TRANSCRIPTION OF VLOG: Hi everyone. Kimberly Mackey here with New Homes Solutions, and I am coming to you today because you asked us some great questions on our little poll we conducted on Facebook. This prompted us to start a new series to answer your questions because they were fantastic. To have your question featured,… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Sales
Guest Vlog: How To Use Pinterest To Sell More Homes
(Video contains subtitles) Hi, everyone. My name is Anya Chrisanthon, and I’m the host of the New Construction Marketing Podcast. Let me ask you a quick question. Have you used Pinterest? No, I don’t mean to get outfit ideas or recipes, although that’s all good. I mean, have you used Pinterest to help you sell… Continue Reading
Kimberly Mackey and Roland Nairnsey to Headline at SEBC’s Rockfest Sales Rally
Our dynamic duo of Roland Nairnsey and Kimberly Mackey will entertain, educate and engage you with innovative tips and practices on how to MASTER your sales presentation from the moment your prospects walk in the sales office! You will WIN big with these ‘real world’ sales strategies designed to help you hit your professional JACKPOT!… Continue Reading
Podcast with Anya Chrisanthon: How Abundance Mentality Influences Sales Success
A few weeks ago, this on-site sales professional contacted me to say that she was starting a new podcast for New Construction Marketing. When I asked about her motivation, it was to learn as much as she could about her craft and share that with others, who like her might feel they are all alone… Continue Reading
Video: Do You Have An Abundance Mentality?
Today, I’d like to ask you, do you have an abundance mentality or a scarcity mentality? Perhaps you have both at different times? For those of you with whom I have had the privilege of training or coaching, you have often heard me refer to these concepts. Those who have an abundance mentality, focus on… Continue Reading
Book Now: Coming Soon to an Association Near You
Kimberly Mackey, New Homes Solutions teams up with Carol Morgan, from Denim Marketing to present this fast paced, dynamic and timely topic. We know that our sales teams are handling the “hot prospect”, the one that comes through the door nearly ready to buy, but what about those who may need to some help to… Continue Reading
Quint Lears, from NewHomeSales.com Interviews Kimberly Mackey on Sales Management
At the International Builders Show in January 2018, Quint Lears caught up with me to ask me about sales management and the challenges our sales managers face in today’s hectic sales environment. If you find that you or your teams are struggling to get it all done, hopefully a few of these tips will help… Continue Reading
Video: A Better Registration Experience Questions are the Answers Part 2
PART 2: Recently, I presented to the Manatee/Sarasota Building Industry Association’s Sales and Marketing Council Kick-off Breakfast. It was a great event with about 100-125 building industry and related associates in attendance. They had taken a survey of their membership and asked me to create a program specifically to address the challenges on-site agents and… Continue Reading
Video: Questions are the Answers, Part 1: The Topo Must Go
Recently, I presented to the Manatee/Sarasota Building Industry Association’s Sales and Marketing Council Kick-off Breakfast. It was a great event with about 100-125 building industry and related associates in attendance. They had taken a survey of their membership and asked me to create a program specifically to address the challenges on-site agents and even general… Continue Reading
Video: Just Whose Objection is it Anyway?
Often times, we are the ones with the objections that we project onto our buyers and that isn’t fair. Your buyers need for you to be impartial, and to listen to their wants and needs objectively, not filter it through your own lens. I hope you will take a the few minutes to listen to… Continue Reading
Video: How to Handle the I-Want-to-Think-About-It Objection
“I want to think about it” is probably the most common objection that sales people hear regardless of product. To which most sales people just respond, “of course, I understand…here is my card, please give me a call once you have had a chance to think it over.” But if you job is really to… Continue Reading
VIDEO: 3 Questions Every Sales Person Needs to Ask Themselves
We all know it starts with attitude, but what exactly is controlling your attitude? Suzanne shares a real heart-to-heart that every sales person needs to have with themselves in order to discover just where their attitude is and how it is impacting their sales. As the author of, New Home Sales The Basics and the… Continue Reading
Practice Carefully!
If we all agree that with practice comes proficiency, does it not stand to reason that whatever you practice doing you will become better and better at it…including mediocrity? Be careful on what you are practicing and devote yourself to practicing only those things which will make you better. Kimberly Mackey, REALTOR®, is the founder… Continue Reading
Suzanne Neff: “Ask Different Questions, Get Better Results”
In this video, Suzanne explores the questions behind the questions. When you understand the “why?” then and only then can you understand the “how.” As the author of, New Home Sales The Basics and the Magic, Suzanne Neff is a proven leader in the New Home Sales arena. With over 3 decades of experience ranging… Continue Reading
Relationships are the Most Important Part of the Sale
by Suzanne Neff The tone you set as the salesperson is key to starting the relationship with your prospect on the right note. Buyers today are bombarded with push messages, but all they really want is to make a connection with someone who understands their challenge to help them to find a solution. As… Continue Reading
The Planned Encounter–The Most Important Tool in the Sales Manager’s Stable
Sales Managers, when you understand the 10-5-2-1 Principles you can create more sales in less time with your sales team. Training and holding your team accountable happens each and every week during the Planned Encounter and we argue that the most important thing you have to do each and every week is to get out… Continue Reading
Don’t Ask These 2 Questions
Unless you like chasing rabbits, like “Alice in Wonderland” here are 2 questions we recommend you strike from discovery with your prospects. How many bedrooms are you looking for? How many square feet are you looking for? Why shouldn’t you ask these? It’s simple really. The buyer usually doesn’t know…YET. They think they do, but… Continue Reading
Suzanne Neff Joins Forces with Kimberly Mackey at New Homes Solutions
New Homes Solutions and Kimberly Mackey are pleased to announce the addition of Suzanne Neff to the team. Suzanne brings a wealth of experience to New Homes Solutions. Having been involved in the home building industry for over 30 years, she began her career as a successful on site salesperson and worked her way through… Continue Reading
Wise Words from the Customers
by Suzanne Neff A few months back I was having a meeting with one of my home builder clients. The conversation turned to their recent traffic; those who had not yet purchased, but according to the information entered into their data base by their salespeople, were good leads. Where were these customers in the home… Continue Reading
Good Sales Professionals Always Mind Their Own Business
If you want something done, do it yourself! Sales pro’s, this is something we must remember each and every day. So often, we try to “hand-off” work to our managers or others in the company. Then, we complain when it takes them too long to get it done. If we want effective sales management, we… Continue Reading