Mentoring, Coaching, and Goals for The New Year

You may or may not have noticed that I didn’t create any new blog posts in October or November… for those of you who follow me on LinkedIn or social media, you know I lost one of my greatest mentors at the beginning of October. My father. From an early age, my dad taught me…

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We Are All on The Same Team

Marketing, sales, and online sales are all on the same team. We need to put that into practice, especially when it’s easy to slip into a scarcity mindset. Recently I heard two different stories that inspired this blog post. One was of someone at leadership level disparaging OSCs and what they do…because numbers are down.…

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Guest Post: Customer Experience in the Fast Lane: A Key to Closing Home Sales

Guest Post by Greg Bray President of Blue Tangerine Founder & Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast Founder of the Home Builder Digital Marketing Summit October 18-19, 2023 in Denver Pioneering home builders have started to embrace the reality of selling homes completely online. However, buying a home online does not mean the process will be…

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Guest Post: Not So Random Advice From, Kimberly Mackey, A Top Trainer in the Building Industry

Guest Post by Kimberly Mackey Founder of New Homes Solutions Consulting Co-Host of Sales & Marketing Power Hour National Trainer & Speaker Recently Kimberly Mackey, co-host of the Sales & Marketing Power Hour & National Speaker, posted a thread on her Facebook group asking for “Random Advice” No specific topic, just good advice. To start…

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Online Sales Counselors, Sinking Ships, Mindset, Mindshift, Energy, and the Customer Experience

Did that catch your attention? I’m going to tell you a story here. Right now, there is a lot of scarcity mindset going around. I hear OSCs concerned about not getting enough leads, or not setting enough appointments, and for some of them they equate this with not making enough money or even being fearful…

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Thanks & Giving: Reflections Over the Past Year

November always seems to be the month of reflections. For a couple of reasons. There’s the obvious reason that it’s the month of Thanksgiving, and often we find ourselves thinking about what we are thankful for, the good things in our lives, but if you are at all like me you also reflect forward, to…

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Better Together: Reflections From the Tropical Sales Training Retreat

The Tropical Retreat was a success for new home sales training.

Every day this week in Florida, I’ve woken up at 2am. And then I start reflecting on the day, the week, and really this entire year. It’s amazing how much planning goes into an event like the Tropical Sales Retreat. And I also reflect on how grateful I am on so many levels. Grateful to…

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Thanksgiving Shouldn’t Just be One Day a Year

Every year around Thanksgiving, people begin to do their various exercises in “thanks and giving.” They either start with something they are thankful for at the beginning of the month and do a daily “thanks.” Or they pour their heart out (On social media) the day of Thanksgiving. I believe that it’s important to start…

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Quick Tip Tuesday: Gratitude and Celebration

Quick Tip Tuesday Gratitude and Celebration

It’s been a difficult month over here at Blue Gypsy Inc. at least for me personally. In the month of March I lost two family members near and dear to me. first my most favorite cat and easy companion, Squirrel. (Yes we had a cat named Squirrel.) And then shortly on the heals, my mother…

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2021 Thoughts and Holiday Wishes from Blue Gypsy Inc.

I’m not going to weigh you down with a ton of goal setting rules and regulations. Just a few quick thoughts before we slide into the next year.  While 2020 has had it’s ups and downs for many, for the most part the building world has been fast and furious. Record breaking sales have happened…

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