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Rainmaker
2,818,727
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

I've found the bags you can use at supermarkets work well.  (We add a cleaning product and care instructions.  People use to save on plastic and get discounts at store + they advertise us while there.

Jul 18, 2016 06:08 AM
Rainmaker
2,847,669
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

A good pen with a decent slogan/contact worked wonders for me. I ordered different colors too and let people choose. Highly recommended

Jul 18, 2016 05:23 AM
Rainmaker
1,650,125
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC • Short Sale • Probate

Recyclable bags are my favorite, since everyone likes them and uses them all the time. 

Jul 18, 2016 06:44 AM
Rainmaker
4,736,519
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

I have purchased promotional pens in the past and used them at open houses.   I'm not so sure they were particularly effective in marketing and in the end(not such great writing implements either).    Not great customer service from the distributor either.  

Jul 18, 2016 04:33 AM
Rainmaker
425,000
Julie A. Black
KAUAI DREAMS REALTY Kauai Real Property Specialist - Kapaa, HI
CLHMS, CRS, GRI, Realtor, Broker

Beach towelWe just got beach towels in. It's been a good pop-by gift in our beach community.

Jul 18, 2016 05:51 AM
Rainmaker
138,887
Kelly Turbeville
Keller Williams - Lake Forest, CA
Turning Real Estate Dreams into Reality

The best thing I have received results on and they last a long time is Calender white boards.   I was just at a cients house and m white board was up from 2012.. lol

Jul 18, 2016 04:53 AM
Rainmaker
797,557
Liz Wallace
Century 21 Sherlock Homes - Rockville Centre, NY
Broker C21 Sherlock Homes, Rockville Centre, LI, N

We have magnets for the different towns we service and they have a spot for the Agents card and a list of important phone numbers like police,library,trash pick up, hospital, etc.  Not everyone is computer or Google savvy.

Jul 18, 2016 04:48 AM
Rainmaker
5,197,519
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

I use notepads and sport schedules,  if people do not get them they call.  Captainnotepad.com  are great.

Jul 18, 2016 04:41 AM
Rainmaker
4,434,227
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

I only use calendars.

Jul 18, 2016 09:38 PM
Rainmaker
1,618,024
Harry F. D'Elia III
WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

I have found magnets and postcards work really well for me.

Jul 18, 2016 08:39 PM
Rainmaker
2,234,859
Debbie Laity
CinaJones Real Estate - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County

People love my pens and know me from them. Plus I hand them out to walkins. We do get quite a few in my office. I don't use cheap pens. I have the barrel ones from National Pen. They write well, and I get complimented on them all of the time. I drop them off at the same business about every two months. 

Jul 18, 2016 02:30 PM
Ambassador
3,763,935
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

In the summer, water bottles at Open Houses with personalized labels seem to be a huge hit.

Jul 18, 2016 01:44 PM
Rainmaker
3,988,138
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I use business card magnets and calendar magnets and send to my database.

Jul 18, 2016 12:49 PM
Rainmaker
1,261,933
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

A realtor got 2000 grocer bags and handed out at local farmers market. Before you know every other person in small town walk around with her name on it. One needs to get better quality as the real cheap ones do not last.

Jul 18, 2016 09:24 AM
Rainmaker
129,748
sandy straley
Rindlesbach Homes - Salt Lake City, UT
Selling Homes for over 40 Years

yearly calendars that are nice. . .  appointment calendars. . . . always brings me referral clients. . . .

Jul 18, 2016 09:19 AM
Rainmaker
5,273,859
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Large Calendars ..every home I walk into has mine up!!

Jul 18, 2016 07:50 AM
Rainmaker
824,029
Susan Laxson CRS
Palm Properties - La Quinta, CA
California Real Estate Specialist

I have found pens work and magnetic football game calendars, depending on the areas. I have used both and the pens for open houses and the calendars mailed to farms.

Jul 18, 2016 06:24 AM
Rainmaker
5,774,095
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Kenneth,

We actually designed a notepad with the brand for one of our clients who actually knocks on doors in one of the high end communities in Santa Barbara.  His people love them.

Another client in a mid range market sends annual magnet calendars.  Her people call to make sure she is sending them one.  A

Jul 18, 2016 05:25 AM
Ambassador
2,707,737
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

I used to hand out ball point pens.  Nobody phoned me and said "I saw your name on a ball point pen", but it may have helped with the branding.

No open house anymore.

Jul 18, 2016 05:00 AM
Rainmaker
5,480,749
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

I have used notepads in the past that produced positive ressults.

Jul 18, 2016 11:16 PM
Rainmaker
3,074,389
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Coldwell Banker Realty

parked and reading...

Jul 18, 2016 09:41 PM
Rainmaker
5,309,783
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

I send our annual calendars and note pads with my business cards attached throughout the year. I do not farm and do not hold open houses.

Jul 18, 2016 09:25 PM
Rainmaker
4,322,035
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Kenneth Cameron - I have never used such promotional items in my marketing! Only once I bought some magnetic calendars - and I still have them - did not give away all.

Jul 18, 2016 04:10 PM
Rainmaker
2,443,346
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

None of the above.  I do very different types of things to be remembered, none of which has my name imprinted on an item. Message me direct and I will give you some examples.  I don't want to offend anyone by uploading photos...

Jul 18, 2016 12:51 PM
Rainmaker
1,870,353
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Just calendar magnets with house tips on them. 

Farm & PC

NO to open houses.

Jul 18, 2016 04:38 AM
Rainmaker
1,538,284
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

I don't do promotional products.  I love signing listing agreements when some other realtor's scratchpad is on the refrigerator door.  Especially when you find out they never even thought about calling that realtor!

Jul 19, 2016 09:14 AM
Rainmaker
1,009,128
Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

I don't invest in money sinks

Jul 18, 2016 11:54 PM
Rainmaker
1,466,257
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Kenneth Cameron In my opinion, promotional products only benefit the people who sell them.

Jul 18, 2016 11:46 PM
Rainmaker
8,148,067
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Promotional products have limited value. I use pens provided by the title company or the lenders I suggest.

Jul 18, 2016 10:09 PM
Rainmaker
3,986,473
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I don't use any

Jul 18, 2016 12:17 PM
Ambassador
6,684,621
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Though I do get lots of fun samples from Myron every month and occassionally order some stuff for staff and select clients, I think that serious prospects would prefer good information over a pen or a calendar.

Jul 18, 2016 09:20 AM