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  • Member Type: Real Estate Speakers, Coaches, and Consultants
  • Profile Views: 840 views
  • Followers: 1 follower
  • Last Update: August 22, 2012
  • Joined: February 29, 2012

Ken Ellsworth

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  • Ken Ellsworth
    Ken Ellsworth posted a new article:
    Word of Mouth vs. Referrals, They are NOT the Same
    Word of Mouth vs. Referrals, They are NOT the Same
    Generating word of mouth and referrals are two completely different marketing strategies. Where agents get confused is when they blend them together in their minds and start applying the same tactics to both.
    • August 22, 2012
  • Ken Ellsworth
    Ken Ellsworth posted a new article:
    Why You Don’t Get Any Referrals
    Why You Don’t Get Any Referrals
    I am almost positive that in your clients and prospects minds the same thing is happening. They think you are no different that almost every other agent out there. Is your marketing proving to them that you are the best?
    • August 20, 2012
  • Ken Ellsworth
    Ken Ellsworth posted a new article:
    Emotional Selling – Using Positive Memories
    Emotional Selling – Using Positive Memories
    Are you a master at controlling and using emotions or do your client’s random emotions control the sales process without you? Are you adrift in the sales boat hoping it will get to shore or are you at the tiller directing where it will go?
    • August 16, 2012
  • Ken Ellsworth
    Ken Ellsworth posted a new article:
    What is Your Unique Selling Proposition?
    What is Your Unique Selling Proposition?
    The most important thing in marketing is the concept called a USP (Unique Selling Proposition). Some marketers call it an SOB or Statement of Benefit. I sometimes call it an Irresistible Proposition.
    • July 24, 2012
  • Ken Ellsworth
    Ken Ellsworth posted a new article:
    Real Estate Strategy VS Tactics
    Real Estate Strategy VS Tactics
    Whenever you are tempted to buy the calendar or the pen and you have not thought out your strategy just send the money to me instead. Because I guarantee that at least I will appreciate you a good ten minutes at least. Well, depending on how much the ch...  moreWhenever you are tempted to buy the calendar or the pen and you have not thought out your strategy just send the money to me instead. Because I guarantee that at least I will appreciate you a good ten minutes at least. Well, depending on how much the check was for.  
    • July 18, 2012
  • Ken Ellsworth
    Ken Ellsworth posted a new article:
    Inmates, Prison Guards and Real Estate
    Inmates, Prison Guards and Real Estate
    My first job when I first got out of college was as a prison guard.
    About six months after I started another guard got caught smuggling drugs into the jail to an inmate. This guy was hired the same time I was. We went through training together. I was ...
    • July 16, 2012
  • Ken Ellsworth
    Ken Ellsworth posted a new article:
    You’re No Different Than Every Other Agent
    You’re No Different Than Every Other Agent
    If you niche yourself you will do tremendously more business then if you are trying to chase and capture every piece of the pie. You want to focus on just a specific slice of the pie. Trust me you will be so busy you won’t want or need the other business.
    • July 11, 2012
  • Ken Ellsworth
    Ken Ellsworth posted a new article:
    How to Get Your Clients to Stop Following the Herd
    How to Get Your Clients to Stop Following the Herd
    Consensus is hard wired into the way people make decisions. It goes all the way back to primitive man. It is much safer to be part of a group. It is much safer to do what the group is doing. If you follow the group and do what they all do you are much ...
    • July 11, 2012
  • Marie Barakat
    Marie Barakat is now following Ken Ellsworth.
    • July 10, 2012
  • Ken Ellsworth
    Ken Ellsworth replied to a topic in the forum Marketing and Farming:
    Your question is "what technique should I use?" or "what technique works best?"
    That depends a little on the "farm" itself, who are they and what they respond to. There is a difference between farmers and condo owners.
    The key isn't really the technique. ...  more
    Your question is "what technique should I use?" or "what technique works best?"
    That depends a little on the "farm" itself, who are they and what they respond to. There is a difference between farmers and condo owners.
    The key isn't really the technique. The key is what you are going to say. I totally disagree with April, catchy slogans don't work at all and are a waste of money. You want your prospects to think "I'd be an idiot to choose any agent other than Marie Barakat". If they think that they will call you. They won't start to think that because you have a "catchy slogan". They will think that if the technique you use has information that positions you as an "expert".
    What "expert" information do the people in your farm need?
    Right here in the home owners association that I live in there has been at least one house in foreclosure or short sale on every street for the last 4 years. Yet no agents have farmed it with info that would be helpful to people who would need to short sell their house. If you were th...    less
    • July 10, 2012
  • Ken Ellsworth
    Ken Ellsworth wrote a new blog entry:
    Inmates, Prison Guards and Real Estate
    My first job when I first got out of college was as a prison guard.
     
    About six months after I started another guard got caught smuggling drugs into the jail to an inmate. This guy was hired the same time I was. We went through training together. I...
    • July 10, 2012
  • Ken Ellsworth
    Ken Ellsworth has added a new profile photo.
    • February 29, 2012
  • Ken Ellsworth
    Ken Ellsworth has just signed up. Say hello!
    • February 29, 2012
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Primary Information

  • First Name Ken
  • Last Name Ellsworth
  • Title Owner
  • Company Name Buyers Arent Liars
  • City Vancouver
  • State/Province Washington
  • Country United States
  • Web Site http://www.buyers-arent-liars.com

Industry Involvement

  • Primary Business Focus Residential Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate
  • Service Description Sales and ­Marketing ­psychology­
  • Years of Related Experience Over 10 Years

Social

  • Gender Male
  • Relationship Status Married
  • Children Have Children
  • Birthdate January 25, 1958
  • Word of Mouth vs. Referrals, They are NOT the Same

    • August 4, 2012
    • 0 comments
    • 0 likes
    • 3,342 views
    Generating word of mouth and referrals are two completely different marketing strategies. Where agents get confused is when they blend them together in their minds and start applying the same tactics to both.
  • Why You Don’t Get Any Referrals

    • August 4, 2012
    • 0 comments
    • 0 likes
    • 2,943 views
    I am almost positive that in your clients and prospects minds the same thing is happening. They think you are no different that almost every other agent out there. Is your marketing proving to them that you are the best?
  • Emotional Selling – Using Positive Memories

    • August 4, 2012
    • 0 comments
    • 0 likes
    • 2,142 views
    Are you a master at controlling and using emotions or do your client’s random emotions control the sales process without you? Are you adrift in the sales boat hoping it will get to shore or are you at the tiller directing where it will go?
  • What is Your Unique Selling Proposition?

    • July 6, 2012
    • 0 comments
    • 0 likes
    • 2,556 views
    The most important thing in marketing is the concept called a USP (Unique Selling Proposition). Some marketers call it an SOB or Statement of Benefit. I sometimes call it an Irresistible Proposition.
  • Real Estate Strategy VS Tactics

    • July 4, 2012
    • 0 comments
    • 0 likes
    • 1,144 views
    Whenever you are tempted to buy the calendar or the pen and you have not thought out your strategy just send the money to me instead. Because I guarantee that at least I will appreciate you a good ten minutes at least. Well, depending on how much the ch...  moreWhenever you are tempted to buy the calendar or the pen and you have not thought out your strategy just send the money to me instead. Because I guarantee that at least I will appreciate you a good ten minutes at least. Well, depending on how much the check was for.  
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  • Inmates, Prison Guards and Real Estate

    Posted July 10, 2012

    My first job when I first got out of college was as a prison guard.   About six months after I started another guard got caught smuggling drugs into the jail to an inmate. This guy was hired the same time I was. We went through training together. I was shocked and confused and even a little a...

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  • July 10, 2012 1:30:40 PM MDT
    in the topic Best Farming Advice in the forum Marketing and Farming
    Your question is "what technique should I use?" or "what technique works best?" That depends a little on the "farm" itself, who are they and what they respond to. There is a difference between farmers and condo owners. The key isn't really the technique. The key is what you are going to say. I totally disagree with April, catchy slogans don't work at all and are a waste of money. You want your prospects to think "I'd be an idiot to choose any agent other than Marie Barakat". If they think that they will call you. They won't start to think that because you have a "catchy slogan". They will think that if the technique you use has information that positions you as an "expert". What "expert" information do the people in your farm need? Right here in the home owners association that I live in there has been at least one house in foreclosure or short sale on every street for the last 4 years. Yet no agents have farmed it with info that would be helpful to people who would need to short sell their house. If you were that "expert" on short sales they would think "I'd be an idiot to call a different agent".
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