Agent Strategy

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How to Overcome Bottlenecks for Rapid Business Growth

Tom Toole shares how to identify bottlenecks in your business and create a process for relieving the congestion and helping your business grow.

October 17, 2023

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Agent Strategy

How to Build a Business Plan That Drives Success Week by Week and Month by Month

Byron Lazine and Tom Toole hosted a business planning webinar and provided free downloadable planning tools to help you create an effective business and life plan for 2024.

October 16, 2023

Agent Marketing

This Week in BAM: NAR’s Class Action Lawsuit Timeline, Script for the Fall Housing Market & Passive Leads

This week in BAM (October 9–13), we have rapport-building tips, a script to use with seller/buyers this fall, a NAR timeline, PR lessons from NAR’s response to allegations, a hidden sales superpower, lagging Instagram Reels, and a little-known hack for Instagram bios.

October 14, 2023

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A Hidden Sales Superpower (Do This, and Watch Your Conversion Rates Soar)

Lisa Chinatti offers a glimpse into sales training as her Director of Sales Jason Posnick puts their agents’ sales training to the test and demonstrates the power of asking the right questions.

October 12, 2023

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Agent Strategy

A Script to Use with Home Seller/Buyers this Fall

In last week’s Knowledge Brokers Podcast, Byron Lazine and Tom Toole worked on a script to present to homebuyers who could buy their next home with cash if they sold their home today.

October 11, 2023

3 Lessons from NAR’s Crisis Handling

PR expert Audie Chamberlain outlines three lessons real estate agents can learn from NAR’s recent response to allegations of sexual harassment.

October 11, 2023

Create Deeper Relationships with 5 Rapport Building Tips

Tom Toole shares five tips for building rapport with clients.

October 10, 2023

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Agent Strategy

2024 Success Starts Now: BAM Business Planning Webinar

BAM is hosting an interactive business planning webinar on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. Hosts Byron Lazine and Tom Toole will also welcome BAMx members to an afterparty in the BAMx Facebook group.

October 9, 2023

How to Label Yourself as an Expert

Learn how you can label yourself as an expert by getting press for your real estate business.

October 6, 2023

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Agent Strategy

4 Business Planning Must-Haves for Real Estate Agents

Tom Toole and Lisa Chinatti discussed business planning basics for real estate agents two weeks ahead of an in-depth BAMx business planning webinar and after-party

October 5, 2023

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Agent Strategy

One Word Every Agent Should Eliminate from Their Vocabulary

We know that what you say matters. Tom Toole shares why agents need to remove the word “think” from their vocabulary.

October 3, 2023

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Zillow’s Latest Consumer Report Reveals 4 Opportunities for Real Estate Agents to Add Value

Between April and July 2023, Zillow Group Population Science conducted a survey to gather insights from over 11,800 prospective buyers. Their 2023 Consumer Housing Trends Report highlights four specific opportunities for real estate agents to add value.

October 2, 2023