers.    Jason and Marc cover everything from the science of colors and fonts to the messaging you put you out. This is a masterclass of crafting a brand identity that consumers trust. Watch it now!    And if you’re truly dedicated to scaling your marketing and skyrocketing your value proposition with buyers, do not hesitate to check out Jason’s full line of MarketingPRO courses.

ChatGPT is the ultimate tool for writing listing descriptions. But then why do so many agents struggle to use it for creating attention-grabbing results every time? It’s because you need to teach ChatGPT what you want every time.    Luckily, there is a way to permanently train your own custom GPT to write consistently perfect listing descriptions. In this episode of This Week in Marketing, Jason Pantana will give you a custom GPT tutorial for doing just that.    He’ll walk you step-by-step through setting up your custom GPTs in ChatGPT, training them to match your needs and tone, and he’ll even give you the listing description prompts to feed it.    And if you’re interested in more of these step-by-step real estate marketing tutorials, you must check out MarketingPRO – Jason’s 3-part, self-guided video series covering the most important aspect of your marketing: email, social media, and Google Business Profile. Get the full bundle now!    On top of that, Jason’s full AI course, AI Marketing Academy, has a new

People always want big changes fast. Have you ever tried to massively change your habits all at once? How’d it work out for you? The key to massive breakthroughs is adjusting little things over time. That’s what we’re talking about in this Mindset Monday. 

Your buyer strategies need an update.    The NAR settlement agreement has gotten preliminary approval and rules are set to change in July, but that’s just one of the new challenges you face.    Right now, it’s critical to use new buyer strategies to handle consumer perceptions, increasing competition, and a confusing market.   In this episode of the Tom Ferry Podcast Experience, I’m talking with expert coaches Janet Miller and Tausha Fournier about the buyer strategies that agents need to start implementing TODAY to protect themselves and start driving more business before the summer.    Listen now. 

Buyer agency has never been more important.    Since the NAR lawsuit first dropped, consumers have seen buyer agents in a different light. It’s your job to fix that and the way you do it is in your real estate marketing.    In this episode of This Week in Marketing, Jason Pantana talks with Brian Boero, the co-founder of 1000Watt about the best marketing for shaping buyer agency perception today.    Watch or listen now.   In this episode, they discuss… 0:00 – Fixing buyer agency perception  4:08 – What matters to consumers 9:16 – Questioning value 12:00 – Setting better expectations 16:25 – Tell the right story 22:50 – Revealing statistics 26:30 – The best script is the truth  31:00 – Lead the pack

Your buyer presentation has NEVER been more important.    With the NAR settlement come new rules and challenges that require preparation and nuance on an entirely different level. But it doesn’t have to be difficult.   In this episode of the Tom Ferry Show, I’m talking with coach Paul Sanford about the new buyer presentation strategies for winning trust, staying protected, and earning the signed contract.    You MUST update your buyer presentation before June, and not just because it’s the law. This is one of the best places to start, so watch right now!  

If everything seems to be going wrong and you’re feeling defeated, I want to give you a piece of advice that one of my first coaches gave me: The universe is unfolding exactly as it should. I know that seems difficult to grasp, but I have a little game I want to show you that will bring it into context. It’s called “The Perfect Game,” and it’s what we’re talking about in this Mindset Monday.