A/R Home Stagers on 2 local TV Broadcasts in Portland, OR!

Maureen,

Congratulations, this is absolutely wonderful! Most of us couldn't begin to afford this type of exposure/advertising! This could take your business to a whole new level. And you are sooo right about staging, I just experience it myself this week!

I'm so excitied for you! Can you save it for others to see here in the rain?

I actually have a listing where the homeowners are listening to everything I tell them. They are ajoy to work with. They have spent under $300 and it looks really good. I hope their home sells real soon.

Congratulations Maureen, I knkow the homeowners will benefit and I am sure your business will benefit as well. Good luck.

Lynda,

Thank you for your kind words.  I'm so happy to hear that as a real estate agent, you have experienced the power of staging!   I'm very grateful for this opportunity and realize the benefit of this type of "free" advertising.  Yes, I hope to capture the broadcast and post it here on A/R, or at least a link to the video broadcast...thanks again.

Well done!  Congrats on your television debut! Show them your skills.

Randy ~  Your clients are lucky to have you as their agent.  Not all listing agents give these tips to their sellers, but hopefully as more people are made aware of the power of home staging and the powerful transformations, the word will spread.  Thanks for your good wishes.

Maureen, congratulations on being a staging star!!  I wish we received your channel here in Calgary because I would love to see it.  Hopefully, you can link it here on AR.  I know everyone who watches it will see the benefits of staging.  This probably means more business for all of us.  Thank you for doing such a great job.  Betty

Betty,

Thanks so much for your comment....Hopefully through forums like A/R and our contacts with agents and homeowners, we're spreading the good word about home staging's success stories.  I'll put a link to the news piece after it airs. Thanks again for your support ~ we're all in this together!

Maureen - well done!  Can we see a copy?  Maybe on Youtube or somewhere?   Gosh, this will make your phone ring off the hook!  Such fun.  Well done.  Juliet

Juliet ~ Thanks, yes I'll put a link to the home staging news piece here after it airs. It will probably be very short but hopefully will get our point across -- staging works!  

I can't wait to see it!  Awesome exposure for you and great for home staging in general.  Congrats!

My graphic is "lemon" -- but I'm sure your segment will not be!

Karen ~ Well, I sure hope that it won't be a "lemon!" Ha!  Thanks for stopping by.

Maureen - So excited for your. Fabulous opportunity for you and raising awareness, which we all benefit from. I look forward to seeing how it goes, I will watch for your link.  Good for you!!!

Maureen,

Well, it seems that many congratulations are in order for you - the feature on TV, the successful staging and selling of both houses AND the fact that you advocate the Staging of Houses to Sell at every opportunity and therefore get the 'word' out there (which helps ALL of us)!

VAL

Rhonda ~ Thanks for your comment.  You never know how they'll edit a story, but hopefully the message about staging will come through loud and clear!

Val ~ Thanks for the kind words.  We all need to take every opportunity to spread the word -- someday, we may live in a world where staging is an automatic part of the selling process -- but until then, we all have a lot of educating to do, don't we?

Maureen that is so cool!  Please post a link to their website so we can view the video.  Congratulations!

How wonderful for you Maureen!!  Education of the public is a non-stop endeavor these days!!  People are interested in staging and how it can improve the sales rate for their real estate...Portland is lucky to have you!!  Regards-Kathleen

Terry ~ Thanks, will do.  I'm not sure what the final news piece looks like and hope it comes out OK!  (Today they kept playing a "promo" for the upcoming story, and my client in the vacant home was shown walking into the bathroom as he said, "Holy smokes, this is fantastic!"  That made me feel great (and this really was the first time he'd seen the transformation through staging!)

Kathleen ~ Many thanks for your generous words.  I do agree that people who aren't that familiar with staging are still very curious about it, and hopefully they'll learn something more when they watch the news feature.

Please do put a link up so we can see the story!

Way to go, Maureen.  Talk about "staging it forward".  I hope you post a link, so we can all stand up and applaud you!

Congratulations, Calie!!  What great advertising for you and for staging as a whole.

Susan, Calie, and Patricia ~ Thanks for your comments!

The video clip link is here:  
http://www.katu.com/news/8815892.html?video=pop&t=a

The article link (from the TV station's website) is here:  http://www.katu.com/news/8815892.html

Wahoo!! Congrats, Maureen. I just moved from Portaland and used to watch that segment. Wonderful exposure!!!

-Susie

Thanks Susie!  I got a kick out of your profile "photo!"  That's the national symbol of Idaho isn't it? Welcome to A/R....you'll love it.

You go girl - OMG, it was wonderful!  The best home staging piece I've seen -- want to know why?

As opposed to the 20/20 version:

You did not dance

You did not cheer, yell, or sing

You did not spray paint the grass

You did not clip outdoor branches and hang them on curtain rods

You did not have 20 people running around is every room

and, well, the list goes on and on!  The important thing is you represented the industry with CLASS!  Thank you for doing that for ALL OF US!  

Karen ~ Thanks for your very kind words....I'm overwhelmed.  I think that the more the public sees staging in action, showing what it can do for sellers, the better.  The focus wasn't about me or my business but hopefully it will help bring awareness that staging works!  Thanks again! :-)

Maureen - Loved the video. Great job, you were so relaxed and natural on camera! Thanks for the followup.

Thanks Rhonda!  I must admit, I didn't really feel that relaxed, however I tried to pretend I was just "talking to a friend" which is a tip someone gave me years ago before a speech I had to make. I was lucky in that the news crew really helped me to feel comfortable.

Very nice and now you are famous - wow.  Hopefully everyone will want you to stage their home now!!

Kathleen ~ Thanks for your comment.....It would be great if the news feature causes a few more folks to call about home staging!

Maureen.. how great!  You did this with poise and dignity as a professional! I truly hope that this brings you added success..... you are a winner... believe it!

All the best,

Lori

Lori Kim ~ What a nice thing to say ... thank you so much!  It's so amazing to be part of such a supportive group.  How lucky we are to have each other to share like this.

Maureen - I received the video clip and really enjoyed it. You did a great job! Keep in touch, any time I can help - let me know.

CoCo ~ Thanks a million.....I appreciate your offer and will keep in touch.  Enjoy the rest of the week!  P.S. How funny, my graphic word below is "Cocona" and that's quite a coincidence!

Maureen, I'm so glad you posted the video.  It is fabulous and you were fabulous.  I completely agree with all the wonderful comments you've received, especially Karen's.  This is the way we want staging to be represented.  Thanks for doing us such a great service.  Betty

Betty ~ You are too sweet!  Your kind comment is very much appreciated.  Thanks so much!

This is just awesome.  Great job, Maureen.

Thanks Juliet!  I think I was really lucky that they contacted me ... It must be The Secret at work!

Maureen~ I have been swamped with work and out-of-town guests so I missed both the segment and the blog until tonight. You were so effective in your statements and the poise which you displayed throughout the report. This was a major coup for you, your company and staging. Congratulations!

Kathy ~ Thanks for your generous comment.  It was fun to participate in this story about home staging and hopefuly it will benefit both homeowners and stagers in our area!

hi Maureen,

Congrats on the exposure - and just in time for our SOLD OUT ASP class in Portland!  I will make sure to talk about it to the class!  Make sure to send in the link to Stagedhomes.com too so you can be featured on the site - if you have not done so already! 

The segment is great - and anything that shows us Staging - and having fun is part of Staging - so whether it is dancing, using what the seller has with our creativity, or Staging with things we bring in - it's all part of what we do.  It does not make us less professional to show us enjoying what we do!

Great job!

Jennie

Jennie ~ Thanks for checking the video out!  Yes, we ALWAYS make sure that we have fun when we're staging!  Here's an exciting update:  A local TV morning show, AM Northwest, picked up the story and ran it this morning as a segment on home staging, with new commentary from the co-hosts!    

Hi Maureen!  Congrats to you and your team!  You were prepared for a great opportunity - it's hard work and and being a professional!  Thank you for sharing the video!  Great marketing opp!  Download the segment onto disks and use as a business card with Realtors & the world!  Great job!

Hi Margaret Ann ~ Thanks for passing along such a great marketing idea!  I hadn't thought of doing that but will give it a try.

Wooo Hooo to you, Maureen! Way to Go!  You represented your company and the industry with professionalism, dignity and style.  Thank you for showing the world the business of home staging!

Maureen! Great job! Isn't that fantastic?? I was fortunate enough to have a similar thing happen with me....although I didn't receive a TON of calls immediately..I am still reveicing  the positive effects months later.

Educating the public and real estate agents in exactly what we do is so important...thank you for this!

Julia 

Calie ~ Thanks for your kind words.  I'm hoping the viewers now understand how home staging can benefit them.

Julia ~ How fun that you had a similar experience!  (I'd love to see a clip -- can we access it?)  You're right, much of what we do is educating the public and agents about what we do and WHY, and how it will help them!  I guess it's an ongoing process.