It’s our favorite time of the year! All your family members are in town, cozy nights around the fire come in surplus, Christmas with the Kranks is on in the background and Uncle Joe’s famous snickerdoodle cookies are in the oven. And we almost forgot about the tacky holiday decorations…
For a busy Realtor®, flexibility is a must. Every home is different, and every home deserves its own special treatment. Each agent has their own set of needs when it comes to professional photography and marketing their listings. Lucky for us, VHT Studios has made it easy to tailor to
Want someone to remember your message? Don’t just tell them — show them. When you do, you leverage how people best respond to and recall information. Overwhelmingly, humans are visual beings and communicating via pictures is something we’ve done naturally for millennia. Yet words are what we turn to more often today
Technology and the convenience it offers to buyers and sellers has changed real estate forever. The days of starting a home search inside the office or car of a real estate professional and touring five or six houses are long gone. Now, interested buyers expect to “shop” for their new
As more home-sellers turn to virtual staging, we have to ask: Is it really worth it, and does it compare to traditional staging? According to the National Association of Realtors®, 77 percent of buyers’ agents say that staging makes it easier for buyers to visualize themselves living in a home. As
Nobody ever said getting a home ready for a photography shoot was easy. We have some great tips here, but you can never be prepared for every situation. Plus, you never know what you’re about to walk into. Whether it’s a house full of kids, bad design choices or unfinished
If there’s a new “super-power” in the real estate professional’s visual marketing toolkit today, it’s virtual staging. Virtual staging combines skill and artistry to digitally enhance listing photographs to show off the property’s true potential. Like magic, virtual staging can update wall colors, add and update furnishings, repurpose a room,
While sitting on the couch after a long day, one of my roommates leans to the other and asks how the Uber app works and if she can get a discount for being a new rider. Luckily for Uber, they have a very developed and successful “give a ride, get a ride” program. Listening in on this conversation sparked a thought about just how important a referral program is and how influential
What is advocacy? Look in your wallet. How many rewards cards do you have in there? You might have a coffee shop card that promises a free drink after you buy 10. There could be a grocery store card that you swipe to get discounts or a card from your favorite
VHT Studios Chairman and co-founder Brian Balduf was recently interviewed by The Bamberger Group, an expert real estate brokerage in New York City’s Murray Hill neighborhood. They discussed the impact of virtual staging and digital photography on real estate marketing, business ethics for visual marketers, and what distinguishes professionals from