{"id":1547,"date":"2018-08-21T19:50:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T19:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/21\/real-trending-episode-11\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:25:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:25:28","slug":"real-trending-episode-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/21\/real-trending-episode-11\/","title":{"rendered":"REAL Trending Episode 11 : Culture, Gross Margins and Insights From Our Upcoming Consumer Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; margin: 0px auto; display: block;\" title=\"Ep. 11: Culture, Gross Margins and Consumer Insights\" xml=\"lang\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/qibqs-9de649&amp;?from=usersite&amp;skin=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;auto=0&amp;download=1&amp;share=1&amp;version=1&amp;btn-skin=103\" width=\"560\" height=\"122\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve had the opportunity to meet with some of the country&#8217;s finest young leaders a week ago here in Denver. Learned a lot, more than I was able to give back. Part of the Leadership <a href=\"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Team from REAL Trends<\/a>, Scott Wright, Alicia Vivian, and I hosted this group.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At one point, we were asked about culture, brand and other factors that will matter going forward with brokerage companies. We had the following things to suggest. Yes, a brand name is important, but it\u2019s probably not the most important part of a broker\u2019s success. <a href=\"office-impacts-culture\/\">Culture is very important<\/a>. A culture that\u2019s established by the leadership of the company, including the owners.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is not only important to have a culture, but it is important to be able to describe that culture and reinforce it in the written word, in the spoken word, and particularly in the conduct and actions of the owner and the leadership team.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Point two for all brokers in the United States and Canada for that matter is something serious to consider. With agents, if it were only about the money, then most incumbent brokers would be out of business because there will always be a less expensive brokerage alternative available to most agents. It\u2019s important to think carefully about that because the majority of agents do not go to the least expensive brokerage company.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The great majority are with a whole wide variety of firms. If there weren\u2019t value in those things, everybody would go to the least expensive alternative.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>Know that there is some value in your services. There is value in your facilities. There\u2019s value in your culture and the leadership.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>-Steve Murray, President REAL Trends Inc.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A third point that we shared with this group that if we were planning for our own brokerage going forward into the future three to five years from now, a safe bet to make, is in three to five years you may need to run your brokerage company profitably at 12 to 14% gross margins. 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