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Your Path to LeadStreet Success. Sarah Westney eBusiness Training Manager RE/MAX of New England. Your Responses!. LeadStreet Agenda. REMAX.com Updates & Structural Reminders Basics & Fundamentals Proper Account Setup Nurturing Leads Contact Management Enhancing Every Listing
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Your Path to LeadStreet Success Sarah Westney eBusiness Training Manager RE/MAX of New England
LeadStreet Agenda • REMAX.com • Updates & Structural Reminders • Basics & Fundamentals • Proper Account Setup • Nurturing Leads • Contact Management • Enhancing Every Listing • Customizing your Microsite • Listing Presentation Ideas • Additional Training
remax.comis Mobile! • 1st Phase • Mobile Browser • 2nd Phase • Mobile App
remax.comUpdates • Geolocation– if you haven't searched on remax.com before the system will geolocate you – identify your current city using your IP address – and autopopulate the search box. • Auto-suggest search – the search box will "suggest" results as you type. The tool functions for all cities, area names, zip codes and counties provided by an MLS. • Last search – the last city searched will be auto-populated in the search box when a visitor returns to remax.com. • Browser toolbar
Data Integration Property Search Nearly 600 MLS Boards RealtyTrac Catalyst Residential & Luxury Foreclosures Commercial
Search Handler Reminder • 3 Factors • Physical Location • Agent Count • Office Service Areas Algorithm: Statistical Lead Distribution is designed to evenly distribute leads among eligible agents
Lead Distribution Rules • A new lead will always be offered to the listing agent first, regardless of which office site the consumer landed on. • Requests from previously assigned leads (matched by email address), will always be assigned to the same agent, regardless of which office site the consumer landed on.
Dashboard • Pending Leads • Time it came in, expires, type of lead • Contact info received upon acceptance • New Leads • 3 most recent leads • Active Leads • 3 most recently active leads on remax.com
Agent Options • Verify Lead Acceptance • Ensure valid email address • Opt-in for lead notification and acceptance via txt message • Ensure valid Agent Code(s)
Response Time • Online leads are much earlier in the process –otherwise referred to as “cold” • Internet lead time frame = 6, 9, 12, 18 months! • Response times have to be instant • Internet consumers have no patience or loyalty • Reputations and brands can be harmed
Click-to-Call • Entice online consumers viewing your listings to call you immediately • You set the timeframe of when the Connect Now button appears • Bridges a conference call between the online consumer and the agent
Click-to-Call….cont • Select your primary number to use • Select your local time zone • Select your Optimum Call Times • Utilize "Page Push" to send websites in real-time to consumers
Editing Contacts • Every accepted lead is automatically saved as a contact • Can Manually add a New Contact To open a Contact record, click on the blue notepad icon (Edit icon)
Import Contacts • Import your Contact • Importing Contacts Guide • Import unlimited contacts • Create your own My Categories
Contact Tab • Info carried over from remax.com when lead was generated • Valid email address—unique identifying piece of information • Category/My Category • RealtyTrac Subscriber • General Notes
Activities Tab • Track what they did to generate the lead on remax.com • Any Drip Campaigns • Can manually add an Activity • Can send the Neighborhood Valuation Report
Profile Tab • Home Finder profiles • Either filled out by the consumer or you can manually fill out it out for them • Send email updates with list of properties that match criteria • Can do a “Test Search” at the top
Advanced Tab • Additional email addresses • “My RE/MAX” Account Login Information for remax.com (personalizes their experience) • Password will appear blank • Can then pull the Website Contact Profile Report
“My RE/MAX” Profile • Personalizes their experience on remax.com • Consumer can save searches, listings, open houses, etc • New “My RE/MAX” is more engaging, with automated lists of recent searches and viewed listings
Listings Tab • Any Saved Listings • Any Listing they requested more information on from remax.com
Campaigns Tab • Can quickly sign them up on a Drip Email Campaign • Campaign Manager • Can View/Manage/Edit each Campaign • New Email • Form Email (to send out the email template one at a time)
Drip Campaigns • Preloaded Drip Campaigns ready to use • Customizable content & schedule • Create your own
Reports • Managing Contacts using LeadStreet Reports • Contact Website Profile • Listing View by Agent • Mailing Labels
Search Listings • Automatically pulled from the MLS • Click on the address to see how it currently appears To open a Listing, click on the blue notepad icon (Edit icon)
General Tab • Data is auto-populated based on the MLS feed • MLS Sync Method Options (for enhancing your listing on remax.com)
Activities Tab • Any activities generated from remax.com and/or Microsite on this listing • An Open House • Any Manually Entered Activities
Contacts Tab • Can add a Co-Agent • Co-Agent will also have access to the listing in their LS Account • Can link this listing to a Contact • Can then opt-in to have co-agent and seller notified of a new lead (once it is accepted)
Brochure Tab • Enhancing your Listing • Customize your Brochure Headline and Description • Add your branded Multi-Media Project (ie. Design Center) • Add unlimited photos & captions
Advanced Tab • School/Condo Details • Room Details (flooring, dimensions, location, etc) • Listing Features (garage, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, etc)
Open Houses • Create your Open House • Select listing • Customizable start & end dates • Display Showing Instructions
Enhancements Any enhancement made to your listing will appear on www.remax.com within 1-2 hrs! COMING SOON…seamless link into projection creation within Design Center!
Agent Microsites COMING SOON…new design theme and foreclosure search! • Integrated with LeadStreet • Website Features • IDX feed with all MLS listings • All leads assigned directly to you, no lead acceptance required • FREE!
Domain & Traffic • username.remax.com • Can register a different domain (Setup>Domains) • Market it as much as you can • Setup a Tracking Script with Google Analytics (Setup>Tracking Script) • Measure traffic on your site
My BizCard Options • Automatically update from Mainstreet profile or keep it separate • Personal Info • Contact Info • Market Areas • Agent Photo
Listings • Featured Properties (Listings>Featured Properties) • My Listings • Office Listings • Team Member • Featured Searches (Setup>Featured Searches) • Add new Featured Search for your popular market areas
Edit Webpage Content • Setup>Page Manager • Click Edit icon for “About Us” • General Tab • “How Can I Help You” (under “Content” field) • Can enhance with customized content, photos, and multi-media (either in HTML or plain text)
NEW Customizable Pages! • Can now edit Homepage and Contact Page! • For additional dynamic content and widgets such as local weather and school information visit: • Google - http://www.google.com/ig/directory • Weather Channel - http://www.weatherchannel.com • YourMinis - http://www.yourminis.com • Great Schools – http://www.greatschools.net • Real Estate Today Radio – http://www.retradio.com/grow.php • YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/remax http://www.youtube.com/remaxne
Listing Presentation Tools • Remax.com working for you http://workingforyou.remax.com • TV Ad Campaign & Share of Voice Flyer (MaxAve>Agent Tools>Sell Sheets) • Design Center Flyer (RE/MAX Library>Flyers>Technology)
Technology Reports • Mainstreet>Marketing Tab> Downloads>Technology • Fast Facts Report • Hitwise Rankings
Marketing Claims Mainstreet>Marketing Tab>Marketing Claims • Millions of buyers and sellers visit remax.com • Millions of buyers and sellers visit remax.com for their real estate needs • remax.com attracts millions of buyers and sellers • remax.com attracts millions of real estate buyers and sellers • remax.com is the most visited real estate franchise Web site(With this claim always use the following footnote: "ComScore, Compete.com and Hitwise for 6-month period through August 2010") • remax.com shows all of the listings in thousands of cities and towns
Additional Training • Downloads (Comprehensive Guides, “How to Guides”, etc) and Recorded Webinars • www.MaxAve.net>Technology Tab • My LeadStreet Tab (In LeadStreet) • User Guides and Resources • RE/MAX University • Mainstreet>Learn Tab • Training Calendar • LeadStreet Skill Series
Webinar Wednesday • 10:00am LeadStreet • 2:00pm Design Center • Register via AGENT LOGIN of www.remax-newengland.com
Technical Support • ecare@remax.net • (Subj—Attn: Ro) • Regular Business hours • 24/7 Call Center • 888-398-7171
Sarah Westney eBusiness Training Manager swestney@remax.net