By Amber Natale, President of Smarthinking Inc. As we head into 2020, we see a more competitive landscape on the horizon for private communities. As you well know, private communities are not the only ones selling private community experiences anymore. Hotels and other formidable competitors are leveraging their power to offer exclusive and unforgettable “member” […]

By Cecilian Partners The problem facing builders and developers Twenty years ago, a company named OpenTable noticed a problem. Making a restaurant reservation was exceptionally hard. It was a literal game of telephone – customers were on their own, blindly calling restaurants hoping for an opening. The problem actually started at the restaurants. Turns out, […]

Baby boomers are 77 million strong, accounting for 25% of the U.S. population. So, all the “Okay Boomer” wisecracks aside, they’re still a powerful and influential generation as we head into 2020.  They control more than two-thirds of the nation’s disposable income, 70% of its financial assets, and account for 32% of our home sales. […]

By Bill Fife, Melrose Lifestyle Services The overriding priority for any developer planning a new residential or vacation rental community is to guarantee strong and continual home sales in their budding development. Doing so creates a sense of dynamic momentum, with new homeowners and investors becoming developers’ greatest allies in drumming up future interest and […]

By Michael Worthington, CEO, BrightDoor The marketing world needs a better word for “kiosk.” Use the term with most sales and marketing pros, and they’d likely conjure up an image of an oversized, cumbersome, ATM-like chunk of hardware that leads users through a clunky, push-button-driven experience. And that mental picture is only natural, since that’s […]

Do you recognize that logo?  If you’re not seeing it at least once a week when you log in for your routine web traffic check-up, you’re missing out.  Missing out on valuable (and free!) data that can measure the performance of your master-planned community website and educate you with insights to improve your marketing efforts. […]

By Immersion Active Geotargeting has been around long before it became a buzz word for digital advertising. It’s what marketers do every time they send a direct mail piece or place an ad in a local newspaper. However, many active adult communities often struggle targeting their ideal buyer when that buyer lives outside a 50-75 […]

By Jane Marie O’Connor Higher profitability is the ultimate result when developers and builders focus on segmentation, a necessary but most overlooked component in today’s success stories. When segmentation is applied with knowledge and purpose utilizing sophisticated tracking methodologies, analysis of the resulting metrics can help laser focus product and messaging like never before. It’s […]

Home builders and developers are beginning to realize how much online leads can positively impact their bottom lines. Understanding the buyer’s funnel and your conversion numbers are critical to getting the most out of your campaigns. Click the image below for an infographic that demonstrates all the ways a CRM can work magic for your […]

By Kimberly Mackey There is a myth in the new home industry that the active adult buying cycle is much longer than other buyers. The truth is, many sales professionals often don’t understand the buying motives of this demographic well enough to help them move faster. It’s easy to understand the motives of a buyer […]