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By Jen Barkan
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The podcast currently has 26 episodes available.
Jen Barkan is joined by Amanda Martin (with an appearance from Jessie Suggs!) to recap the recently dropped Q3 Online Sales Benchmarks! Detailing data coming in from over 50,000 leads, they recap lead volume changes, what increased and what decreased, and new metrics that are in this quarter's Benchmarks! They also give actionable items for putting insights gained from the data into strategic plans.
Topic of Today: The Q3 Benchmarks! (05:50)
Skills Check! (25:11)
Jen Barkan is joined by Jessie Suggs for this episode, recapping their recent trip to Chicago for the 2024 Online Sales & Marketing Summit! They recap their first time at the event, and the trends they saw this year. They also welcome a very special guest, Jen's son, Sam Barkan! Sam attended Summit this year as a builder attendee, and shares his unique perspective. Sam works with Chesapeake Homes in Virginia, currently working as an online sales specialist, with experience as an on-site sales specialist.
Topic of Today (6:36): Special Guest, Sam Barkan!
Skills Check! (24:33): Knowing Beyond Your Numbers Heading Into Q4
Jen Barkan and Jessie Suggs sit down for episode #24, and today's topic is embracing the transparency of online sales and shifting the focus from defensiveness to opportunity when a slower market can lead to finger pointing.
Topic of Today: 5 Ways to Embrace Today's Challenges in Online Sales (5:03)
Listener Question Of The Day (32:16): "What is the difference between an adequate employee and a valuable employee?"
Skills Check! (37:30)
Jen Barkan and Jessie Suggs are joined by Lisa Parrish, Chief Creative Chick with Team PMP - Peter Mayer Productions! Lisa has been producing industry award events for 35+ years, and the topic is all about The Nationals-- the NAHB's premier awards event! They dive into awards categories, benefits of applying, tips on the submission process, steps to submitting an entry and more! Entries are due October 7 for anyone interested in applying! Finalists lists will be announced the first week of December.
Topic Of Today: The Nationals awards! (04:14)
Listener Question Of The Day: (26:04)
"With the submission process, is there anything that stands out to you, and are applications more merit based, creativity, or a combination of both?"
Skills Check! (28:12)
Jen Barkan is joined by Jessie Suggs for Episode #22, and they're shaking things up! Jen interviews Jessie, who candidly shares how she entered into the real estate industry, and her journey to becoming an online sales counselor, and ultimately to a coach at Do You Convert. A big topic discussed in this episode is comfort zones, and how important it is to always be seeking opportunity for growth and learning. And finally, they give you a bit of homework so you can put the advice into action!
Topic Of Today: Jessie Suggs! (05:58)
Skills Check! (30:23)
Jen Barkan is joined by Jessie Suggs and Amanda Martin to recap the recently dropped Q2 2024 Benchmarks! Things have held very steady since last quarter, and in some instances, improved! Also discussed in this episode are upcoming opportunities for growth and recognition, and Amanda leaves you with some homework that will improve your funnel.
Word On The Street: Do You Remember Your First Day As An OSC? (15:20)
Question Of The Day: UTour (26:57)
Topic of Today: The Q2 Benchmarks! (13:33)
Skills Check! (30:28)
Welcome to Online People Talking with Jen Barkan! In this episode, Jen and Jessie Suggs are joined by Julia Holloman, a Dream Home Specialist at Red Door Homes! Julia explains what "On Your Lot" online sales specialists do and how its different (and similar!) to production online sales specialists. They go through the metrics between the two and speak to why that might be.
Word On The Street: On Your Lot (10:15)
Topic Of Today: Metrics for OYL vs Production (24:26)
Skills Check! (40:27)
Welcome to Online People Talking with Jen Barkan! In this episode, Jen and Jessie Suggs are joined by one of our very own marketing coaches here at DYC, Beth Russell! They have noticed an uptick in OSC's creating overly templated emails that look as though they came from marketing, so the three dig into the difference between marketing emails and follow up emails. Beth gives her expert insight on the purpose of both kinds of emails and shares her concerns if the line is blurred between the two. The three discuss the difference between live chat and a chatbot.
Word On The Street: OSC's emails looking like they came from marketing (08:03)
Topic Of Today: The fundamentals - difference between email marketing and follow up from online sales (17:30)
Skills Check! (36:40)
Welcome to Online People Talking with Jen Barkan! In this episode, Jen is joined by Jessie Suggs to talk all about how to get an appointment. Jen and Jessie have noticed a disconnect in Online Sales Specialists knowing the best method of making an appointment and in some cases, not even asking at all! So pull out your notepads and pencils for this free educational episode on how to get those appointments the correct way.
Word On The Street: How To Ask For an Appointment (05:32)
Topic Of Today: The 6 Ways To Ask For an Appointment (16:44)
Skills Check! (30:35)
Welcome to Online People Talking with Jen Barkan! In this episode, Jen and Jessie Suggs are joined by Elena Mora and Chelsie Glidden of Ideal Homes! This dynamic duo from ideal Homes created an out of the box approach to bettering their post appointment conversion and adoption of the handoff and follow up. They created a red team/green team system to help motivate their OSC's to make sure their conversion rates flourish!
Word On The Street: Poor Practices (07:33)
Topic Of Today: Thinking Outside the Box (14:01)
Skills Check! (38:55)
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