Comments on: Gorbachev, Louis Vuitton and change in real estate http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2007/08/gorbachev-luis.html Turn On Mon, 21 May 2012 12:54:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Louis Vuitton http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2007/08/gorbachev-luis.html/comment-page-1#comment-2464 Louis Vuitton Sun, 09 Sep 2007 14:33:45 +0000 http://wp.1000wattconsulting.com/2007/08/gorbachev-luis.html#comment-2464 <p>Wow, Gorbachev has become such a capitalist, haha</p> Wow, Gorbachev has become such a capitalist, haha

]]> By: Agent Scoreboard http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2007/08/gorbachev-luis.html/comment-page-1#comment-2463 Agent Scoreboard Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:03:06 +0000 http://wp.1000wattconsulting.com/2007/08/gorbachev-luis.html#comment-2463 <p>As a foot solider during the end of the cold war, I sat in my barracks in Nuremberg while the wall came down, I remember thinking... "what will this change?" I couldn't have known that it would change everything! </p> <p>Your post makes me think of the "ah-ha" moment when, I realized that there are technologies that could change how real estate is bought and sold. </p> <p>The only problem is that you need someone with the fortitude of Mr. Gorbachev to push thru the old line thinking so prevalent in our industry. Can you imagine if one brand rolled out a paperless, lead to close technology initiative? They would lose 20% of their agents right off the top, but in 10 years they would rule the industry. They would have the ability to understand their business like never before, have a real "cost of customer acquisition" and "average profitability per transaction". The data would be at there fingertips and they could deploy their resources at a moments notice.</p> <p>Where is the brand leader willing to risk everything to lead the race? I'd gladly work with him for free!<br /> </p> As a foot solider during the end of the cold war, I sat in my barracks in Nuremberg while the wall came down, I remember thinking… "what will this change?” I couldn’t have known that it would change everything!

Your post makes me think of the “ah-ha” moment when, I realized that there are technologies that could change how real estate is bought and sold.

The only problem is that you need someone with the fortitude of Mr. Gorbachev to push thru the old line thinking so prevalent in our industry. Can you imagine if one brand rolled out a paperless, lead to close technology initiative? They would lose 20% of their agents right off the top, but in 10 years they would rule the industry. They would have the ability to understand their business like never before, have a real “cost of customer acquisition” and “average profitability per transaction”. The data would be at there fingertips and they could deploy their resources at a moments notice.

Where is the brand leader willing to risk everything to lead the race? I’d gladly work with him for free!

]]> By: Brian Boero http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2007/08/gorbachev-luis.html/comment-page-1#comment-2462 Brian Boero Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:37:13 +0000 http://wp.1000wattconsulting.com/2007/08/gorbachev-luis.html#comment-2462 <p>Awesome -- I am glad the speaking gig didn't cost you a client!</p> <p>Brian</p> Awesome — I am glad the speaking gig didn't cost you a client!

Brian

]]> By: ARDELL http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2007/08/gorbachev-luis.html/comment-page-1#comment-2461 ARDELL Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:29:50 +0000 http://wp.1000wattconsulting.com/2007/08/gorbachev-luis.html#comment-2461 <p>I'm pushing the envelope a little further this week with a listing that started by the consumer posting that he needed an agent. Definitely interesting. Working right on the blog. I've been getting the house ready today. We're going to try to do the blow by blow on Active Rain. </p> <p>If you click the link in the post, you will see the consumer's original post. Funny thing is, he posted it while I was doing that panel discussion in San Francisco for Inman. Luckily no one beat me to it before I got back :)</p> I'm pushing the envelope a little further this week with a listing that started by the consumer posting that he needed an agent. Definitely interesting. Working right on the blog. I've been getting the house ready today. We're going to try to do the blow by blow on Active Rain.

If you click the link in the post, you will see the consumer's original post. Funny thing is, he posted it while I was doing that panel discussion in San Francisco for Inman. Luckily no one beat me to it before I got back :)

]]> By: Peter Goldey http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2007/08/gorbachev-luis.html/comment-page-1#comment-2460 Peter Goldey Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:29:23 +0000 http://wp.1000wattconsulting.com/2007/08/gorbachev-luis.html#comment-2460 <p>Ardell's comment on readers contacting her illustrates that for many folks there is more to choosing an agent / broker than the hard stats of closings, days on market, etc. The social media tools allow professionals to make personal connections with the readers and enable prospects to gain a comfort level with the INDIVIDUALS they may want to do business with.</p> <p>Any successful business person should understand that long term, healthy business and repeat customers are developed through relationship building and that relationships require personal connections.</p> Ardell's comment on readers contacting her illustrates that for many folks there is more to choosing an agent / broker than the hard stats of closings, days on market, etc. The social media tools allow professionals to make personal connections with the readers and enable prospects to gain a comfort level with the INDIVIDUALS they may want to do business with.

Any successful business person should understand that long term, healthy business and repeat customers are developed through relationship building and that relationships require personal connections.

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