Mark Rienzie's Blog

It's important not to assume to know what is relevant to your clients. You must ask intelligent questions, run reports on this information, and then proactively meet your customers' relevant needs. This completes our analysis of Bill Gates' quote regarding managing information, and brings us ful...

Google, Tweet and find me faster! Tweet, tweet says I!  If you'd like to propose real time information to your clients, potential buyers and sellers or just reach out to folks who haven't embraced all that the social media world offers...your words will now reach people faster than ever.   Think ...

No one will argue that the Internet has changed the way that consumers do business. The free flow of information has dramatically affected the way that properties are exposed to the buying public, as well as a plethora of advice about the nuts and bolts of a real estate transaction. Anyone can se...

Whether you want to admit it or not, you are using something to your advantage to get someone to buy from you.  You do it all the time.  Sales people are the kings and queens of taking advantage of the things we call “buying signals” and applying leverage in whatever way we can in order to get a ...

BLOGGING AS AN INTERNET MARKETING STRATEGY When it comes to building an internet marketing presence, real estate agents should have a mult-prong strategy that includes a brokerage website, an agent website, a blog, listing feeds to search portal sites, participation in forums, and social networki...

Do You Speak Real Estate "SIGN" Language? And, no I don't mean like this... No, no. I mean really... Do you speak Real Estate sign language?? I find this to be one of my weaknesses in this busy crazy business we are in. I was thinking about it today though and I am personally committing to better...

Ok, I am really trying to get a handle on all of this.  I have 2 teenage kids and texting is all the rage.  I keep saying 'just call them and get it over with".  I'm still using a 'Razor' cell phone but I'm feeling the pressure of having to get a BB.  Working the Mississauga market keeps me busy ...

Chicago Bears Lose to the Atlanta Falcons down in Atlanta tonight!  Booooo!  (But, Jim Crawford, as well as my other friends from the South - please, stop gloating!) In your workplace, in your business - have you ever been disrespected?  Not just for making a mistake at some job-related task. But...

I was reading through some blogs recently when I came across one where the person was pointing out that they had been in the real estate business since the 70's. The way it was written made me think that the person was old.  Now, before you chew me out for saying that, stay with me for a second....

Three Online Marketing Assumptions You Might Be Making and How You Can Correct Them In the 24/7 world of online marketing that now includes interactive social media and blogging strategies, it is easy to get caught up in new web 2.0 tools and not work on remaining consistent and improving the wor...