Builder Comments
"Talking House is just like having a salesperson on duty 24 hours
a day. We use it to direct prospects to two different subdivisions. So,
people that come into one of the subdivisions can hear about another subdivision
we have that is only a half mile down the road.
We use Talking House to entice prospects to walk in the house, and take
a look at the quality of our workmanship that we've talked
about on the Talking House system.
Two years ago we had an advertising budget for the local newspaper alone of $6,000 a month. The following year, we brought on the Talking House system, and we were able to cut our newspaper spending in half, and still increase sales by over 50%. So, the initial cost of the Talking House system has been a great value for us. We were able to save a lot of money on our newspaper ads, plus the fact that the Talking House system is there forever. Once you pay the initial price, you get to use it over and over again."
"Talking House is like having an added salesperson on my staff, and I don't have to pay them to be here. Twenty-four hours a day people can drive by, see the sign out front, and get information about our homes. I have my lighting setup in the evening so that it shines directly on the Talking House signs. And, I use Talking House to tease the customer just enough so they call back on a phone number that is only used on the
Talking House will add, I feel, at least 5 new home sales to our bottom line this year. The reason I say that is that the type of customer that has been calling in has been more qualified to purchase a home then some of the customers coming in off of our other advertising.
Talking House has taught me that you don't always have to stay inside the box. I would tell a fellow builder that if they don't try Talking House, they are selling themselves short. I would give Talking House one of the highest recommendations for advertising without having a huge out lay of money. I think this is a fantastic tool to use!"
"At Quadrant Homes, we have found that Talking House has improved our efficiency. If our sales agent is out of the office touring another site, Talking House can give the customer reliable information about the home and the development that is right to the point. Talking House actually becomes our sales force at Quadrant Homes. When our agent is not available, Talking House talks for
One of the fabulous benefits of Talking House is that you can actually direct individuals to the right communities. At Quadrant Homes, we have several communities within miles of each other. And, if a specific community does not work, we can direct them to another one by using Talking House.
My favorite thing about Talking House is to have that instant access to your customer 24 hours a day! It works fabulous!"
"Talking House is a great sales advantage for my company. I use Talking
House just like I'd use a live salesperson, except I can't afford to have
a live salesperson on the job giving out information 24 hours a day like
Talking House does.
The key benefit of Talking House is more sales quicker. It seems we just put out the
We get responses everyday. They call up and say: "I'm sitting out here in front of your Talking House, and I'd like to look at it". Talking House, generally, is the first thing they mention when they call.
Small builders, particularly, can and should use Talking House more that any other type of builder. They can't afford, as a rule, expensive advertising and media campaigns. They don't generally have big signs and billboards. They sometimes don't even have a sales force. So, they not only can use Talking House, they desperately need Talking House."
"Our customers are really impressed with Talking House. You know, in this day and age, with the way technology has grown, I didn't think anything would really surprise people anymore. But, Talking House is really impressive because it's almost like somebody's peeking out the window and sees them drive up. All of a sudden, Talking House starts giving them information about the house. It's like a salesperson walking out to their car and
I feel like the customer is better informed if they have listened to Talking House because it's a well scripted, honest report given by the company in reference to a home. So, the customer already has a lot of the information they need when they actually do meet with a salesperson. And then, they can get onto the more important factors of how the rest of the procedure in purchasing the home may work.
Talking House absolutely exceeded all of our expectations as a marketing tool. It's one of the greatest marketing tools that we've come across today."