Marketing Checklist to Keep Your Business Growing
Mortgage businesses and mortgage loan officers are important for the economy and the housing market. They help people buy homes by providing loans, and they also provide a valuable service by helping to keep people in their homes when they face financial difficulty. However, mortgage businesses can only continue to be successful if they keep up with marketing trends. Marketing is an important part of any business, and mortgage businesses are no exception.
By keeping up with current marketing trends, mortgage businesses can stay successful and continue to help people buy homes and by honestly assessing how you’re doing in the following key areas of your marketing efforts, you can address any issues before the market heats up in the spring. This will put you in a perfect position to start a successful year.
1. Review Your Collateral
Your marketing materials should be a reflection of who you are and what sets your business apart from others in the industry. Make sure they contain up to date contact information, correct dates or years for things like publications that have been updated - it will really help put potential customers at ease.
Take a few minutes to look over some of these marketing outlets:
- Website
- Email Campaigns
- Business Cards
- Social Media Platforms
- Brochures
- Flyers
If you need to refresh your brand, now is the time! You can save money and avoid frustration by making sure that all of your marketing materials are up-to date.
2. Evaluate Your Digital Presence
It's time to put your best foot forward and take advantage of all that is new in digital marketing. Your website, social media pages - they're the first places prospective clients will look when deciding which company or service provider to work with; so it’s important for you make sure these channels fit into an overall strategy by using them effectively at every turn! Asks for feedback from current customers on everything from features offered to pricing policies.
To ensure your content is as engaging and interesting for potential clients, try including testimonials or success stories with an emotional touch. You can also use more straightforward sales messaging by highlighting what you offer while explaining why someone should work together in order to achieve their goals.
Make sure your content is a well-thought mix of success stories, testimonials, personal life, photos, videos, education content, and sales messaging.
3. Update Your Email Strategy
In today's housing market, it’s more important than ever to make sure your contact information is up-to date and accurate. Email marketing has proven time after again as a reliable method for connecting with potential clients — especially targeted campaigns aimed at current or prospective customers that will help you find exactly what they need in their next home!
Be certain not only check the accuracy of how contacts are listed on signature pages but also include any relevant details about trends within this complex industry throughout all other appropriate spaces such as social media sites.
4. Budget, Budget, Budget
You can't afford to take your marketing game lightly! In a fiscal new year, try out some unfamiliar tactics and see how they work for you. For example, ask friendly clients if they would be willing create video testimonials that escalate on social media channels in order promote posts targeted at specific audiences - it's free (and really impressive) so don’t worry about wasting money here either; just make sure someone else does all heavy lifting while YOU focus other attention where needed most.
Having a well-allocated budget is the key to utilizing your money properly when it comes to marketing and marketing materials.
5. Keep Your Database Organized
The slow season is an ideal time to make a few changes and updates in your business. You can use this opportunity for clean-up, weed out old information from the database so it doesn't take up more space or refer clients away while also committing yourself fully once again by reaching out regularly with fresh leads!
Marketing is an important part of any business, and mortgage businesses are no exception. By keeping up with current marketing trends, mortgage businesses can stay successful and continue to help people in the home buying process.