Brokerage Comparison Questionnaire

 

Points:                                Google & Website Lead Generation Section                                                                       

Yes = 50   ________        Did your brokerage help set up your Google Business Profile?

Yes = 50   ________        Did your brokerage create and help you set up a FREE Fully Customizable WordPress IDX Website?

Yes = 10   ________        Did your brokerage help you create landing pages on your website?

Yes = 10   ________        Did your brokerage create a Home Value Report page on your website?

Yes = 25   ________        Did your brokerage create an Online Listing Presentation on your website?

Yes = 25   ________        Did your brokerage create an Online Buyer Presentation on your website?

Yes =  5   _________       Did your brokerage create Automatic Home Searches for your Farms on your website?

Yes =  5   _________       Did your brokerage create Automatic City Home Searches on your website?

Yes = 10   ________        Did your brokerage teach you how to post articles & market updates on your website?

Yes = 50   ________        Does your brokerage have Direct Mail advice and vendors who will give you the best pricing on your mailings?

 

Social Media Marketing & Lead Generation Considerations Section

Yes = 25   ________        Did your brokerage help set up your Integrated Instagram page?

Yes = 25   ________        Did your brokerage help set up your Facebook Business page?

Yes = 15   ________        Does your brokerage offer Live Social Media Lead Generation Meetings Weekly?

Yes = 15   ________        Does your brokerage offer regular Social Media Workshops?

Yes = 25   ________        Does your brokerage offer “New Office Listing” videos for you to post on SM?

Yes = 15   ________        Does your brokerage have a “group collaboration” to improve SM posts?

 

Listings Support Section

Yes = 25   ________        Does your brokerage professionally photograph your listings at no cost?

Yes = 25   ________        Does your brokerage create a 3D Tour for your listings at no cost?

Yes = 25   ________        Does your brokerage do Drone Photography for your listings at no cost?

Yes = 25   ________        Does your brokerage do 2D Floorplan Drawings for your listings at no cost?

Yes = 25   ________        Does your brokerage help create: Listing Flyers, Postcards, eBlasts, & video at low cost?

Yes =  5   _________       Does your brokerage have a person to put open house signs up/down for you?

 

Office & Facilities Section

Yes = 25   ________        Does your brokerage have an oceanfront office with great signage & 40K passing cars daily?

Yes = 10   ________        Does your brokerage have an office with abundant free parking?

Yes = 15   ________        Does your brokerage have up-desk opportunities for you to get “walk-in business”?

Yes =  5   _________       Does your brokerage have indoor & outdoor training area for safe in-person meetings?

Yes = 15   ________        Does your brokerage have a private Studio where you can record SM Posts?

Yes =  5   _________       Does your brokerage have an outdoor oceanview countertop to enjoy coffee & make calls?

Yes =  5   _________       Does your brokerage have free coffee, espresso, & bottled water for your & clients?

Yes = 10   ________        Does your brokerage have indoor & outdoor meeting areas you can use for Client Seminars?

Yes = 10   ________        Does your brokerage have a private conference room with TV for client presentations?

Yes = 10   ________        Does your brokerage have an oceanview conference room you can use to impress clients?

Yes = 15   ________        Does your brokerage have a beautiful & recently remodeled office to impress clients?

 

Support Staff Section

Yes = 25   ________        Does your broker/manager answer the phone when you have a question?

Yes = 25   ________        Is your broker/manager available to partner on complex transactions (you need help)?

Yes =  5   _________       Does your broker/manager help you stay in compliance with complex MLS rules?

Yes = 15   ________        Does your brokerage have Weekly Best Practices Training for you to attend?

Yes = 10   ________        Does your brokerage support staff keep you up-to-date on changes to real estate laws?

Yes = 15   ________        Does your brokerage help you if you need to file a complaint against an unethical agent?

Yes = 15   ________        Does your brokerage help you if another agent is acting unethically in your transaction?

Yes =  5   _________       Does your brokerage have a staff member to help you one-on-one with the MLS system?

Yes =  5   _________       Does your brokerage have a staff member to help you one-on-one improving your website?

Yes =  5   _________       Does your brokerage have a staff member to help you one-on-one with using WinForms?

Yes =  5   _________       Does your brokerage have a staff member to help you one-on-one with using Docusign?

Yes =  5   _________       Does your brokerage have a staff member to help you one-on-one creating custom mailers?

 

Technology Suite Section

Yes = 25   ________        Does your brokerage offer a Free CRM which is integrated into your website & easy to use?

Yes = 15   ________        Does your brokerage offer Marketing Tools to reach more people & strengthen relationships?

Yes = 25   ________        Does your brokerage offer an IDX Integrated Listing Presentation to help secure listings?

Yes = 25   ________        Does your brokerage offer an IDX Integrated Buyer Presentation to impress & help buyers?

Yes = 15   ________        Does your brokerage offer a SM Advertising Platform to help quickly & easily promote listings?

Yes = 15   ________        Does your brokerage offer a Market Update system to keep clients up-to-date on values?

Yes = 20   ________        Does your brokerage offer a system to keep seller clients updated on hit counts for their home?

Yes = 15   ________        Does your brokerage offer a “Marketing Center” to help create ads (like canva but free)?

 

Transaction Support Section

Yes =  5   _________       Does your brokerage offer multiple transaction coordinators for you to use?

Yes =  5   _________       Does your brokerage offer an online transaction management accessible by Web/App?

Yes =  5   _________       Does your brokerage offer pay-as-you-go E&O Coverage with zero up-front cost?

Yes = 25   ________        Does your brokerage pay your commission directly from escrow?

Yes = 15   ________        Does your brokerage allow you to use any affiliates you like without pressure/added expense?

 

National Branding, Community Involvement, and “Family” atmosphere Section

Yes = 15   ________        Has your brand been in the residential real estate business for 117 years?

Yes = 15   ________        Has your brand had the #1 rated Real Estate Industry Commercial for the last 11 years?

Yes = 15   ________        Does your brand have approximately 100,000 agents?

Yes = 15   ________        Does your brand have offices in over 40 countries & territories around the world?

Yes = 25   ________        Does your brand have a “Luxury” component to help you list multi-million dollar homes?

Yes = 25   ________        Does your brokerage hold community events for you to participate in at no cost to you?

Yes = 25   ________        Does your brokerage have a great reputation in the community and among past clients?

Yes = 25   ________        Does your brokerage hold events for office members to participate in on a social level?

Yes = 25   ________        Does your brokerage make you feel like a “valued person” or just a “number”?

Yes = 25   ________        Do the people at your brokerage make you feel welcome and included?

 

Commission Split & Recruiting Rewards Section

Yes = 40   ________        Does your brokerage offer a split of 80% after royalty/support fees for Experienced Agents?

Yes = 75   ________        Does your brokerage offer a split of 85% after royalty/support fees for its Senior Agents?

Yes = 90   ________        Does your brokerage increase split to 90% after royalty/support fees (once Annual GCI exceeds $120K)?

Yes = 25   ________        Does your brokerage pay you 3-2-1% of the recruited agent’s commissions for first 3 years?

Yes = 50   ________        Does your brokerage pay you 1% of the recruited agent’s commissions as long as you and the recruited agent remain affiliated with Coldwell Banker (subject to CB corporate rules)?

 

The points given to each support item were given to illustrate the success contribution to the bottom line of real estate agents competing in today’s market. 

Total up the score for your brokerage Vs. Coldwell Banker-Campbell Realtors and begin to understand the support deficit in your present brokerage.

The maximum score is 1,250.  How did your brokerage do?

Sales volume is down across the board, so you need to successfully attract clients and close transactions.  Even one extra closed transaction for the year could substantially boost your profit for the year.   

At Coldwell Banker-Campbell Realtors, “Your success in our business.”  We invite New, Returning, & Experienced agents to interview.