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For
realtors® who like to stay a step ahead of their colleagues...
"This is a fresh new gift giving niche that's opened up
for realtors® who like to stay a step ahead of their colleagues,"
a top producing realtor® from Baltimore named Mary whispered to
me, " That bond between realtor® and customer loyalty (my Holy
Grail in real estate) is much easier for me to create when I give environmentally
conscious gifts..."
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For
realtors®
that aspire to create that deep kind of connection with buyers..."Once
I realized that my condo couple was into clean, healthy living,”
a realtor® from RE/MAX® explains, “I gave them a housewarming
gift that truly mattered to them, that they use every day…something
a truly caring friend or family member might give. The trust between
friends and family is very often unbreakable. Giving eco-friendly gifts
creates that deep kind of connection with both my green and non-green
buyers…”
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Can "Green" Gifts Really Please Your Buyer? |
“My
appreciation and respect for my realtor® doubled, it definitely sealed
her position as our family realtor.” Andrew Wolfe,
a recent home buyer and green gift recipient was surprised.
"…Our realtor® of all people made a difference between
a toxic and non-toxic living space for my chemically-sensitive family...we
all just love it, what a perfect surprise! Not only did we get our new
home clean without sneezing, Brittney is in love with the dryer sheets…!"
After receiving his environmentally-friendly closing gift Andrew expressed
“My appreciation and respect for my realtor® doubled, it definitely
sealed her position as our family realtor.”
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Eco-savvy Home Buyers’ Feel Passionately
about their organic food, the pesticide-free products with which they
clean their homes, even the fair trade clothing they wear against
their skin.
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As a result, when you give a closing gift that matches a globally-conscious
client’s high level of passion and integrity you contribute to your
clients’ purpose and create a strong dynamic union between that client
and you.
(Is it just a coincidence that these two attributes of passion
and integrity are also found strongly developed in our country’s
top-producing real estate agents?)
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| Jumping
On The 'Green' Closing Gift Band Wagon. |
It
seems ever so evident that people are trying to be earth conscious. More
and more are looking to better the planet, and everyone's actions, individually
or collectively through society, incur ecological impacts.
We consume natural resources, release pollutants and generate waste. These
impacts are referred to as "ecological footprints." Test your
footprint, take the Ecological
Quiz to find innovative ways for shrinking your ecological footprint
on the Earth.
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Al
Gore's film about global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth," is
the 3rd highest-grossing documentary in history. A recent CBS News/New
York Times poll finds that two-thirds of Americans now believe global
warming is having a serious impact. Three out of four believe it's necessary
to take steps right away to counter its effects.
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For
the first time of your life, you are in the right place at the right time!
"People are learning how to make their profit by helping nature rather
than by destroying nature," said Kevin Danaher, one of the organizers
of Green Festival, in Washington and is billed as the world's largest environmental
expo.
"We're seeing capital shift toward the green economy. Toward an economy
where there's two greens, this green, and the environmental green.
Where you can make better profits protecting nature and saving nature and
saving resources, than you can destroying the environment. And that's a
seminal shift; we're going into a different kind of economy."
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| Choosing
Great Earth-Friendly Closing Gifts Your Customers Will Rave About! |
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just what are eco-friendly, green and organic gifts and how would you
know one if you saw one? Closing gifts that are earth-friendly and green:
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Are made from recycled materials.
• Are renewable or sustainable.
• Leave a small ecological footprint.
• Are made with no harm to the environment.
• Have contributed to the increase in Fair Trade products.
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Finding
great eco-friendly gifts to give used to be a frustrating and often difficult
task. If you were looking for something more than just a gift certificate
selections were limited, expensive and let’s face it, boring.
Gift
selection is easy and rewarding...
today, giving your new home buyer an exciting and upscale gift that encourages
environmental awareness and echoes the thought you put into your selection
is easy and rewarding.
Here
are just a few delightful eco-friendly green closing gift suggestions
to congratulate your environmentally savvy buyers on their new home and
help position you as ‘unforgettable’:
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Café
Altura Organic Gourmet Coffee
Choose from delicious rich custom Blends, Specialty Roasts, Fair Trade,
Biodynamic and Swiss Water Process Decaffeinated organic coffees.
($11.00
to $54.00)
Favorites:Colombian,
Kona
Blend and Espresso
Italiano Custom Blend. |
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Flathau’s
Gourmet Shortbread
These sweet, tasty shortbread snaps are proudly made with no artificial
ingredients a delightful little snap of lime, raspberry, butterscotch
or peppermint.
($19.95)
Favorites:Peppermint
Snaps in a 1lb tin and the Assorted
Snap Pack. |
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ECO-Friendly
FireCones™ Gift Baskets
Environmentally sustainable FireCone™ baskets: easily start a
fire in a fireplace, wood stove, outdoor fire pit, chiminea or campfire.
Includes ECO basket, FireCones™ Firestarters and Fatwood Stix
Everything is burnable. ($24.00 to $32.00)
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| Essential
Oil Scenting Reed Diffusers
Enticing blend of fragrance with real essential oils. Diffusing scents
promote a feeling of wellness with natural plant, herb, and flower
extracts. An enjoyable way to scent a new home with the light natural
aromas of lemongrass, orange sandlewood or lavender vanilla essential
oils. ($24.00)
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Get
Clean™ Natural Cleaning Products The perfect housewarming
gift for clients who want to make a difference, the Get Clean™
Kit features nontoxic, natural, biodegradable and recyclable cleaning
products that release no phosphates for a healthier home. ($154.45)
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The
Lutyen Eucalyptus Bench
A stunning addition to any backyard. Made from sustainable harvested
Eucalyptus Grandis wood with a beautiful warm tone and great lines .
($480.00)
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You Know The Size of Your "Ecological Footprint"? |
Did
you know that your everyday activities have an impact on the natural environment?
Check out CI's
Investigate Biodiversity Ecological Quiz to find innovative ways
for shrinking your ecological footprint on the Earth.
Additional information on environmental, Fair Trade, organic and sustainability
awareness can be found at the following great web sites:
Environmental Awareness:
www.epa.gov/seahome/
Fair Trade:
www.transfairusa.org
Organic
www.ota.com/index.html
www.organicconsumers.org/
Global Warming:
www.epa.gov/climatechange/
About
the Author
L.J. Addams is an author and an expert in the real estate industry. For
more green suggestions or for help with choosing an eco-friendly gift
for your special or hard-to-buy-for client call TOLL FREE 1-800-866-293-2445
or email L.J.
Addams.
Copyright © 2007 by L.J. Addams, all the text in this article are
the copyright works of L.J. Addams. All Rights Reserved. For permission
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