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Monday, December 18, 2006

 

Acquiring Information on Potential Leads

Detailed lead information can mean the difference between selling and not selling a home. Detailed information about your contacts can help you to create better marketing campaigns, personalized literature and sales visits and even enhancements to future models and communities. In fact, detailed personal information is so valuable that companies regularly spend a considerable amount of money purchasing it.

In recent years, consumers have become a lot more aware about lead buying and as such have become a lot more hesitant in giving out their personal information. With this becoming more and more regular, the responsibility of information gathering now belongs in the hands of each individual builder.

There are about a half dozen ways in which to acquire quality lead information, the first of which we already discussed. A second common form of information gathering are surveys. Surveys allow you to gather relevant information for your development including in depth qualitative answers. This data can go a long way in improving not only the individuals purchase experience but the purchasing experience as a whole. The surveys can be distributed in the sales center, in shopping malls or any other public place containing your target demographic.

As beneficial as surveys are, they do have their drawbacks. Surveys take a great deal of time, effort and dedication from your workforce to design and to implement. What this means is that although you are obtaining a wealth of information, the potential costs associated in obtaining it may not be worthwhile. If only there was a way to obtain the same information that surveys provide without all of the costs attached to it.

Fortunately, we live in a technologically advanced world where information is available at our fingertips. The Internet is a perfect channel to capture potential purchaser's information. Whenever a visitor browses to your site in search of information, allow them to register for information that they can not access on the website. This provides a perfect opportunity to capture specific purchase information and preferences. Ensure that the data captured is measurable and has a purpose within your overall sales and marketing strategy.

Join us later this week as we cover how to gain detailed statistics on individual leads and prospects. See you then.

Frank Guido
President and CEO
Real Estate CRM

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