Archive for the ‘Leasing Support’ Category

More good hints to improve Craigslist ads

Friday, October 9th, 2009

From a comment on the earlier post I highlighted:

-Put the phone number in multiple places so it is always visible (even when scrolling)
-Show pictures of the interior of your unit
-Make contacting the property as easy as possible with links and email addresses
-Remember, post links that go to the property, not the ‘main’ website (many people do not want to perform another search after searching craigslist)

How to Win Online Prospects.

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

I recently wrote an article highlighting some key points for lead generation online on ezines.  The address is:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Online-Apartment-Leasing-Leads—How-to-Find-Them-and-How-to-Win-Them&id=2884453

You will find this article different because of the focus on what the process is in the prospect’s head while working with the Internet during the apartment search.  I’d recommend checking out the UrbaneLab for some good ideas regarding how to further decipher this process.  Their address is:

http://www.apartmentveteran.com/

New Occupancy100 Video

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Hey everyone,

We have been working hard to  create as many helpful videos for you to enjoy as possible. Here is a video that explains our apartment marketing solutions, and offers a great overview on Tenant Lead Generation, and the Online Rental Application.

Enjoy!

More info on Hispanic Marketing Focus

Monday, August 24th, 2009

We’ve hit many times the fact that Hispanics are the fastest growing resident demographic.  However, did you know that Hispanic Internet usage is growing 50% faster than the general market?  Do you have a strategy for this market area?

If not, keep in mind that most Hispanic searches are in English.  The fact is Hispanic marketing in fact any demographic marketing focus is a cultural item.  For example are you aware that a Hispanic household is 3.5X more likely to respond to a direct mail item than a non-Hispanic Household. This is particularly important when you understand that they only receive 10% of the mail other households receive.

About 55% of Hispanics respond well to ads in Spanish.  Also, Radio and television is generally the best mode of advertising based on selling results.

When you considers Hispanics are $860 billion dollar market segment, ignoring this segment is at your own risk.    This will be an even greater fact as the segment is  expected to grow to over $1 trillion by early in the coming decade.

Good sources for this post were:

MK Blog

The Latino Journal

Online Hispanic Trends

Online vs. Print Advertisements

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Advertising your multi-family property may seem like an arduous task considering the myriad of options (and expenses!) available these days. At Occupancy100, we’ve learned that online advertising is the most practical option when pitted against print advertising in terms of ROI and the infinite number of potential renters these types of advertisements are able to reach.

Print ads tend to be incredibly expensive and with a low return on investment. Brochures, pamphlets, newspaper/magazine ads, billboards, etc. require high monetary investments in order to fund design, printing, distribution, storage, and postage, and potential error modification. After such an outflow of money, the geographical restrictions for distribution are incredible—often these types of advertisements are seen mainly by the older generations who are less likely to use the Internet, and skip over those younger generations who rely mostly on the World Wide Web as their main source of information.

In comparison, online advertising costs are often limited to website hosting—which costs a minimal monthly fee—and the individual advertisements can be seen by any person with a computer, whereas print ads are generally limited to their specific geographical locations. Online ads are capable of reaching an infinite number of potential tenants with a larger overall profit margin per consumer in contrast to print ads. Additionally, errors can be easily corrected with online advertising whereas correcting any printed mistake requires an entirely new printed product—re-establishing the original costs.

After trying print advertisements for ourselves with minimal results, we tried our hand at advertising on the web, and what a difference it made for us and our company! We want to help you utilize these tried and true techniques for your own business! With our Successful Website, Search Engine Marketing, and Search Engine Optimization services, we help your business gain the top spots in organic and paid search results and we help you to expand your properties’ marketing opportunities as a whole.  We even gather monthly reports so you can track the progress and traffic of your advertisements in conjunction with tenant acquisition at your properties. The best part? You only pay for results! Check us out today!

Introducing, Apartment Marketing Solutions!

Monday, July 13th, 2009

Hey everyone,

We at Occupancy100 are pleased and proud to announce that our new website, Apartment Marketing Solutions, has been completed and is ready to serve all of your marketing needs!

In these hard economic times, we know how difficult it is to generate potential renter traffic, let alone sign leases.  Having previously struggled with lagging occupancy in our local renter market due to the military “surge” overseas, our staff had to create new and innovative ways to generate traffic through our apartment complexes. Having already experienced our services’ success for ourselves, we’re now here to help you! Check out all of our services, proven to generate leads and sign those ever-elusive lease agreements, and you only pay if it works!

Our Tenant Lead Generation solution generates 2-3 new calls per day by weekly updating your apartment ads on various websites such as Craigslist and Whitepages, and other forms of targeted marketing. If you sign up now, you get 10 leads for free — a great way to test our expertise for yourself!

We also offer an Online Rental Application–a secure, rental application that potential occupants can fill out online without using a pen, printer or fax–and you receive it immediately. This service option has proven itself time and time again, offering 3-5 new applications per week to our customers! Try it now and receive your first 4 applications for free! Additionally, our Online Rental Application is accompanied with our “Know Your ROI” feature that allows you to gauge which advertisements are creating the most traffic through custom pie chart displays.

Through our experience, we have learned that rental applications that are responded to immediately produce a signed lease at least 50% of the time. Since potential tenants often fill out rental applications upon returning home from work, we offer After Hours Leasing Support from 6pm-2am to field any incoming applications during this time! Potential renters are happier (and more likely to sign leases) knowing that they are responded to in a timely manner! Get your first 2 responses free if you sign up now!

Accompanying these amazing services are our auxiliary services, including search engine optimization, monthly reports, and more! To view everything for yourself and/or to contact an Occupancy100 representative for further detials, visit www.apartment-marketing-solutions.com.

We look forward to serving you and your apartment rental business!