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A Transparent
Homebuying Experience
While the homebuying journey is constantly evolving, one major thing remains the same: the customer experience must drive everything you do.
Stanley Martin, a 2021 Builder of the Year and team we are proud to partner with, has done a phenomenal job of putting their customers first and making sure potential homebuyers are getting all they need to find their dream home.
Times, They Are
Changing
The homebuyer should always come first. As their customer journeys evolve, though, it’s key to stay on top of how buyers are actually shopping versus what the assumptions out there are.
While builder sites used to be more of a way to get in contact with a sales rep prior to visiting a model home, Stanley Martin is finding (like many of our other builder partners) that their customers are needing much, much more from their digital channels.
Forcing buyers into the traditional homebuying journey just won’t cut it anymore. These buyers want to research on their own time and don’t want to be pushed into meeting face-to-face to receive all the information they need. The industry is now leaning toward giving buyers everything they need earlier than ever to get pre-qualified, understand what they are buying, and then commit to the purchase.
The Right Content
for the Experience
To offer this transparent homebuying journey takes the right digital content. While Stanley Martin has many types of marketing collateral in their arsenal, we’re lucky enough to partner with them on Exterior Renderings, Interactive Site Maps, and Virtual Tours. They also believe that “Virtual Tours are one of the most valuable tools”.
The imagery and tools that the team creates with us are prime examples of how to give homebuyers enough information to fall in love with a community. If they only had those traditional, minimalist landing pages we mentioned or even just a few floor plan and exterior shots to look at, how can they really get a feel for what it would be like to live there?
That right there, the feeling like they are standing right in your homes without even walking out their front door, is what the appropriate digital content can do.
The Future Of The
Homebuying Journey
It wasn’t long ago that people would look at you like you were crazy if you mentioned e-commerce and homebuying in the same sentence. Like we said, though, times are changing… big time!
Nowadays, you can buy a car online and have it shipped right to your home. A few years ago, that would have also seemed impossible. With things like that in mind, the idea of buying a home online (or simply starting the process online) doesn’t seem so farfetched.
This conversation is happening frequently with our clients, and that is no coincidence. For this and many other reasons, it’s vital to give homebuyers a really good look at what all your communities and homes have to offer so they can pretty much make their decisions online.
It’s such a pleasure to partner with builders like Stanley Martin. We can’t say enough good things about their team and their forward-thinking, customer-centric approach. Here’s to partnering with them on many more initiatives to give homebuyers just what they need as their journeys continue to change!
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