asking questions about real esate from a kid that is just trying to make it in this world
I am a student of marketing that is trying to help real estate agents by advertising business and help them grow an become successful. I just wanted to ask a couple questions and if some don't mind giving feed back that would be great! Thanks in advance.

Someone of you are more successful than others, for those individuals, what did you do to become so successful in Real Estate?

What is the biggest problem in the Real Estate industry? Is there a solution? If so, what do you think it is?

If you had marketer get in contact with you and they offered to help your exposure, what would you look for in their offer?

What is something a marketer should not ever bring up or ask a Real Estate agent?

In your opinion, what is a fair deal between a Real Estate agent and a Digital Marketer?
[{"id": "h1g0iux", "text": "firstly most commercial brokers do not like being called real estate agents, it indicates they are residential.\n\nSecondly, I can't speak for everyone else but I get like 10+ calls a week easy to be the official realtor of some vfw I've never heard of or to ask if I want to double my income selling REO houses or from their marketing or whatever.\n\nNo one cares.  Be real.  You aren't going to invent something no one else has ever thought of with your 0 experience in re and couple years of college education.  \n\nHow do you be real?  Call up people you want to work with and don't bullshit them.  Say you are a college student trying to gain experience and want to work hard, is there anything they could use your help on?  They know better than you can tell them.  Update their website, organize and plan post closing thank you gifts or holiday gifts, write a blog entry once a week they can review and edit and run with on their social media, design/order their business cards.  There is tons of shit busy people don't want to do.\n\nJust be candid and lay it out there, and you might make some connections and learn a lot while you make some good side hustle money. \n\nI can basically guarantee you that you are not going to come up with some marketing hack to pitch that no one else is.\n\n--edit-- \n\nAlso dont email, call.  Spend 2 minutes learning about the person before you call too.  Are they on any charity or gov boards?  Are they involved in your schools alumni program?  Do they have listings in a specific area that interests you?  Know these things and mention them.  This is how you get past the first 5 seconds of the call and get a few minutes of their time", "replies": [{"id": "h1g0jox", "text": "I pick up Montgomery\u2019s card and actually finger it, for the sensation the card gives off to the pads of my fingers.\n\n\u201cNice, huh?\u201d Price\u2019s tone suggests he realizes I\u2019m jealous.\n\n\u201cYeah,\u201d I say offhandedly, giving Price the card like I don\u2019t give a shit, but I\u2019m finding it hard to swallow.\n\n___\n\n^(*Bot. Ask me what I\u2019m wearing.* |) [^(Opt out)](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=botrickbateman&amp;subject=Opt%20out)", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "h1iq83r", "text": "Thank you for this. Learned a lot from your post", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "h1g3nds", "text": "I think a digital marketer should pay a real estate professional for their time and the ability to talk to them. That\u2019s a fair deal to me", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "h1g4q8a", "text": "What num num lobster said. We are a different breed than what you would expect when dealing with a residential broker. I also have emails and calls come in ever week with \u201cmy names jake, a real estate marketing specialist. How would you like to shorten your days on market by 50% and close properties for 20% more?  Well with my services you\u2019ll be impressing your clients and rolling in the dough\u201d.  And that\u2019s where I hang up. \n\nI employ two marketing people, one on salary that handles social, web, written content creation, marketing materials.  The other is paid per job and handles photo, video, mapping.  Both provided me with examples of their work and didn\u2019t lecture me on how the process would work, they worked out an agreement with me based on my needs.  One it made sense to hire full time, the other made sense per project.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "h1g90w9", "text": "Commercial real estate is not a digital marketing-driven business, It\u2019s a relationship business.  We rarely, if ever, buy from brokers we don\u2019t have an established relationship with.  If we do, it\u2019s because we\u2019re entering a new market and for one reason or another need something our typical brokers can\u2019t provide.  And even then, we ask around and start off with a call to a reputable broker to find us what we\u2019re looking for.  \n\nMaybe brokers can shed some light on how much digital marketing actually drives business, but from a buy-side perspective we\u2019re more likely to use some guy who is a persistent cold-caller than someone we found on the internet.  Not to say that there isn\u2019t a place for digital marketing, but CRE is not residential real estate where most of the work is done online.  No chance Im trusting a property or broker I found on Google or Facebook with deals worth tens of millions of dollars.  Too much at risk to take the chance that the internet ad broker actually knows what they\u2019re doing.", "replies": [{"id": "h1iqjvc", "text": "Appreciate the feed back. I will take this on my journey", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "h1go6tx", "text": "*Those are* ***spectacular*** *questions:*\n\nSomeone of you are more successful than others, for those individuals, what did you do to become so successful in Real Estate?\n\n*Stayed in the game long enough to realize a) There's always a better deal tomorrow (i.e., don't sweat losing a \"great\" deal). b) Stole every good idea I saw others use, came up with one or two of my own. c) Leaned to listen more than I spoke.*\n\nWhat is the biggest problem in the Real Estate industry?\n\n*Don't have a clue.*\n\nIs there a solution?\n\n*There's always a solution.*\n\nIf so, what do you think it is?\n\n*Not sure, but...it absolutely exists no matter how big or small the problem is...and it's always easier than most people make it out to be.*\n\nIf you had marketer get in contact with you and they offered to help your exposure, what would you look for in their offer?\n\n*Proven results.*\n\nWhat is something a marketer should not ever bring up or ask a Real Estate agent?\n\n*Anything about my ex wife.*\n\nIn your opinion, what is a fair deal between a Real Estate agent and a Digital Marketer?\n\n*One that provides fair value to both parties.*", "replies": [{"id": "h1iqcrd", "text": "Appreciate the response. I had a laugh about the ex wife \ud83d\ude02", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]