Welcome to the first EVER episode of Agency Affairs, the bonus section of the Ignite Your Estate Agency Podcast.
In these bonus episodes we'll discuss weekly estate agency news from around the UK.
This week we go through the sales market, what's happening now, and what's forecast for the future. Maternity leave, staff pay and the agent who won £185,000 in compensation when her employer refused to allow her flexible working hours. As well as the idea of manditory vaccinations for staff.
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In today's episode we discuss the importance of bespoke property marketing for your high-value, unique homes. 
Bespoke brochures are one of our biggest instruction winners at AshdownJones, for three main reasons:
They are tangible proof of our promises to our clients, which builds trust.
Vendors are always SUPER-EXCITED to see their home in a bespoke brochure, it makes instructing us aspirational.
And these brochures are a MILLION percent better than any other property brochure they've seen before, which makes us different. 
Find out why we create bespoke marketing material, what success it's given us at our own agency, and how you can do it yourself. 
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In this week's episode of the Ignite Your Estate Agency Podcast we discuss the difference between On the Market and Not on the Market Direct Mail Sales Letters.
At our own agency, AshdownJones, Direct Mail is at the centre of what we do. It's our most valuable instruction winning marketing tool and just one of our Not on the Market letters has been responsible for over £700,000 in potential fees! And that's not counting the fees it's brought in for our Firewave members...
In this episode we'll go through the Market, Message and Medium we target with the different types of Direct Mail Sales Letters we use.
Who should you target? What should you write? And how should you send it? We'll explain it all.
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On this week's episode we have something a little different! 
Overrated or Underrated? A trend taking social media by storm.
In this episode we'll discuss various things relating to estate agency and decide whether we think they're over or underrated... And we won't always agree.
From Rightmove to Bespoke Brochures there's plenty to talk about. And this week we're joined by our Lead Generation Specialist, Isaac, who'll try to keep the peace.
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In this episode we discuss the social media platform that has taken the world by storm, and why you should think about getting your estate agency on it!
TikTok has grown rapidly, and currently sits at over 1 Billion active users every month... Not only is the platform growing exponentially, it provides a fun and engaging place to show off content!
Listen now to hear our thoughts on why any independent estate agent should be using TikTok,
Hope you enjoy.
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In today's episode we discuss AshdownJones' journey to becoming a Million Pound Agency from sales alone. 

This year we're on track to earn over £1,000,000 from our estate agency, without lettings, how crazy is that!?

Listen to this episode and discover the super-successful marketing strategies and tactics and we used to turn AshdownJones into the powerhouse it is today. 

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In this weeks episode we talk to the world's leading authority on Customer service, John DiJulius.

We'll discuss exactly how an estate agent can provide a world-class customer journey for their customers and go through John's thoughts on the estate agency industry.

John didn’t just read the books on customer service to become the internationally acclaimed expert he is, he wrote them: Secret Service, Hidden Systems That Deliver Unforgettable Customer Service, What’s The Secret? To Being a World Class Customer Service Organization, The Customer Service Revolution,  The Best Customer Service Quotes Ever Said, and The Relationship Economy.
 
He's known as one of the most captivating and charismatic speakers in the world and John’s keynotes and workshops are used by world-class service companies to provide unforgettable customer service every day.

We hope you enjoy this episode of the Ignite Your Estate Agency podcast, let us know what you think by leaving a review.

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On this week's episode we discuss everything to do with being confident on camera with the founder and coach from Camera Confidence, Adam Woods.

Adam has worked as a Creative Director for National Geographic, BBC and ITV as well as working as an Advertising Film Director.

You can find out what Adam's 6-step Camera Confidence method is below:

1. Calling - Achieve clarity on your vision for WHY you do what you do
2. Audience - Get specific on your ideal client and how to relate to them
3. Message - Define a single-minded relevant message for your audience
4. Empathy - Learn to engage with powerful rapport to connect personally
5. Response - Be intentional to get specific results you desire from your videos
6. Action - Create a personal practice that gets you learning and improving

To find out more about Adam and his work go to: https://www.cameraconfidence.co.uk

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In this episode we talk with John Rossman, the author of The Amazon Way book series, a former Amazon leader and Managing Partner at Rossman Partners. Mr. Rossman is an expert leveraging the Amazon leadership principles to help others innovate, compete and win in the digital era. 
One of the leading innovation speakers, John delivers practical techniques and strategies the audience can apply in their business. 
John was an executive at Amazon.com where he played a key role in launching the Amazon marketplace business as the Director of Merchant Integration, and went on to have responsibilities for the enterprise business at Amazon.
Listen now to find out John's thoughts on leadership and what the very best estate agents should be doing right now.
Mr. Rossman’s blog is www.the-amazon-way.com and he can be reached at [email protected].

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In this episode we discuss BLAST, our super special social media formula we use every day in our agency, AshdownJones.
You'll discover our exact social media post formula, why we use it across all of our estate social channels, the results we get and how we get the team to do it for us!
It's the perfect way to increase your social media outreach, attract followers and convert those followers into clients, all without it seeming like you're selling them something.
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