Sometimes it takes drones.

Flowers might work better.

I think they are enough to start to annoy many Chris Flotten so I am really careful not to contact a lead more than once a day unless I am responding to their contacts (no limit on that end). I could not help but notice that you did not mention snail mail as MANY here in the Rain seem to use post cards and news letters.

Chris Flotten This is a great question. I was just recently part of a training and education seminar put on ZILLOW that focused on lead conversion. Numerous Zillow studies concluded that consumers read 85% of all text messages and are more than 50 times more likely to respond to a text message than a phone call or email.

I personally require that my team text every customer inquiry as soon as we receive the lead and have seen results similar to the Z studies. 

IMO texting a LEAD is much more important than emailing or even calling. In fact, emailing has become a waste of time with less than 5% of all leads responding to emails. While almost every lead responds to texts. 

It depends on the individual.  I'd find out what THEIR preference is. 

face to face  must happen occasionally.... phones, email and text will work to fill in the gaps....

Until you get F2F, what else can you do?

No.

What else is there for communication? Smoke signals are offensive to some popular group.

The right content can be if it's only a lead-it must benefit them, not talk about you. But no, it's not enough for my database, you have to get voice to voice and face to face occasionally. But, I don';t buy leads, so I'm not the best one to ask for leads.

I've considered tap dancing and improvisational comedy.  The tap dancing didn't go over well. 

I do not work with leads. I am just not into chasing people.

I work with clients.

It depends.  On the person. On the relationship.

Likely a better "connection" will occur with some face-to-face interaction. 

I will add Video email, face to face conversation, handwritten personal notes, and a killer website, so they don't have to browse the web for anything that is real estate related.

... No and Yes.  If you have a compelling "call to action" then yes it will be enough to keep a leads attention.    if you do not have a compelling call to action then NO these mediums will not be enough.  

We only have so many choices.  If the lead contacts us, I usually ask what is the best way to communicate?  There are varied answers, so I do my best to comply.

that depends on their motivation and where they are in the process

Yes your tech will make or break most relationships..

could be too much

No.

The more personal touches, the better, people are too busy these days and we are touched too many times digitally, a human conversation: in person or over the phone is the must.

99% spammers....  

Yes.

Not always as people forget when you are not right in front of them. I like to use my blogs as daily reminders that i am here. I am in real estate and how i can hep when they are ready

I noticed you said "lead." If it's a lead, phone calls, emails, texts and maybe US Mail are the options. When they become a client, whatever method they prefer would work.

Heck no. You need lots of media streams for them to tap when they have time. Videos make it help yourself for on demand open house tours on their tight schedule. Beefed up websites loaded with more sharper, wider images and great amounts of rich detail, maps, floor plans, plat maps all help make your brand the place to graze for properties listings, for local information, for help with financing and the real estate process explanation.

Do you have another suggestion? Perhaps camping out on their front step? Any reason you left out snail mail... I have found it works very well if done consistently for leads for whom I have addresses.

If video is used along with it, yes.

... be mindful of overload; could turn them off too.

Bob Crane nailed this one!

It depends on the lead.

Sprinkle in some social media, and direct mail.

You need to add to this list the wee-hours in the morning trip where you stuff a personal message in the folds of the morning paper. That should get their attention.

Let's face it, if the message is not relevant to the 'lead' what follows becomes stalking. As real estate agents we hire surrogates to stalk for us and respond with a smile.

Yes.

It all depends.  I have some clients who doesn't want to be bothered.  I have others who do.  I plan my day accordingly

Chris Flotten - not to mention about the messenger, WhatsApp and perhaps many other modes of communication!

If someone reaches out to me via my website/blog, I give them what they want - the personal touch.

So many great answers. I hope one of them was right for you. 

Find out what your clients want.

Sometimes it does not matter how you try to contact them, they are utilizing your web site because it works better than the agent they hired.

Sometimes yes and sometimes no. Depends on the lead.