Why Century 21 Sylvia Geist Agency?
| MISSION: | To create and maintain a collaborative environment that supports, enhances and encourages our sales associates to strive for excellence and to conduct their business so that the end results are completely satisfied customers. |
| CORE VALUES: |
Caring - Integrity - Fairness These three core values are the foundation for running our business and making decisions that affect our sales associates, employees, clients and customers. We seek to affiliate with sales professionals that have these or similar core values. |
Would your business benefit from our vision?
Our Company Commitment to Charitable Giving
Our commitment for 2016 is to donate 1% of gross commissions from closed sales to charity. This 1% donation is split among a few worthy charitable organizations quarterly. We encourage all our sales associates to be involved in helping support our "GIVING BACK" pledge.
Our office also will continue to support Easter Seals, of which Century 21 Real Estate, LLC is a corporate sponsor.
• Over 40 years of Knowledge and Service.
• Since 1973 we've been a leader in residential real estate sales
• We are the Longest Established CENTURY 21 office in Middlesex County
• Members of Middlesex MLS, Garden State MLS, Monmouth/Ocean MLS and Trend MLS
• Our leadership team has over 60 years of combined experience and know-how
• We inhabit a highly visible and easily accessible location.
• Our agency offers worldwide relocation and referral opportunities, with access to offices in over 30 countries.
• We are a Quality Service Award Winning Office!
NO LEAD FEES.
Our current policy is to NOT charge fees on company generated leads. Most other companies charge from 25% to 35% for these leads at the time of closing.
NO TRAINING FEES.
Our recommended business development programs come without additional expenses.
NO E&O INSURANCE FEES.
No upfront cost for errors and omission insurance. Most other companies charge from $500 to $750 per year for your errors and omissions coverage. We do not. Ours is on a per transaction basis, so you only have the fee when you close a transaction.
NO SHOWING APPOINTMENT USER OR SETUP FEES.
Many companies either charge you, or have you pay directly, for a system to schedule appointments on your listings. SHOWING TIME is a valuable benefit for all our sales associates to use at no additional cost.
NO DESK FEES.
The tools we offer to make you stand out from the competition.
MOBILE APP
Company communications using our mobile app. Instantaneously communicate to all your fellow agents and management team using your smart phone or any mobile device.
COMPANY RESOURCE CENTER
Web based company resource center. Announcements are posted and sent to our sales associates. Announcements are also distributed using our mobile app. Respond, ask questions, leave a comment or send a suggestion. Access company specific training documents, how to's, policy and procedures, all online. Included are audio and video learning and sales assets that you can benefit from at any time. This resource website also contains all contact information for management, sales associates, preferred vendors, associations, lock box codes and much more.
REAL SATISFIED - Customer Feedback Program
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A comprehensive satisfaction survey, reflective of the entire transaction process, from start to finish. - Customer testimonial syndication and publishing capabilities to century21.com, realtor.com, Facebook, Twitter and your office website.
- Reporting dashboard for the sales associate and office, with enhanced reporting capabilities.
- The ability to benchmark satisfaction results to the industry, highlighting service successes and to help uncover areas for improvement.
- Complaint escalation process to allow for quicker responses to critical consumer feedback.
ZAP - Free Website
Every one of our sales associates has access to a FREE state of the art ZAP WEBSITE provided and maintained by the Century 21 Real Estate Corporation as an additional benefit. This powerful took attracts customers and tracks their actions. Then ZAP uses an intricate and sophisticated algorithm to alert you when the customer actions start to indicate they are getting ready to buy or sell. This tool can track customers for months or even years letting you focus just on the customers that are serious at the present time, saving you valuable time and effort.
SHOWING TIME - Automated Showing System
Web based Automated Showing System. Sets up showing appointments on your listing based on your "rules". Records all showings, notifies the showing agent, listing agent and sellers. Showing TIME also asks for and collects all feedback, then notifies the listing agent and seller when new information has been received. Showing Time also has a mobile app that your home sellers can download to their smart phones and view and approve or cancel showing requests.
HOOTSUITE - Social Media Management Tool
Post content to all of your social media sites, either one at a time, or all at once, and schedule posts into the future! Tutorial how-to''s to get you going.
GOLDEN RULER
Tracks all buyer activity on your listings on the major real estate web portals and gives you a report to review and share with your sellers.
PREFERRED CLIENT CLUB
Easy and simple program to keep in contact with all of your past customers. Each enrolled member receives 7 mailings per year, 2 seasonal greeting cards, 4 quarterly magazines, a home digest and a calendar. Two times a year the greeting cards are delivered to the agent, fully addressed and stamped just so you can add a personal message. Just put it in the envelope and drop in the mail!
TOOLKIT CMA
Web based seller presentation tool. A complete guide that shows the seller all the features and benefits that come from working with a CENTURY 21 agent. Based on the comparable properties you choose from the MLS system, Toolkit CMA prepares a full market evaluation that includes a pricing strategy and suggested list price range.
TRANSACTION DESK
A paperless transaction management and electronic signature platform. It's new as of April 2016 and included at no additional cost to the member.
21ONLINE.COM - Sales Associate Resource Center
- Everything that the CENTURY 21 brand has to offer to help you grow your business.
- Events - Conventions, Conferences, Recognition/Awards and Charity.
- Tools - Custom Seller and Buyer Presentations.
- Learning topics - beginner to veterans
- CRM - Customer Relationship Manager
- Approved Vendors - Apparel, Business cards, Brochures, etc.
CENTURY 21 UNIVERSITY
- Self-paced learning - Choose from 100's of topics and classes.
- CREATE21 - New agent and new to the CENTURY 21 brand training.
- PEP - Productivity Enhancement Process - Advanced courses for experienced sales associates.
- Advanced courses for experienced sales associates.
- MCP - Management Certification Program.
RECRUITING INCENTIVE PROGRAM
- Create an income stream from other than your sales.
- Upfront bonuses
- Lifetime benefits
CENTURY 21 CONFERENCES AND EVENTS
- New ideas, recognition, connections and industry leaders.
- Annual CENTURY 21 Global Conference.
- Annual CENTURY 21 Leadership Conference.
- Annual Regional Conferences.
CENTURY 21 SYLVIA GEIST AGENCY "FLIGHT PLAN"
Stage 1 - Onboarding - Sales associates are set up to utilize all Century 21 Real Estate, LLC and our own company's sales tools and systems.
Stage 2 - Runway - While actively working with their customers, sales associates are shown how to effectively use the tools and systems to increase success ratio. Sales techniques, communication and prospecting skills are developed, practiced and perfected.
Stage 3 - Liftoff - Personal goals have been established. A business plan of action is formulated based on the sales associates goals. The plan is worked and perfected.
Stage 4 - Altitude - Taking your business to the next level of success. Personal growth and advanced business development opportunities.
CENTURY 21 SYLVIA GEIST AGENCY EVENTS
Business Meetings - Optional group meetings to discuss issues, new ideas, best practices and advancements that affect the real estate business.
Sales Contests - Optional events designed to help motivate both new and seasoned sales associates to work together in a collaborative way to sharpen prospecting skills and increase sales.
Individual Manager Agent Sessions - Sessions are scheduled with the sales associate at mutually agreeable times and are also optional. The purpose is to help the sales associate with their annual business plan and goal setting. Each meeting helps the sales associate evaluate their effort and helps them stay on track to reach his or her desired level of success.
Seasonal and Holiday Events - We offer these events to celebrate our combined good fortunes and to help foster and maintain a positive attitude that encourages a supportive relationship between all our sales associates.
COMMISSION SHARING PLANS
- Plans that reward effort and production!
- Bonuses paid on reaching sales goals!
- Simple and easy to understand.
Above all else, we are an organization with a management and sales team willing to go the extra mile to help you and motivate you to reach your goals.
Why Century 21 Sylvia Geist Agency? Now You Know Why.
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