Carl Martens's (carlhmartens) Blog

I moved to the Atlanta area March of this year (2007) to work as the Internet Marketing and Operations Manager on the RKiHomes Team with Keller Williams Realty.  Growing up in Chicago I took pizza for granted...I did not realize how lucky I was to live in such an amazing city with such outstandin...

"If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples,"   "then you and I will still each have one apple." "But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas." - George Bernard ShawI would like to share our closing plans w...

I would love to network with all real estate agents as much as possible.  In addition to ActiveRain I also have a profile on LinkedIn.  If you are a member of LinkedIn please send me an invitation to connect with you.  The email my LinkedIn account is registered under is carl@zobie.com.  I would ...

I have received two emails from agents within my office that are having trouble with their current electronic fax providers being inoperable for the last week or so.  These agents are using eFax and MassEMail.  One agent is so frustrated she said she was about to go postal...I replied back and sa...

This fully automates the repetitive mail delivery of oversized 11" postcards to 400 clients three times per year.  You choose either the neighborhood or streets to be included.   You may exclude current clients' addresses.  Choose from one of three sets of cards.   TOP PRODUCER Systems, Inc. find...

I have received two emails from agents within my office that are having trouble with their current electronic fax providers being inoperable for the last week or so.  These agents are using eFax and MassEMail.  One agent is so frustrated she said she was about to go postal...I replied back and sa...

Here is a tip to gain exposure for your listing.  We create "Just Listed e-Postcards" that we send out to agents.  We have a database of Keller Williams agents in the Atlanta area grouped by their market center.  We use a service called iContact to distribute the email rather than TopProducer or ...

We are currently in a buyers' market and many agents are complaining saying that it is tough to sell their listings.  I disagree.  I think this is the perfect market to be in and the perfect job is to be in real estate.   Here are a few ways to get your listings sold.1.  Price rightPrice your lis...

If you are like most agents in my office (returning from Keller Williams Mega Camp) you are probably aware of the "blogging craze" that exists.  Although blogging is nothing new, it seems to have hit the real estate industry and agents are going blog crazy.  I thought I'd take a moment to write a...

Recognition can bring about powerful changes within an organization.  It has the ability to transform a typical workplace into a highly committed, motivated, cohesive team.  Recognition pays tangible dividends in the way of higher self-esteem of employees, higher employee retention, higher custom...