19 Pages of Uncensored Comments of Agents from Every Part of the Country Who've Hit Huge Windfalls with This Amazing New Approach to Marketing!
Yes, it is all true. We advertise using only our 800 number. We get most of our calls off of 5 sources. They are The Real Estate Book full color ad, The Home Buyers Guide magazine ad, Our 800 sign rider, the front of our flyer and finally the list of homes on the back of our flyer with our 800 # listed there. We do not put prices on any of these so they must call in to get the information. With the numbers of calls that we are getting, I am converting them at a rate of about 9% to face to face appointments each month. I am very pleased with the results. The secret I have learned is to respond quickly ( with-in 15 minutes if possible ). Please let me know if you have any other questions. I would recommend this system to every agent that is growing their business.
Bob Garwood
Associate Broker, CRS, GRI and
Owner of the Garwood Group at
Keller Williams Realty Spokane
Thanks for the gratitude! I do Love my ProQuest! I land more listings with the techniques I learned from you guys. My 800 # works great every time. I want to thank you for such great service!
I am looking forward to what you have planed for us in 2006. It has been horribly slow in sales down here in SW Florida, so anything you show us will help I'm sure.
Thanks again for all you do.
Jack Miller
I wanted to let you know that your system has been a real boon to my business. I started using in May 2005, and I was overwhelmed with the number of calls I received from just advertising in one home magazine. I know now that I burned many, many leads, because I was just overcome with the sheer volume of calls! (I would handle them differently now ..) Even during this slower time of year, I still have gotten 3-4 calls a day. I've closed 8 transactions directly from this one ad in the last six months of the year. Best of all for me is the sense that I have a way to make contact with a large number of people, depending on how effectively I work. That brings me peace of mind, believe me.
This year I'm going to try out some of the Free Report materials you've sent, and I'm sure that will also bear fruit. This is a great system and the cost is minor compared to the volume of business you can do by using it.
Thanks!
Lynda Filkins
Windermere Real Estate
Paragon Co.
Tacoma North
We use Proquest Technologies for our 800 number. The service is great. Last weekend we got 25 calls on our listings. And it pages me within 10 seconds of the call. One women said she had not even finished listening to the message when I called he back. Sellers love it and so do Buyers. I won't ever be without it.
Thanks!
Jane Tecklenburg
The Tecklenburg Group
RE/MAX Pinnacle
DFW Metroplex
Dear Gary,
Just started using your service. We are in the process of putting up sign riders on our 75+ listings. Thanks for the good info. and scripts in this letter regarding building report without scaring the buyer off with the buyer rep. "contract". I think this makes very good sense and I will utilize it with my team. The 24 hour recorded message is a definite winner with sellers. It's funny, I used this a long time ago with some success, but I am seeing it in a little different light now.
The tip about calling within 30 minutes after receiving an inquiry will make a very big difference. Today one of our sellers after calling the 24 hr hotline on his own home, received a call back from my team within about 10 minutes. After talking for a few minutes to Jim on my team, he said "You've made a believer out of me!" That was music to my ears! I hope to see a lot more success coming. I believe this will help us increase our bottom line and to break the 300 mark this year.
I appreciate your great marketing skills and ideas. Carry on!
Best regards,
Bill Moore
RE/MAX Southwest
We are a brand new real estate company as of March 06. We bought your system because we were having NO success going up against the "big guys" in our market. We were getting the appointments, but they were getting the listings. We decided to try your script and got our first listing. We had to go buy a sign and the next day when we were putting the sign in the yard with the 800 # and an extension. I had set up an extension that only said " this is where I will put a description in for 216 union ave." As we were driving away from the house- before reaching the end of the street my phone began ringing notifying me that someone had listened to the extension. I hurried back to the office and recorded my first one- it sounded horrendous. We had 18 calls on that in the next 48 hours- we showed it several times and got an offer within the first 4 days on the market. Our first house listed and under contract all within 5 days. We were in trouble with the MLS as we had never even entered a listing in the system before , they were calling us back to help us get it in correctly- by the time it was entered correctly- we had a contract.
Now we have 4 listings in 3 weeks-- the system is working very well
Thank you
Rex Oliver
Buyers Choice Realty
Following our phone conversation earlier today please find my comments regarding one of the phone calls I received this morning on my 1 800 number.
Shortly before 9.00 am this morning I received a text message from my Proquest service system. As I usually do, I grabbed my phone desk and dialed within a minute the number with full name and address that had appeared on my cell's screen.
The person who answered my phone call was a little confused about who was calling. I calmly told him my name and company name and that he had called me on one of my advertising. Surprised he told me that he had in fact called several companies for information and that he was still waiting for them to call him back!
Really surprised about how fast I was able to answer his phone call, I was able to keep him on the phone for at list ten minutes and built a solid report with him.
True, he told me that he was looking to purchase a new house and that he has also a house he wants to sale. Bottom line by providing a fast professional approach to that phone call I made a strong lead for maybe two commissions checks!
Good luck all. Sincerely
"JJ"
Coldwell Banker
Burbank, CA
Thank you for all your help. As a new agent I am trying to get my hands on the things that produce results. Your system does just that! I took a long weekend and decided to learn how to use Proquest. I really didn’t need the whole weekend but, I really wanted to know as much as possible before I put the system to use. I setup the greeting in less than 2 minutes and have followed your advice about practicing the advertising before I call in the recording. As you can tell by my first month phone bill (just over $8). I asked for listings in my office so I could run the home ad magazine and everyone was more than happy for me to advertise for them. Of course I got the feedback that this does not produce good results but I am moving forward. I started putting the 800 number on my flyers and even though my flyers were thorough I began receiving calls. I had the script down and my first call has produced a purchase and a listing (the system just paid for itself). I will let you know how it goes when my advertising starts next week….
Thanks,
Gary H
Prudential Realty
ProQuest Technologies,
Just want to let you know how amazing your service is! We tried several services that didn’t work, and yours has everything we want. We had 7 homes on the market last weekend, and in a matter of a couple hours had the whole system set up with voice descriptions of each property and faxes assigned to each home. It’s easy to use and very user friendly! The amount of time we saved not faxing disclosures to agents and being able to check the website to see who’s called, is invaluable. We are extremely excited to integrate our 800 number into our marketing.
Tom Ryan
The Estridge Group
Long & Foster Realtors
Bethesda MD
Dear Angie,
Thanks for your help. Here is a good one for you!
I have used Proquest now for over two years. The leads pour in. The hardest part is getting agents to follow up. With the new, easy to use website, I informed agents if they do not follow up on calls their extension will simply be assigned to another agent! How to keep agents motivated solved! This system actually allows me to have agents in various parts of the state and assign listing leads accordingly.
Keep up the great work.
Jeff Kermath
Michigan
Shelly (or Tony and most importantly Gary),
Where the heck were you guys when I started in this business two years ago???
WOW!!!
I just read through the Quick Start guide and am simply amazed! This is the way I want to do real estate. I got into this business to offer a service to people -- not badger them with calls and mailings that they didn't want or need. This stuff is magic! I have no listings, and your idea of borrowing other agent’s listings for ads is fantastic! (Why didn't I think of that??? Because someone else is already advertising them, so why should I expect to get the calls from my ads instead of them going to the more widely known agent's? -- You've answered that question.)
In the past two years I have spent nearly $10,000 on various methods, coaching and advertising in an attempt to grow my business. None of them have worked because they're not me, don't offer customers something they want or plain don't have an answer for bringing in leads (I'm new to the area and don't know a great number of people who want to do business).
This system is something I can get truly excited about and feel I am truly giving customers a service they want and need.
Thank you for making this available! I'll keep you posted on where it takes me, but until then, I've got tons of work to do!!!
Yours truly,
Chuck Andersen
Corvallis , OR
Angie,
I amazed!!!! I am a new user and I received over 200 calls the first month. Not one customer has asked me how I got their phone #. Most of them thank me for calling. I have added at least 15 customers to my pipeline with one closing scheduled for Jan. 28, and 3 loan pre-approvals are being processed.
I’m really glad my loan officer, Paula Peck at GMAC Mortgage, recommended your firm. Paula would like you to say Hi to Rick Owens.
Thanks for your great service.
Al Fackler
RE/MAX of Boise
Dear Angie,
Proquest is awesome!
I've run two classified ads in the local paper and put out three yard signs with my 800 number and extensions on them. In just two weeks I've had two upgrade my cell phone plan because I ran out of minutes. The experience has sort of stunned me.
To date: 131 notifications; of those approximately 25 made direct contact; resulting in one contract and 14 qualified buyers. I haven't even attempted following up the notifications. Too overwhelming to think about what may happen.
I'm grateful that I'll be on vacation for the next two weeks that I might regroup, consult with Proquest, and come back ready for all the action.
Will keep you posted.
Bill Halford
Lake Worth , FL
Well guys,
It’s been the best part of the year since I signed up with you, and I have to say the results are tremendous.
My business has doubled this year, quite an achievement since I’ve been selling real estate since 1991!
The amazing thing is currently I’m implementing just a few parts of the program, with 2005 just around the corner I’ve made a few raise the bar goals. In 2004 my gross closed commissions have reached the $250,000 level. Next year $500,000. By the way in 2004 I also achieved taking 4 vacations of at least one week and numerous mini vacations. I’ve estimated the time off has been around 2 and a half months , so doubling my income, increasing my vacation time and working less. All this for about $100 per month for your service?
Gary , please please increase your prices to $1000 per month, if other local agents finally wake up like I did and could get this whole thing for a hundred a month, I may have to work harder.
Oh, 3 listings this past 10 days where the clients actually come to my office to list! All verifiable info..Wow clients come to my office to list the house, what a paradigm shift
So from the bottom of my heart I am saying thank you to you and all the tremendous support staff at pro-quest.
Can’t want to see what you guys have lined up for me in 2005!
Chris Giddings
NevadaHotProperties
I've been with my real estate office for about 5 years. I was part time at my office until this year when I quit my full time job to become a full time realtor. I've done the cold calls and did my mail outs. With today's "cease and desist" and "Do Not Call Lists" I needed a new approach. I know from watching the other old timers that marketing yourself in ads worked but without an edge I would get lost in the pages of realtors claiming that they're number 1. I discovered a link from the February edition of the REALTOR magazine to a website that eventually led me to this new lead generation system that would have callers call me. So, with a little hesitation, I read on and eventually signed up. My system was immediately activated and I got a print out of instructions and a website to start setting up my system. By the time I received the ProQuest package with even more marketing tips I was set up and demonstrating the system to my partner. With my first home magazine ad, I began receiving buyer leads calling in on my ads. In the 3 weeks lifespan of the ad, I have generated close to 60 warm buyer leads, 4 listings and 3 warm seller leads. My partner and I have been swamped with calls to the point where my broker inquired on the ProQuest System himself. The smartest investment for marketing I ever made.
Anthony Lau
New York
I love your system .. simply as it is. And because it is so simple, it allows me to focus on doing at least one thing per day .. and that's getting out flyers and postcards with all kinds of opportunities for people to call me about. I promoted around my company's listings with information and geographical where I preferred to be. In the2 weeks I listed 4 homes using your system... and then I sold them creating bidding wars with flyers, using the system. Easiest thing I ever did. I didn't even know the people. I distributed flyers, they called the 800 #, I responded, I dripped, I listed, then I sold their homes and they loved me ...all in 11 days ..from a cold-stop, nothing-happening existence.
wow! wow! wow!
I also used it to sell over $1million of annuities too in my financial practice. My, oh, My .. don't tell anybody else.
I cannot tell you how your system has so positively changed my outlook. I wrenched a listing right out of the teeth of the strongest agent in a subdivision and agent from my own company). She had already sold them a new home and was getting ready to list their house. I heard about it and said .." let me show you how we can satisfy everybody's curiosity and create demand and a bidding war". I created a fax-on-demand flyer presenting their home and said, "Call this number before you got to bed and enter your home fax number." They did and the rest is history. I got the listing, set up a delayed showing for this coming Saturday and already have 8 agents with contracts in hand waiting for Saturday to arrive. They used the fax-on-demand to see property details in advance for their clients.
I used to do 12,000/per day automated telemarketing calls for business and it was wonderful then came the DNC issues. I was out of business until I found this system.
Anyway..just wanted you to hear yet another testimonial
Terry Anderson, Ph.D.
Maybe I am on drugs. Where has this been?
Unbelievable.
I used to think real estate was hard .. not anymore.
T. P. Anderson, PhD
Midothian, VA
Hello,
My name is Wayde M. Jones and I am with Gammon Realty in Evansville, Indiana.We have only had the Proquest System for about 10 days and have already received hundreds of calls. What is amazing to me is that the majority of the people who call our number take the option of going directly to the Us after listing to our messages. We have already had two purchase agreements signed and have picked up over a dozen new clients. I would recommend the system to any Realtor who doesn’t mind the phone ringing off of the hook.
Wayde M. Jones
I can’t tell you how excited I am with my ProQuest system.
I’m a new agent – became active about 10 weeks ago. My biggest fear entering the industry was how would I get leads - I hate cold calls, it’s like setting myself up for rejection!
The ProQuest system was promoted to me by two very successful real estate consultants within my firm. After some hesitation, mostly from having to make the financial investment; I took a step out on faith and decided to base my success on the success of others. My return on investment can’t be calculated at this time but I’ll be sure to give you an update as I expect it to be substantial!
ProQuest was there for me every step of the way. They helped me create a monthly budget based on my current business and guided me through all the set up, scripts, signage recommendation and ad layouts.
The Launch:
This Labor Day weekend I spent Saturday morning posting my 1-800 Recorded Info signs on my current listings (only 4 of them). My phone began to ring almost immediately with notifications of inquiries. Of course, I did get the nosey neighbor but I even received a call from a local realtor who I was able to direct to another one of my comparable listings as the one she inquired about is under contract. Her clients are coming back for a second look!
By Monday evening, the end of the long weekend I had three qualified families that I am actively assisting in a home search (a combined budget of $775,000.00 to shop for) and have another in the follow through process.
Not bad for a holiday weekend – I think we should call it Labor-less Weekend!
The Haul:
My Homes Magazine Ad hasn’t even hit yet! This weekend was the perfect opportunity to practice my phone and people skills before the real haul!
Warmest regards,
Karen Mongrello
Jonesboro, Georgia
Gary,
In 2000 we closed 180 transaction sides and set a goal for 2001 at 275. A large part of our setting such a lofty goal was the experience on the 1st ad we ran with your system that generated over a 500% increase in the number of inquiries over previous ads.
Where are we at today:
Jan 2000 - 7 Closed transactions
Jan 2001 - 17 Closed transactions
Feb 2000 - 4 Closed transactions
Feb 2001 - 8 Closed transactions
I can't honestly say that it's just your system that's working-- but it has to be over 50% of the reason. I'd be happy to talk with anyone that may be interested in what it's done for us.
All my best,
Dan Gregor
Prudential Residential One
Pickerington, OH
We have been using the Proquest call capture system since 1998. We initially added it to the mix of other marketing systems we were using at the time. But, after a very short time, we realized that most of our business was generated using call capture and have since shelved all of our other marketing tools. Our experience with Proquest has been exceptional! Gary and Scott and their staff are fabulous! Call capture is powerful and when the next amazing technology comes about I'm sure they will have it because Proquest Technologies is on the cutting edge.
Pete Shrader
The Shrader Team
Market Link Realty
Money Link Mortgage
Gary,
Having the 24 Hour 800# Information Line with Proquest has been one of the best and most unique advertising steps I've taken. I have included my toll-free number and the property extension number on every type of advertising I do on a listing. Including it not only in all print advertising but also on my personal web sites... including www.realtor.com. I found it to be especially effective when competing for a listing since no other Realtor in my area offers a program exactly like it. I demonstrate to the prospective home seller just how a call on their home turns into a phone number on my beeper and a fax sheet of information that most often includes names, addresses and phone numbers... just as Gary and his staff urge you to do...and it works! Not only do you have an advantage in acquiring new listings and homebuyers but also you will enjoy a reduction in your advertising costs! No longer do you have to take up expensive space offering an extensive description of the property...just put in the toll free number plus extension and when they call they'll hear everything about the house! I can directly attribute a $200.000 sale to my Proquest 800# and I've only had it approximately 8 months!
Claudia Barnes
RE/MAX Premier Group
Picayune, MS
Gary,
The Berrey Team is one of Re/Max's number one teams in Charlotte by volume of homes sold. We have been using the proquest system for over a year and have been very pleased with the results. Our team advertises in both the Real Estate Book and Homes and Land and average between 20 and 50 calls per week. We have budgeted our team to do between 3 and 6 sales from the proquest system alone for the year 2001.
We have been very satisfied with proquest and plan to continue using this system and also plan to increase our advertising budget to increase the number of calls. I would highly recommend any agent to implement the proquest system. It works as a great listing tool and lead generator.
Sincerely,
Roger Berrey
Re/Max Metro Realty
Charlotte, NC
Hi: Yes, I would be glad to give you a testimonial. My office is located in Wyoming and I thought because of the difference in population, I would not get the response they were telling me about. WRONG..I invested in a pager and can return calls immediately or retrieve the messages from the internet later. What a boom for my business!!
Shirley Forgey, Broker
Aspen Realty Co.
Douglas, WY
Gary,
Thank you for setting up these hotlines! I received your e-mail newsletter today, and just wanted to share that this afternoon, I received a call from Louisville, KY from a buyer who is transferring to Franklin, TN (my Farm area). She called the 800#, listened to one of my listings, and hit "0" on her phone. Of course it rang me which I picked up. The woman was very pleasant, and gave me the info that I needed. I then had my mortgage lender call her after I wrote all the info that I could get on her, including financial info. She and her husband can do a $300K home! They scheduled an appointment with me for February 10th to come see homes. I have already e-mailed her homes that meet her criteria! If I didn't have your service, I would have never received this call. I share with people all the time That this is one piece of technology that I cannot live with out in my business.
It is fun to share at listing appointments! You and your service make me one happy client. Thank you for your insightfulness, and willingness to share the profits in your business by the way of referrals to your company. I have already received several on my billing, and it is very nice to see when I get my statement. It makes me appreciate your business even more, and keeps me talking about the service. I thank you!
P.S. My mortgage lender pays for half the cost of the monthly fee, plus half my ad costs! This works very well for both of us!
Brandon Patrick, Managing Broker
REMAX Elite
Franklin, TN 37067
I absolutely love the Proquest System. It's like putting your business on auto-pilot and waiting for only qualified buyers to contact you. It's easy to set up and maintain and the customer service has been great each time I call. Anyone serious about real estate should be on this system!
Dianne Meyer
Keller Williams Client's Choice Realty
Colorado Springs, CO
Dear Gary,
I was first introduced to this type of technology by you when you were working with another company. I was a little skeptical at first but thought it made a lot of sense. I can honestly say that the 800# technology is the most impressive marketing technique that I have in my listing representation.
Sellers love it! Especially when you demonstrate it on the listing appointment. It has increased my chances for getting the listing dramatically.
I have always been more of a listing agent rather than a Buyers Agent but with the 800# technology I am getting so many calls on my own listings that I can't turn away the buyer leads. Buyers feel less pressured to call my 800# because they know they are going to get the information about the house and not speak directly to an agent. The result is I get much more of an opportunity to sell my own listings and I get more calls that any other agent in the area who does not use this type of technology.
It has also helped me monitor my spending. I am able to cut my advertising costs by tracking where most of the calls are coming from.
Any agent who is planning to stay in this business for the long haul should not be without it.
Sincerely,
Paul Cuttic
RE/MAX Executive Realty
Wayne, PA
Hello Gary - I want to thank you for your great service. I have been a firm believer in 24-hour recorded marketing messages for many years. At one time, I had seven telephone lines in my house, all with answering machines. These were limited to very short messages, but any time I had to say the same thing over and over again, I would record a message and people would call, without fear of being sold. It worked.
Then I graduated to individual voice mailboxes. (I had sixteen) These were better because I could leave longer messages and they were more dependable. But this got to be expensive and I really could not track where my calls were coming from and I did not know how many people were calling. I only knew how many responded to the messages. Now, with your system, I have one 800 phone number, more extensions than I will use (for a while anyway), I can record any length message that I need and with the tracking digit, I know how many calls my ads are drawing and from what source. This alone has allowed me to determine where to better spend my money. I have stopped advertising in some publications and increased my marketing in others. I know if the ad is working, do I get phone calls. Is the recorded message working? Do I get responses? This is powerful information to know.
Thanks again.
Expect the Best!
Donald E. Thompson, ABR, e-Pro, RECS
THE PIONEER GROUP at RE/MAX Quality
West Springfield, MA
New Life Homes is a company that develops and sells condominiums. The distinction between us and our competitors is that we know that a house does not sell itself. Direct marketing is the only solution to a majority of sales problems.
You have developed an easy manageable system that we know will work. I am impressed after talking to you, that you know that continuing education and trials and tests of current and future ideas is critical.
We are looking forward to working with you much closer.
We have tried and bought several marketing programs that dealt with real estate, but yours is the best presented, the easiest to use, and forms a great foundation for the future.
Thanks!
John Munson
New Life Homes
Marietta, GA
To Whom it Should Concern!
Century 21 Palm Realty has been using ProQuest's 800 pre-recorded message system for over 1 year. Needles to say we are extremely happy with the results of this system as a part of our marketing package. We call it 800 power Ad and the system is generating seller and buyer calls on a daily basis.
800 Power ad is the perfect screening system for you to get quality leads, not to mention the additional marketing tips and services brought to you by ProQuest and Gary Elwood.
Cordially,
John Frank
Broker Owner
Century 21 Palm Realty
Port Richey, Fl
The proquest advantage not only gives you an advantage over the competition it changes the way you think about marketing! Now we have a clear, concise directive when we talk to potential clients. No longer do we have to guess if our advertising is working, and last but not least, we are positioned as proactive, not reactive, in today's marketplace. We've even changed our slug line...."Realty Executives...."Proactive, Professional, Proven."
Proquest exemplifies all three categories. Thanks Proquest!
Bruce Braun, Broker/Owner
Realty Executives Alexandria
Alexandria, MN
Hi Gary,
Your not supposed to goof! Your the man! Your e-mail address was on my letter.
In any event, It is a bit difficult for me to give you a complete testimonial at this point. It is just a little over a month I have actually put the system to work. In other words, I have not been able to realize the financial returns yet that others have reported.
I can honestly say I am very pleased. Capturing the phone numbers has been a terrific way for me to obtain potential buyers. I have had over one hundred calls. Currently I have seven people that are now in my "pipeline" for business. They will be buying in the future but will be delayed, due to leases or having to straighten out credit issues. I believe I will convert two or three of these to sales and closing within sixty days.
This is more action than I have had from any other form of advertising. At this point I feel I am just "scratching the surface."
The system seems so good, I really don't want to share it with any one in my City. I don't want to be greedy but I enjoy having the competitive edge! I can't wait to start my drive to go after listings.
Best regards,
Thomas DiPoala
Re/Max Assocites
Las Vegas, NV
Dear Gary,
I am writing to you to simply thank you! Thank you for emailing me. To be honest, I usually dump advertising email like yours before I read it. But not yours. You hook me and boy am I glad I kept reading. I immediately responded and am seeing results already.
Since implementing the Proquest System, my daily schedule has been completely changed. I used to spend most of my day cold prospecting and trying to create a marketing system for FSBO 's and Expireds and a Farm area. Now, most of my day is spent doing follow up with people who are actually going to buy or sell real estate in the next 60 days. Through your system, they come to me!! It is unbelievable.
I do have one confession. In your help manual, you encouraged me to try one of the dynamic strategies at a time. Well, having a little ambition and thinking I am hot stuff every now and then, I implemented almost all of the
system and during the first 18 days of Feb. I had 80 leads from sign flyers and local paper ads alone. 80 leads are a lot to handle in less than three weeks work!! However, this is exactly the type of problems I want in my real estate business. So many warm leads, I can't handle them all! Hey, it sure beats working a moonlighting job to pay for expensive Ads in the Press.
Thank you again! I should get back on the phone my pager just went off.
Sincerely, thank you, I am having so much fun with Proquest!
Rick O., REALTOR
Michigan
Gary, please don't send this testimonial to my market! It is not that big and it is cut throat up here. thanx
Dear Gary,
I have just started using your 1800 system and have enjoyed a 60% increase on ad response. I am beginning to implement some of your information (FSBO) to see what works best with my personality and style. At this time I would like to say thanks for all of the great information you so willingly give and I look forward to continued support and great work relations.
Sincerely,
Steve Markley
Realty Executives Premier
Chula Vista, CA
P.S. Please feel free to use this letter as my personal recommendation of your product/service.
Gary,
Glad to respond to your request for a referral. All I can say is WOW!! We recently ran a one-page ad in the local realty magazine. We used your format and advertised five homes, (Not our listings) and received 89 calls in less than two weeks. We were unable to keep up and had to refer some of them out to insure all would be responded to. This is the best thing since sliced bread.
Jack & Lona Efaw
RE/MAX of Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
I'm really excited about the Proquest program. The first month that I had it
in just one homes book, I received over 70 calls. I think that is fantastic!
Right now I am only working off of the call sheet and checking for messages.
Thanks,
Helen Nelson
RE/MAX Realty Professionals
Carbondale, IL
We have been using Pro-Quest for six weeks and it is dynamite. Our calls from our newspaper ads have more than tripled. We have already closed several contracts from clients who responded to the ads and are working with numerous others.
Our numbers may not seem impressive to others because we are in a small town and do not have the system fully implemented yet, however, we obtained more listing and sales contracts in the first month using the system than in the previous three months combined.
All of our agents are excited about the increased number of calls and the positive client response to being called back. I highly recommend the system.
Nancy Keck
Owner/Houser Associates Real Estate, Inc.
Goldsboro, NC
Hi Gary --
Great to hear from you...I have done a couple of things lately that have
reaped some great rewards. The ad liners that you were talking about were 2 ads in our local paper, The Columbus Dispatch. I and a local builder put two ads in that were approximately 10 lines long with some bold headings..."Award Winning Design" and "Move Up to Luxury". Like I said, they were about 10 lines long right inside the classified areas...no pictures, Sunday paper only. By 4:00 p.m. that afternoon, while I was depressed about my Vikings getting ripped up by the Giants, my business was winning with 37 hits on those two ads. By Monday Afternoon, 1:00 p.m., I had 91 hits, 7 appointments with hot buyers and 17 that wanted me to keep in touch with them via my Scouting Report. By the way, I just listed a house for $185,000 and will be representing these buyers in their "move up" home for $300,000+. The total cost of both ads were about $275. Not bad, I think I more than made up for it...and you are right, Dominion Homes paid for it!
I also tested your Market Evaluation offer, I put it in our community papers. It came out to three major communities, about 23000 household exposure. The total cost was $43. I have 1 new listing from it worth $210,000 and 3 more clients that I am working with currently. A total of 7 responses on that little ad. I ran it for two weeks, it comes out only once a week. Once again, not bad.
The final ad liners were this past weekend. I put out two ad liners in
Sunday’s paper, no bold headings, simple ad within many ads and by 5:00 p.m. Friday, I had 21 hits on those ads. The total ad cost was $35.
The bottom line, no matter what you do in these ad liners, the cost is
non-existent compared to the results. It will be the best money you will
ever spend in your business. It gets you to the customers directly and the
results are FACT!
Take Care, Gary. How about a meeting on Friday afternoon, around lunch your time. 12:00 p.m. your time and 1:00 p.m. my time. Let me know. By the way Gary, please use j.a.dava@remax.net as my e-mail address from now on. Please take note and change.
Talk to you on Friday!
God Bless!
J.A. Dava
RE/MAX New Directions
Delaware, OH
Gary,
This is the second time that I have sent this so I hope that it goes through this time. First I want to say that I am very happy with your Proquest system. Like anything else it needs to be worked to see results.
I live and work in a resort area so the vast majority of my calls are from out of state clients. From the time I make contact, it may be months before the people come into town. This requires good and continuous follow up on my part. I presently have about a dozen contacts that should be coming out for a visit within the next six months. So far I have had three closed sales from my Proquest leads. One of those sales was for $680,000 and the commission from that alone has more than paid for my Proquest expenses.
I also very much appreciate the support that you and your company give. I enjoy your monthly newsletter and have had immediate response from you when I have had questions or problems. I would highly recommend your service to anyone that does not live in my area.
Best regards,
George Molloy
Broker Associate
Re/Max Properties of the Summit
Breckenridge, CO
Dear Gary,
Just wanted to drop you a line to tell you how pleased I am with your product. It has delivered exactly what you advertised it would. As a sales tool it has generated as many as 90 buyer calls in a one month period, and I believe if I really work with it a little more I could generate a lot more responses.
As a listing tool it is very impressive to potential clients. Not only can you demonstrate how it works, and they physically see their phone number paging you, but when they see the print out showing them 90 calls in a one month time, you pretty much blow away any other agent they may be interviewing.
When I use the verbiage you provide, together with direct mailers, I am almost guaranteed call backs. I have used direct mailers to apartment complexes together with a no money down program my investor put together, and had a phenomenal response.
I would highly recommend the Pro Quest system to anyone who wants to have another tool for generating leads.
Thanks again Gary, here's to a profitable year!
Tom Himmler
RE/MAX Realtors
Cincinnati, OH
I received a call at 9:30 on a Saturday night. The excited woman said she was sorry to call so late on a Sat. but she had called my 800 number and listened to a perfect description of her dream home and could I show them, she and her husband, the home early Sunday. I did and I wrote a contract for $248,000, which was accepted. I had both ends of this sale in just one week of the listing.
Ed Bates
RE/MAX AMBASSADORS
Westminster, MD
I become a client of the 800 program about 1 month ago , on the first week I put my 800 number in one of the newspaper ads that didn't generate any calls for the last three months not even one! that Sunday this ad generate about 17 calls !! so I put the 800 number in the rest of my ad and the leads keep coming !! I also use the 800 presentation and got two listing on the first week, now I am putting this number on all my marketing materiel and soon my business be auto pilot
David Sinbela
RE/MAX Partners
Plantation, FL
