A momentous day for Agents’ Mutual – its first tweet!

| Rosalind Renshaw

Agents’ Mutual yesterday sent out its first tweet.

It said: “Good morning to all of our member agents #OnTheMarket”

Agents’ Mutual – when we last looked – is following just 30 and has 750 followers.

And while we’re talking about tweets, what about this promotion from Humberstones Homes. Talk about a window display, let alone covering the building!

https://twitter.com/agentsmutual

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25 Comments

  1. JWVW
    January 9, 2015 at 07:35

    Looks like a perfect meeting spot for the lambretta and parka coat brigade!

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    1. nextchapter
      January 9, 2015 at 08:11

      That's Hilarious!

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      1. PeeBee
        January 9, 2015 at 09:36

        Ahhh, 'nextchapter' – you return!

        Okay – seeing as you are now here and seem to have deserted the last thread you chucked a lit firework into – how's about giving me a response to what I posted yesterday?

        Here you are – I'll repeat it so you don't even need to go searching:

        "If you all want to see how Estate Agency should be done – Check us out…" So… let me get this straight. Firstly, you direct us to a website with only about 15% of its functionality operational. Secondly, as a company you clearly aim to invoice out LESS than £81k per annum… yet you claim to be "changing Estate Agency" – NOT the kind of "change" that every one of your local competitors will want to join in, I would suspect. Thirdly, you state "We're Brentwood's AWARD WINNING Estate Agent" – yet there seem to be no further references to this claim on the 15% functional part of your website. Exactly WHICH "award" are you referring to your ESTATE AGENCY having "won"? Rather than go on forever, I'll simply ask you to respond to those three easy ones first. I REALLY look forward to your response, as I'm sure others will…

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        1. Benay
          January 9, 2015 at 13:14

          That would be a Gold Essex Digital Awards for their web site. Possibly over egging the pudding a bit but self promo is what they do best in Essex. Sa vere ya ga peebee Shuuut uuuuup, Innit, yeah?

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        2. PeeBee
          January 9, 2015 at 17:59

          Oh, dear – looks like 'nextchapter' is the newest contender for the EYE "All blow and no show" award!

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  2. The Outsider
    January 9, 2015 at 07:43

    I was just a little sick.
    Sometimes, less is more Humberstones

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  3. RealAgent
    January 9, 2015 at 08:59

    Hmm the first office Ive seen with measles!

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  4. Mike Day
    January 9, 2015 at 09:01

    It cannot be helpful to On The Market that Property Industry Eye and others continue to call it Agent's Mutual.

    Agents revealing their hand as joining OTM 3 weeks ahead of launch are leaving themselves open to attack from other agents who are not doing so.

    "Good news Mr Other Agent's Client – they are taking your property off of an established website with millions of visitors every month and replacing it with one that, as yet, no-one has heard of and has no traffic."

    Of course, there is a counter argument from those that are going with OTM but, either way, businesses need a good communication strategy and action plan.

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    1. The Outsider
      January 9, 2015 at 09:36

      But they themselves are tweeting as Agents Mutual.
      As you say, you'd have thought that communications would now be as OTM to help spread the word but that's obviously not in their marketing plan.
      With 3 weeks to go, you've got to wonder what IS in their marketing plan!

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      1. 1stTimeBuyer
        January 9, 2015 at 11:21

        lol, I've been thinking that for months. I give them 18 months.

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        1. Shaun77
          January 9, 2015 at 11:26

          Oh dear. Member agents have committed to 5 years – pay attention!

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        2. Jonnie
          January 9, 2015 at 11:52

          @1stTimeBuyer – come on fella, what's your story? your name suggests you're an applicant, your posts sometime elude to the fact you might be but sometimes you sound like a Zoopla bod, other times you sound like a teccy / IT type and a lot of the time you show an excruciating lack of knowledge………..enlighten us – Jonnie

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          1. smile please
            January 9, 2015 at 12:49

            A first time buyer working in the I.T. department of Zoopla!

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          2. Property Pundit
            January 9, 2015 at 17:42

            He's admitted to being a zoopla/RM shareholder so he has previous.

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    2. Ric
      January 9, 2015 at 14:47

      A first time buyer working in the I.T. department of Zoopla!………………… then I am guessing a decent mortgage company will look at his/her current employer details on the mortgage application and think……. erm…. payment protection required!

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      1. Jonnie
        January 9, 2015 at 15:32

        @Ric that's plain mean, you'll be accusing him of being one of the HPC boys next, what happened to them? where is @rantnrave and @sibleysb'stardchild these days, I miss them – Jonnie

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        1. Ric
          January 9, 2015 at 15:46

          Haha….. oh my….. @rantnrave…. that sent shivers! I have to say I don't miss them, my blood pressure has only just settled down since those days. I almost want to read backwards and see some of the rubbish they wrote. PeeBee -v- Rant……. the good old days.

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          1. Jonnie
            January 9, 2015 at 16:26

            I sort of ended up liking the pair of them in the end……what do you think became of them? I reckon the both got over themselves and bought a house. Rant & Sibs, if you're out there tell us how you are doing! Anyway back to @1stTimeBuyer, don't be shy tell us about you – Jonnie

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          2. PeeBee
            January 9, 2015 at 16:45

            "I almost want to read backwards and see some of the rubbish they wrote. PeeBee -v- Rant……. the good old days."

            AHEM!! I don't write rubbish. Well… not much… Oh, okay then. Point conceded. ;o)

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          3. Ric
            January 9, 2015 at 18:22

            Now you know I don't mean you PeeBee, I've always enjoyed your comments ;)…………………… Rant however…….. argh!

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        2. smile please
          January 10, 2015 at 09:42

          I miss "Dave from Japan" and his insightful views of the market! Comedy Gold!

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  5. Benay
    January 9, 2015 at 11:39

    Ah! I used to get so mad at the NAEA telling me photography lessons qualified for CP.- Turn up the ISO settings, open up the aperture, slow down the shutter speed, use a tripod.
    Not the most attractive/ prestigious office to be photographing but at least put some effort in, this is one of the worst photographs I have ever seen used for PR.

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    1. smile please
      January 9, 2015 at 12:50

      I know! worse thing about it people pay them to market their house!

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  6. Elbee
    January 9, 2015 at 11:45

    I would be more impressed if Humberstones could spell JanuAry!

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    1. smile please
      January 9, 2015 at 12:53

      An illiterate agent that cant take a proper photograph and does not know how to stage a property without it looking like it has the pox – Not sure the PR has worked here fellas! still "God loves a trier" good luck to them.

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