{"id":50,"date":"2009-12-17T16:36:17","date_gmt":"2009-12-17T22:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/tonykovach\/?p=50"},"modified":"2009-12-17T16:38:59","modified_gmt":"2009-12-17T22:38:59","slug":"the-view-from-the-trenches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/the-view-from-the-trenches\/","title":{"rendered":"The View from the Trenches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The View from the Trenches<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Capital First Realty\u2019s MHC bold new Marketing approach from the Sales Person\u2019s perspective<\/em><\/p><div id=\"manuf-1086707221\" class=\"manuf-content manuf-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3870480136270376\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3870480136270376\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Along with conventional construction (a.k.a. site building), the MH Industry as a whole has suffered from what might be described as generally lackluster sales performance. There are, however, bright spots out there in retail, development, manufacturing and community operations.<\/p>\n<p>To see what might be learned from the more standout performers, we interviewed Richard J. \u201cDick\u201d Klarchek, president and owner of Capital First Realty for the November 2009 issue of www.MHMarketingSalesManagement.com. This article drew considerable interest on the part of industry professionals. So a follow up on the topic makes good sense.<\/p>\n<p>Capital First\u2019s community based manufactured home sales program has implemented a number of noteworthy innovations that all segments of the industry can learn from. Having heard from Klarchek himself in his now archived interview, we now turn to one of the members of his sales team to get the view from the trenches on his bold new marketing approach and how it actually performs.<\/p>\n<p>Against this backdrop, we spoke with Sue Ziemnisky \u2013 a sales associate at the TriStar Estates office in Bourbonnais, IL to get her take on and experience with Capital First\u2019s innovative outreach to home buying prospects.<\/p>\n<p>Q. Sue, you\u2019ve been handling calls using this new marketing approach implemented by Capital First Realty for about a year now. How is it going for you, from a sales perspective?<\/p>\n<p>A. Great! We get a steady stream of callers, as well as walk-ins and emailed leads too.<\/p>\n<p>Q. Give us a sense of the numbers, please.<\/p>\n<p>A. Okay, well, before we started it was pretty quiet. But when our marketing started putting up new web-pages, posting on YouTube and Craigslist plus the other marketing changes that were made, we saw an immediate jump in activity. I typically take about 50 new lead calls a week myself, plus what others are taking here.<\/p>\n<p>Q. Interesting! Now, you mentioned Craigslist and YouTube. Capital First also is on well known industry websites like MHVillage.com, ManufacturedHomeSource.com and so on, correct?<\/p>\n<p>A. Yes, and we get good leads from those. However, what we\u2019ve seen is that by \u2018stepping in front of\u2019 the wider housing market and showcasing our upscale Manufactured Home product and the lifestyle, we are seeing people we wouldn\u2019t have spoken with previously.<\/p>\n<p>Q. Give me a sense of the numbers, please. That\u2019s what our readers will want to know.<\/p>\n<p>A. Sure. Last month (November, 2009), for example, I closed 9 contracts myself. We have a team member who is new to our industry who recently closed 12 in 60 days. Last summer I had a month where I closed 12 homes.<\/p>\n<p>Q. Wow! That is a considerably higher result than the typical retailer or community sales office would achieve during 2009 market conditions! But were those just a fluke? How have your numbers been here for the balance of the year?<\/p>\n<p>A. Well, we had times earlier this year when our financing tightened up, and that certainly slowed things down, but it didn\u2019t stop us by any means. Without pulling the actual numbers, I\u2019d say we closed about 100 here in 2009. I know I\u2019ve done about 70 or so this year here myself.<\/p>\n<p>Q. That\u2019s amazing, and by the way, I\u2019ve confirmed your numbers with your primary manufacturer and the corporate office. You and the team here should be proud of yourselves. Now let\u2019s dig a little deeper. The way I understand it, what CFR\u2019s marketing is doing is almost like a curiosity approach, right? You are showing photos of homes, a price on a website and a phone number. At least on some of your firm\u2019s marketing outreaches, CFR doesn\u2019t just spell it out that these are manufactured homes, right?<\/p>\n<p>A. That\u2019s right.<\/p>\n<p>Q. Okay, well don\u2019t some people get mad? Do some feel deceived? Don\u2019t you have a big fall out rate?<\/p>\n<p>A. Well, we had one man that called from Chicago. That\u2019s about an hour\u2019s drive from here. When he arrived, he was pretty upset at first. But what I did was say, \u201cLook, you are already here, let me show you a home or two, you already saw the photos, now see the home for yourself.\u201d He was simply amazed. He didn\u2019t look at just one, we looked at several. Now, that particular man didn\u2019t end up buying, it was a long drive to Chicago, and he didn\u2019t want that type of commute. But he left with a totally different attitude than what he had when he arrived.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57\" title=\"1 fr DSC08592 small\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/tonykovach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/1-fr-DSC08592-small.JPG\" alt=\"1 fr DSC08592 small\" width=\"508\" height=\"402\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>(Capital First Realty model built by Hi-Tech Housing. This ranch style home has 9\u2019 ceilings, crown molding and transom windows among the features. Natural lighting was used in this photo.)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Q. You mean totally different attitude about manufactured housing?<\/p>\n<p>A. Yes, that\u2019s right.<\/p>\n<p>Q. Interesting. What percentage of your callers would you say arrive?<\/p>\n<p>A. I get about 25 callers in the door out of every 50 calls.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59\" title=\"1 dr kit DSC08551 small\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/tonykovach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/1-dr-kit-DSC08551-small.JPG\" alt=\"1 dr kit DSC08551 small\" width=\"558\" height=\"459\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>(Capital First Realty model by Hi-Tech Housing, DR and Kitchen view, using natural lighting.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Q. My impression of you, Sue, is that you use a soft approach, is that fair?<\/p>\n<p>A. Yes, I suppose that is. But I do invite everyone who comes to apply. My goal is to get the paper work at least started on their first visit.<\/p>\n<p>Q. So you aren\u2019t bull rushing your prospects, you softly bring them in by phone, show them around and then invite them to apply, right?<\/p>\n<p>A. Yes, that\u2019s right.<\/p>\n<p>Q. Was there a learning curve or an adjustment process to this new marketing approach?<\/p>\n<p>A. Well, yes, I suppose so. I closed like 3 during each of the first few months, but then the numbers really went up from there, especially when our financing kicked back in. In terms of \u2018how to,\u2019 I basically just use the outline that was provided for me. I ask the caller a few questions, how they heard about us, what their time line is and so forth. Common sense items that get them talking. Then once I have some basic information, I invite them in. I\u2019ve had 8, 9 and sometimes more customers arrive in a single day. That can get a little hectic, even when you set appointments, because some may come early or late. But you do the best you can with each one and you do get your fair share of that business.<\/p>\n<p>Q. So to sum up, by stepping in front of the wider housing market, you are converting people to the manufactured housing community lifestyle in significant numbers?<\/p>\n<p>A. I think what Mr. Klarchek has done here and some of his other properties is brilliant. We put in this great new clubhouse and pool. We put in this upscale inventory. We tend towards the higher end of the site fees in this area, but when you look at what we offer and compare it to real estate prices in the market, when you look at the tax rates in the area, this just makes sense for lots of people.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t compete against \u2018mobile home parks\u2019 \u2013 you might say that our marketing ignores them. We are focused on getting the site built customer! We will get the manufactured home clients in here anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Let me give an example. A $225,000 conventional house here in Bourbonnais will have about $8000 a year in property taxes alone. So if we sell a similar size multi-section home with residential features at about half the price, and site fees are about 2\/3 of the tax rate, it is obvious that the buyer is miles ahead financially. Plus with us, they are typically getting a new home, by an Energy Star builder with great features, quality and appeal. If you just tell your story, and show the homes, show them the lifestyle and how it makes sense, more than enough people will say yes. In fact, at the moment, we\u2019ve got a backlog on (credit and residency) approvals, we are waiting to get more homes ready to close our next set of customers.<\/p>\n<p>Q. A final question for our readers who aren\u2019t familiar with your particular market. As I understand it, Bourbonnais isn\u2019t a huge city, correct?<\/p>\n<p>A. That\u2019s right. The entire population for Kankakee County is like 112,000 at the last estimate. Bourbonnais is about 33,000 people. (End of interview.)<\/p>\n<p>To put this interview and Capital First Realty\u2019s marketing approach into perspective, these 3 focus properties at TriStar Estates in Bourbonnais, IL, Sterling Estates in Justice, IL, and Sunset Village in Glenview, IL are attracting a significant number of callers in their local area. The other properties get much higher call rates using this approach, because there is a larger population base to draw from. Capital First Realty\u2019s price points are at the upper end of the manufactured housing spectrum by design, because these redevelopment properties are reaching out to a more residential style client. This dovetails nicely with Dick Klarchek\u2019s vision of transforming old metro area \u2018mobile home parks\u2019 into sharp, residential style developments that feature beautiful homes in a setting that offers amenities, activities, a grand clubhouse and more.<\/p>\n<p>At various points in the shopping process, the prospective buyers all discover that they are buying a manufactured home. But by presenting the homes as they are &#8211; beautiful, upscale and appealing homes \u2013 and without labeling the product in their marketing as a \u2018manufactured home\u2019 \u2013 the number of callers, arrivals and thus sales jumps! The homes, the lifestyle, the \u2018math\u2019 of the proposition all combine to sell a higher number of prospects.<\/p>\n<p>This is one possible direction that the industry can go in order to grow!##<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-&gt; the article, \u201cTime for a Cool Change!\u201d is archived at<br \/>\nArchived at www.MHMarketingSalesManagement.com \u2013 free access available. &lt;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/featured-articles\/82-its-time-for-a-cool-change<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The View from the Trenches<br \/>\nCapital First Realty\u2019s MHC bold new Marketing approach from the Sales Person\u2019s perspective<\/p>\n<p>Capital First\u2019s community based manufactured home sales program has implemented a number of noteworthy innovations that all segments of the industry can learn from. 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