picture perfect marketing for real estate
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Karlton Utter of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC, shares how to increase your SEO and drive new business to your website. Plus, Karlton shares some cool new apps that support your Instagram and Pinterest accounts. Find recorded webinar at http://learn.marketleader.com/display/learning/Pinterest+and+Instagram+for+Real+EstateTRANSCRIPT
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Picture Perfect MarketingPinterest and Instagram for Real Estate
Host: Shannon ShimabukuroSr. Market Leader Trainer
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Meet Our Featured Expert
Karlton UtterBetter Homes and Gardens Real EstateDirector, Learning Technologies and Solutions
Twitter: @karltonutterInstagram: @karltonutter
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Society is Changing
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What is your job as a real estate professional?
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What sells more…A crummy product that everyone knows about
vs.A great product that no one knows about?
It’s all about the Marketing
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REALTOR® MARKETING EXISTS FOR ONE PURPOSE:
TO GET THE REAL ESTATE CONSUMER
TO COME TO YOU
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Here is the Problem
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Tips to Help You:
• Creatively and effectively use Pinterest and Instagram to build a business presence
• Drive traffic to your website, increase SEO value, and improve your social media marketing
• Some cool apps
What You Will Learn
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Instagram and Pinterest Usage
Source: Buffer / Pew Research
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Like other social networks, you can:
• Follow other users• Share their content • Make comments,
like pins or photos and tag users
Image Sharing Social Sites
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Think of it as:
• A content curation platform• A bookmarking site, dream
catcher, gift finder and social collaboration platform all rolled into one
Pinterest: A Virtual Pinboard
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Think of it as:
• Mobile and online photo and video sharing social site
• Capture and share any moment on-the-go
• Share images in a visually dynamic way that quickly grabs the attention of your audience
Instagram: Photo Sharing
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Why I love Pinterest
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• Your latest blog post • Video • E-book
• Listings• Answers to
Buyer and Seller FAQ
1. Share Your Content
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News and Content
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2. Create Unique Boards
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Create boards that are not only specific to your niche, but also fun, engaging and unique to your business.
Design a board that:• Shares your favorite restaurants
and vendors• Free area attractions• Home décor and design ideas• Fun quotes made from your
pictures• Images including quotes from
your latest blog post
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Get Inspired
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Look at other industry professionals to see how they’re using Pinterest.
Use Pinterest Search:
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Find Relevant Pinners
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Research Boards
Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate Executive Partners
Hyper-local boards!
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3. Use the Pin-It Button
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Use the Pinterest pin-it button to:
Pin your latest blog, video or listings
Don’t forget to click “edit” once you’ve pinned the item and add
to your description the direct link to your article, video or photo.
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4. Add the Button to Your Website
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Pinterest offers two tools that make it easy for readers to share your content and connect with you on Pinterest.
The ” Pin It ” and “Follow Me on Pinterest” button
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5. Give a Sneak Peek
Give a behind-the-scenes look into your business that includes:
- Event or conference photos- A timeline that shows
important dates within your business
- Photos of the people that support your business
- Blogs, photos, & other items that are favorites of your staff
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6. Promote Listings
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Share links to your property video, pictures and single property website sharing details about the property.
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Make Your Listing Appealing
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• Use images that encourage sharing
• Be descriptive• Share important details• Insert direct link
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What are the copyright issues?
What is Safe to Pin?• Your own content• Content with correct attribution – pins that display lead back
to original author• company branded content? – videos on YouTube, content
from website, blog content
Know the Legalities
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1. Share Your Content 2. Create Unique Boards3. Use the Pin-It Button4. Add the “Pin it”/ “Follow me” Buttons to Your
Website5. Give a Sneak Peek into your business6. Promote listings in a way that will promote
sharing
Pinterest Recap
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Showcase Your Listing
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• Eye-catching image• Multiple images in a
collage• Descriptions• Filters
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• Enable the 'Photo Map' feature which will showcase where you've taken your photos and alert users in your area to your presence in that neighborhood
Use Geo-Location
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• Just like Twitter hashtags, adding tags to your Instagram photos is a great way to find new followers and share your photos with more people
• Keep them relevant and specific
• Research best hashtags to use
Use Hashtags
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• Share a local event or Open House
• Use an image from the listing or
• A portion of your marketing material with the details
Promote an Event
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• Ask users to caption your photos
• or determine the exact location shown in your photo – this could be a local restaurant or park.
Create Conversation
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Market UpdateMultiple ShotsQuick ToursTestimonialsCongratulationsThank YouQuick Message
15 Second Video
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• Showcase your listing in an eye-catching way• Enable the “Photo Map” to show where
you’ve been• Find new followers using hashtags • Promote an Event• Create Conversation
– “What should this caption be?”– “Where is this?”
• 15 Second Video
Instagram Recap
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Pinterest and Instagram Tools
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Pinterest ToolsPinPuff - http://pinpuff.comDetermines “Pinfluence” – a measure of your popularity
Reachli - http://www.reachli.comEasily post your content across multiple social networks
Repinly - http://www.repinly.com/Find the most popular pins, boards, and pinners on Pinterest.
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Tagstagram – http://www.tagstagram.com/
Quickly and easily find relevant and trending hashtags that you can copy and paste into your status.
• Repost Whiz • Repost for Instagram• Overgram• Instaquote• Flipagram
Instagram Tools
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• PicStitch - app• Over - app• InstaCollage - app• My Sketch - app• Facebook Camera – app• ElementFX - app• PicMonkey.com - website
Photo Editing Apps/Sites
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Instacollage
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Karlton UtterPinterest: @bhgrealestate Instagram @bhgrealestate
“Try Not. Do or Do Not. There is no Try.”
- Jedi Master Yoda
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How to creatively and effectively use Pinterest and Instagram to build a business presence
Drive traffic to your website, increase SEO value, and improve your social media marketing
Some cool apps
Today we learned:
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1. Create Pinterest and Instagram accounts2. Showcase your listings and create conversation-generating
questions3. Have a wonderful 4th of July!
1. (Consider wishing your contacts a happy 4th too!)
Homework:
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No Power Hour Next Week
Have a great 4th of July holiday!
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Connect with Karl on Twitter and Instagram: @karltonutter • Fill out post-class survey: To be emailed today’s notes • Visit Learn.MarketLeader.com to find recordings, notes, & more!• Customer Support: 1-877-450-0088
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Thank you for attending:Picture Perfect Marketing
Host: Shannon ShimabukuroTrulia + Market Leader
Senior Trainer
Featuring: Karlton UtterBetter Homes and Gardens Real Estate
Director, Learning Technologies and Solutions