Yesterday, I received a text message from Daughter #1. Not possessing the energy at the time to brave a long, involved text reply (my precision-challenged Blackberry Storm touchscreen tends to result in messages that look like I am practicing my Czechoslovakian), I called her… on the phone.. a thing that sends my voice to another place. It’s a magical thing, the phone. To my children, the phone is just a modern version of the telex machine. I am pretty sure that they have forgotten that their own phones came with voice capability.
So when I called my daughter, I went to voicemail. In her defense, she did call me back. (Teenagers, I have learned, are willing to make concessions and stoop to our level when the topic involves money).
“You got my message?” I asked. “No way,” said my boomer baby. “I don’t have time to listen to voice mail.”
Not enough time? I wasn’t born yesterday (understatement alert); time has nothing to do with it. It’s just the way her generation rolls now. And this phenomenon is not only confined to the Age Group Most Likely to Get Carded — not by a long shot.
So, when I saw this video today, I had to share. It’s not about real estate – well, not exactly. What it is about is how we communicate today. Agents who don’t get this pretty quickly are going to be in a world of hurt.
Irony of all ironies: I found this through Twitter. Thanks, @pkitano!
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Love the video. I’m going to pass it on to my broker. They are always looking for videos to use in our weekly meeting to help drive home points more effectively.
Thanks!
Thanks for a great, simple synopsis of a phenomena that many still are struggling to understand. The more simple we can ’splain it, the more folks will capitalize on it.
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Pretty cool, isn’t it? And amazing when you think about the massive potential for leveling the playing field.
This comment was originally posted on NRVLiving – Real Estate. Simplified.
I was hanging with the video until they said that social media has replaced porn as the number one use of the internet.
But then I remembered that Mrs. Smithers spends copious time uploading pictures onto Facebook as part of her ongoing cackle with her friends and others, and it all made perfect sense to me: Women (I am told) don’t care about the porn, but are BIG time into social media. And 50ish% of the popluation are women. And women control (based on my personal experience) 97% of the $$$. So, sadly, yes, I suppose this social media stuff is the center of the universe.
(If Steve gets more than 3%, I am jealous).
Smithers – Steve wanted to responsd, but I told him he couldn’t.
Jusat saved the video in my youtube favorites, will be watching it from time to time to remind myself how important social networks are
Unfortunately quantity doesn’t mean quality. Have you READ people’s twitters and Facebook accounts? 98% of it is useless junk, and that’s being generous. If this is a revolution, mostly what it’s showing is how banal we all are.
Its true!!! We are the generation of instant connections which is why it is important for businesses to know how to untilize it to their best benefit! I have had so many of my clients ask for me to maintain their social media sites for them I can’t keep up!! That’s why I’m passing on the information to anyone who is interested in learning the fastest growing information agent! Connect with Your Customers!
If you are not using social networking…your kids, friends, and more importantly, your clients are! Join us Thursday, August 27th at 6pm to learn how to harness the Power or Social Media! Email me at Lindsay@mylucidfinancial.com for more information