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Archive for September, 2009

Power station… what power station?

| September 30, 2009 | 0 Comments

I wasn’t surprised to see that an agent in kent has come under fire for failing to mention in their particulars the fact that a £247,000 bungalow, which appears to be ideal for a nuclear family, backs on to one of Europe’s largest power stations, at Dungeness. I was even less surprised to see that [...]

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Not Lady Gaga? Show me your face

| September 20, 2009 | 0 Comments

If you happened to see Lady Gaga on the MTV VMA’s this week you will remember one of her looks involving a piece of red netting wrapped around her head concealing her face. She looked ridiculous but we instantly knew who it was and that’s partly because she has built a major personal brand - well [...]

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Make me Laugh

| September 18, 2009 | 0 Comments

The majority of estate agents proudly speak on their web sites about their amazing customer service, highly motivated staff and great marketing blah de blah. When I repeatedly come across this approach, the saying comes to mind – don’t tell me you’re funny, make me laugh – and it underlines the problem

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Who wants to socialise with estate agents?

| September 2, 2009 | 0 Comments

With the growing number of estate agents starting to engage in social media, one question I have to ask is ‘Who wants to socialise with estate agents’? The two main property forums for agents to socialise on (Juicy Red Apple and Ageants) are largely made up of service providers because the small number of estate [...]

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