Need to boost your apartment occupancy? Real mail, not bulk mail, can still get the hearts of our prospective renters pumping! In a world of texting and emailing, it would be easy to forget about direct mail apartment marketing. We’re sharing some creative outreach ideas to stand out out from the competition this summer!

If you feel like the residents that are following you on social media are tired of hearing your sales pitch, you’re probably right! This week we are highlighting three easy social media posts that “sell without selling.”

Easy grab and go gift ideas for apartment marketing and resident retention! We’ve got 12 ways to show your residents you care and 5 easy marketing tactics you can put to work today.

As a former property manager, I know the increasing demands placed on onsite teams to operate an apartment community. When you are responsible for a multimillion-dollar multifamily asset, you have to focus on leasing apartments, retaining residents, maintenance requests, owner reporting, dealing with staff turnover and so much more. It’s no wonder, property managers often feel overwhelmed in their role. That’s why when we set out to create The Sprout Marketing Membership we focused on how to make marketing and retention simple and actionable for time-starved managers, leasing agents, assistant managers, regional supervisors, and marketing directors. Our program is budget-friendly and focuses on increasing apartment occupancy and retention rates through consistent outreach, follow up, referrals, renewals, resident engagement, social media campaigns, and more.

Property managers and leasing agents are embracing self-guided tours at their apartment communities in 2020. It’s no wonder since prospective residents are loving it and it works with social distancing guidelines. But not all self-guided tours are created equally. To convert more leases, you have to map out the customer experience and provide cues every step of the way. Follow our step-by-step guide to make sure your self-guided tours turn into more leases this summer.

The business card. It’s been around forever. It’s small, but packs a powerful punch when it comes to your apartment marketing and retention. Today we are sharing with property managers, leasing agents, and maintenance teams seven different types of business cards that you need in your apartment marketing toolbox. These are essential for welcoming new residents, building resident appreciation and loyalty, increasing resident renewal rates, driving traffic and increases your occupancy with new leases, building a referral program and driving engagement to your social media.

Outreach marketing for apartment communities is looking a little different since leasing offices are closed and many leasing teams are working separately or at home. Let your prospects know how to reach you and tour your community and lease an apartment online with your community. Using digital and social media marketing during this time is essential in keeping communication open with prospects.

COVID-19 is here and VIRTUAL Tours are essential now. Become the new expert at Apartment and Real Estate Virtual Tours with these tools. No in-person tours are allowed, but that doesn't mean that we can't still do amazing tours that will lease that apartment and sell that home quick! Get educated with this free desktop and mobile app, Loom. Email or text your virtual tours to prospects instantly.

There are few things that people love more than their pets, except maybe your own children. Sometimes if you ask parents on the right day, even that might not be true. When your prospects are looking for a new home, they aren’t just looking for themselves, they’re looking for their furry friend too. The connection that people have to their pets is the same connection that can get you that new lease because the prospect can see that you genuinely care about what it is that’s valuable to them. We’re giving you some ideas on how to harness the power of pet-friendly marketing tactics to show your prospects and residents that you care just as much for your four-legged residents as you do your two-legged.

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.

Outreach marketing can be an overwhelming beast to conquer but here’s the thing… it doesn’t have to be complicated. Sprout Marketing has done-for-you bundles that are the easiest way to accomplish your outreach marketing goals and are sure to resonate with your prospects. We’re giving you unique and easy ways to hand out these bundles so that you can standout from the crowd and get ahead of your competitors, as well as some social media marketing tips.