Keller Williams’ Michael Ward on shifting the pendulum on lead generation
Nov 6, 2023
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Michael Ward, Director of Teamerage for Keller Williams, discusses the teamerage model and the benefits of leveraging the team model. He also talks about overcoming difficult market conditions by reducing aggregators and utilizing AI tools for lead generation.
Real estate market centers are shifting away from lead aggregators and focusing on self-sourced lead aggregation for more control over opportunities and revenue.
Keller Williams invests heavily in teams and team ridge to support agents, drive business, and break free from aggregator dependency.
Deep dives
Shifting Lead Volume Distribution
Many real estate market centers are reducing their reliance on lead aggregators and focusing on self-sourced lead aggregation. Previously, 90% of lead volume came from aggregators, resulting in high costs at closing. The goal now is to have 80% of lead volume come from the market center's own database, with 20% still coming from aggregators. This shift gives the market centers more control over their opportunities and revenue.
The Importance of Team Ridge
Keller Williams heavily invests in teams and team ridge to drive success in the market center ecosystem. With a focus on delivering leads to designated agents and coaching them for high conversion rates, team ridge offers a simple and effective way to support agents and drive business. Keller Williams believes in the power of the team model and uses team ridge to bring it to market centers at a high level.
Overcoming Challenges and Embracing Self-Sourced Lead Generation
One of the main challenges faced by team ridge leaders is the reliance on lead aggregators. Shifting the focus to self-sourced lead aggregation can be a daunting task, but it offers greater control and profitability. Keller Williams provides guidance and support through their command tool, which generates cost-effective Facebook ads to target specific personas. By strategically assessing goals, coaching agents, and supplementing them with self-sourced leads, market centers can break free from aggregator dependency and achieve success.
On today's episode of RealTrending, we feature Michael Ward, the director of Teamerage for Keller Williams.Ward talks through the teamerage model, Keller Williams’ investment in developing and attracting high transaction volume teams, and why he thinks more brands should be leveraging the team model.
Michael discusses different ways to overcome difficult market conditions, including reducing the use of aggregators and utilizing AI tools to boost lead generation.
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