It’s no secret that social media holds a tremendous amount of power (both good and bad), but what sometimes seems like a more complicated secret is how you can harness the power of social media to work for you and your apartment community. I’m talking to my friend Leah Orsbon who just so happens to be a pro when it comes to Facebook groups. She’s giving us all the little secrets that you can put into action so that you can use Facebook to help make a positive impact on yourself individually and on your community or peers.

In this episode of Marketing Home, Marketing You I interviewed Tony Sousa to get insight on all things personal branding and employee retention. Cultivating a positive personal brand is important in adding value to yourself that makes you more valuable to your workplace. Tony also gives tips on how to recruit, hire, and retain employees that are high quality and add value to your apartment community. He also gives insight on what makes a good interviewee and allows you to stand out from the other candidates being interviewed.

It can be tough to stop yourself from bringing home all the stress, tasks, and thoughts that come with being a property manager, leasing professional, or real estate professional. Being onsite at an apartment community can be taxing and walking out of the door often does not mean that your work is over. We’re giving you some tips and tricks on how multifamily professionals and realtors can create a work-life balance that lets you be fully present at work and home. In this podcast episode of Marketing Home, Marketing You you’ll get tips like how to break a bad habit, creating boundaries on when to put work down, how to mentally disconnect from work, how to identify triggers for anxiety, and the importance of an accountability partner, plus a bonus tip. Listen and subscribe on iTunes or Spotify.

Communication is a skill that everyone know they need, but not many people have taken the time or put in the effort to actually hone the skill so that they can use it to help them succeed. Rommel Anacan, president and founder of “The Relationship Difference”, gives us tips and tricks on how to learn your communication style and how to respect others’ communication styles. This is especially important if you are in a management position. As a property manager, leasing agent, or real estate professional communication skills are of upmost importance.

We have some creative ways to show your residents that you appreciate them that your residents are sure to love. These ideas are unique and will get you out of your marketing rut, and will help you surprise and delight your residents which will help them build a personal connection and loyalty to your apartment community or to you as a real estate professional.

Follow up is so important for your apartment community or real estate property, especially since only 50% of people ever receive a follow up. This statistic means that the moment you put forth the effort to implement and follow a follow-up plan, you have a leg up on your competition. We’re giving you some ideas on how to plan your follow up and start see results from your outreach marketing. Tune in to Marketing Home, Marketing You on iTunes or Spotify.

There are a lot of reasons that Outreach Marketing can be scary and one of the biggest reasons is figuring out what to say at the businesses you visit. You’ve worked up the courage to go, now what? In this episode of Marketing Home, Marketing You we talk about what to say when you reach your outreach marketing location. It can be difficult to get your point across without feeling like too much of a salesperson. We’re giving you scripts that you can tweak to make your own so that you can start seeing results from all your hard work that you put into your outreach marketing.