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Darren Krakowiak: The four things that matter if you want to do more deals
There are just four things that matter if you want to win more work in commercial real estate.
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Sharon Fox-Slater: 12 landlord insurance misconceptions
As a property professional you know the value in your landlords having the right insurance cover to protect their investment. But, no doubt, you’ve come up against quite a few misconceptions about the cover and its value.
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Marnie Beauchamp: How to harness the power of SMS video
Technology can create great efficiencies in business but it can also remove the human-to-human connection. In real estate, a business built on relationships, that can be a problem. But what if you could use technology to build connections and work more effectively? Top coach Marnie Beauchamp says you can do just that with SMS videos. Here, she explains the benefits…
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James Leslie: Overshare for market share
Cold-calling has always been a key prospecting strategy, but for some agents selling themselves to complete strangers just doesn't sit comfortably. James Leslie is one of those agents but, as he describes here, the advent of social media meant he could let potential clients peek behind the curtains into his agency and life outside of work.
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Hannah Gill: Giving technology the red or green light
We’ve all heard the saying, ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ but how do you decide what tech stays and what tech goes in your business? Hannah Gill examines this conundrum as well as what you need to consider when introducing brand new PropTech to your team. From examining the employee and customer experience, cost and the ability to…
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Geoff Lucas: How to create a hub your team will love
At The Agency, we do things differently, and one of the core ways we symbolise this, both physically and metaphorically, is with our hubs.
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Jet Xavier: The innovator mindset
Technology can be polarising and people's mindset towards it is usually either as an early adopter and innovator or as a laggard. Here, Jet Xavier examines what holds you back when it comes to new technology and how embracing it can help generate your more leads and more business.
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‘I Lost My Best Buyer!’ – The blame game
It’s Friday afternoon and I’m doing my rounds checking in on tomorrow’s auctions. A panicked agent picks up the phone and instantly proclaims, “Tim, I’ve lost my best buyer!”
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Anton Babkov: A wellness strategy that works
With the complex nature of society today, all businesses should have a mental health and overall wellness strategy, Rex Chief Executive Officer Anton Babkov says. But, as he explains, it's not enough just to talk the talk, you need to walk the walk too.
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John Knight: New ways of working
There's no doubt the advent of the global pandemic forced businesses to adopt new ways of working. Here, John Knight examines five ways moving to the cloud saves you both money and time.
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Imogen Callister: Communication drives business growth
Digital tools and social media can be a great way to foster relationships, generate leads and secure more business. But you can also wind up empty-handed if you go too hard too soon. Here, The Media Coach Imogen Callister explains how you can use digital platforms to create meaningful conversations and progress them to signing up a new client.
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Kul Singh: Partnering to create positive change
The world and real estate has changed a lot in the past two years, but as REA Group Chief Customer Officer Kul Singh explains, there's a lot to look forward to. Here, Kul outlines the group's increased customer focus and some exciting new projects and programs that are on the way.
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Michelle Bowden: Fly like an eagle and back yourself
Self-confidence can make you or break you. If you have it you'll soar, and if you don't, you wont. But as persuasion expert Michelle Bowden explains, there's a lot you can do to build your self-confidence up so that you'll back yourself every time.
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Nick Brown: Are you wearing too many hats?
Property managers are often the meat in the sandwich, tasked with managing the needs of their landlords and tenants. But what happens when your clients demand too much? Here, Nick Brown explains why its easy to find yourself giving too much and how you can pull back and set boundaries.
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Mark McLeod: Three things tech should provide your business
Every year there seems to be an ongoing discussion about the role technology plays in our industry.
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Rita Yousef: Setting the record straight
Clearly drafted legal documents, along with diligent communication and action on the part of a Raine & Horne real estate agent, have meant that the agency could not be implicated in a claim for compensation brought by a woman injured in a Coles car park.
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Manos Findikakis: It’s all in the follow-up
Over the years, I've heard many agents mention the problem in their pipeline is a shortage of leads.
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Samantha McLean: Web 3.0, real estate and the trust revolution
Crypto is not a dirty word. But, back in 2017 when I first started talking about it, it may as well have been.
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Tiffany Bowtell: The great resignation
There has been much said this year already about 'the great resignation' and if you are a business owner, you might already be feeling it. Tiffany Bowtell takes a look at the depth of the problem and some possible solutions.
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Jet Xavier: One day or day one?
There is nothing successful about creating a great business or being a great agent while going through your third divorce, disconnected from your kids, with no energy, bad health, and always being exhausted, overwhelmed, stressed and under pressure.
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James Leslie: don’t let the pursuit of perfection hold you back
When I was younger, my mother would joke that I wasn’t arrogant but just really, really confident.
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Manos Findikakis: Stay focused. Stay in control
If one thing's for certain, it's that change is inevitable. But while change may be guaranteed, it can quickly leave you feeling like things are beyond your control.
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Michael Choi: Top 10 tips to thrive in real estate
The real estate market is as dynamic as ever. And as the market continues to change, Area Specialist founder, Michael Choi says agents and leaders must go above and beyond if they wish to thrive, rather than plateau. Here, he shares his top 10 tips to do just that.
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Manos Findikakis: 10 questions every agent should ask to improve their profitability
Real estate is often touted as a career where your ability to earn is capped by only one thing - your ambition.
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Hannah Gill: Living a successful workplace culture
It's not enough just to create a culture playbook, you have to live it and work at it to achieve the best results. Hannah Gill explains the five-step process to do that and why the playbook needs to be used for positive as well as constructive feedback.
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Ellen Bathgate: What happens when you build it but no one comes?
Ellen Bathgate explains the three biggest surprises she encountered when she first went into business and how she tackled them.
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Scott Bateman: A new year, a new beginning
If we look back on the last 100 years, we have seen significant societal shifts off the back of catastrophic moments in our history.
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John Knight: Define, detox, declutter
Just like your body, it’s funny how different toxins can build up within your business without you noticing.
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Caroline Bolderston: Why we stay and why we leave
I have long been fascinated by human behaviour, what makes us tick and why we make the decisions we make.
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John Hellaby: How to create transparency and earn trust
Think about any industry over the past few years and a key trend starts emerging. Consumers are seeking transparency in their interactions, transactions and purchases.
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The COVID-19 lessons we can all learn from
It’s hard to believe that we are entering our third year under the ever-looming shadow of COVID-19.
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Shane Kempton: The high-performance mind part 1- We are what we eat
We've all heard the saying "we are what we eat" but just how true is it?
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Nick Brown: What I’d do differently if I started my business again
Almost seven years ago, I decided to open an agency and work for myself, after having worked for numerous smaller and larger agencies throughout my career, some independent, some franchise.
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Tiffany Bowtell: Is your CRM a problem?
As the saying goes, if I were paid a dollar for every time someone asked me which CRM is the best, I'd be a very wealthy woman.
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Sherrie Storor: How to become the ’ultimate agent’
How a real estate agent operates has evolved rapidly in the past 10 years.
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