STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
■ Premier location
■ Unique product offering
■ Extensive market knowledge in sales partner
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■ Premier location
■ Unique product offering
■ Extensive market knowledge in sales partner
■ Reduced consumer purchase activity over previous year
■ High end product for the market
■ Local sales representation
■ Luxury Brand Alignment
■ Connected Sales Network
■ Highly skilled sales team for show centre
■ In-house marketing support
■ Capture an under-serviced market segment
■ Phased build out
■ No vacancy tax implications
■ Local Event Engagement
■ Local business cross promotion
■ Connected luxury sales network
■ Economic stability
■ Competing market offerings
■ Fluctuating supply costs
1 Your project-dedicated sales team
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Post-Listing launch & Ongoing Initiatives
2 Pre-launch, Launch and Ongoing Initiatives
Sales & Marketing Overview & Timeline Ongoing Initiatives Roadmap
5 Long-Term Sales and Marketing Roadmap
3 Pre-Listing Whisper Campaign Initiatives
Activation & Pre-Launch Roadmap Sales Team Soft & Hard Launch Outline
6 Engagement Terms & Fees
Marketing, Engagement & Brokerage Fees
Beach House Dedicated Sales Team
Interrobang, unquestioningly holds the premier land consortium within the South Okanagan. Positioned in the heart of Penticton, at the shoreline of Okanagan Lake. The last parcel of significant size, situated to the north east side of Penticton’s lakeshore, offers a peaceful living environment while conveniently situated to all major attractions, beaches, marina, restaurants and shopping.
Coupling this preeminent property with a luxury townhome offering brings a new and unmet offering to the ever burgeoning city of Penticton. Interrobang is poised to capture the hearts and dreams of discerning buyers locally, provincially and nationally.
In order to successfully sell this exceptional living community, Interrobang requires the expertise of an exceptional sales partner.
Bringing the bespoke approach to every aspect of the real estate experience, Engel & Völkers is like no other. We are a world class luxury brand with local connectivity. We understand the purchase and sale of real estate is about much more than the property, it is lifestyle.
While Penticton has grown significantly over the last few years, it is still a small, tightly knit community. Consumer inclination remains drawn to toward local real estate representation.
You will find no other team able to offer you the highly curated sales resources and luxury service found with Engel & Völkers. At Engel & Völkers, we create exciting cross promotional opportunities and think differently.
With deep connections to both consumers and the real estate community, we open doors.
Do you want to be one of their many, or the most important to us?
Interrobang
Engel & Völkers South Okanagan
Engel & Völkers’ Global Support Network
E&V Network of Luxury Real Estate Brokerages
E&V Development Services
E&V Private Office
E&V Yachting
E&V Project Sales Lead
Lyndi Cruickshank, PREC
Real Estate Advisor
Julie Quinlan, PREC
Real Estate Advisor
Angela Marino
Real Estate Advisor
Lynn Doering
Real Estate Advisor
Jonathan Wall, PREC
Real Estate Advisor
Erin Aitkens
Managing Broker/Owner
Lyndi Cruickshank
Personal Real Estate Corporation
South Okanagan
Career Experience
● Representing high net worth clientele purchasing & selling luxury real estate for 16 years
● Atop producing real estate professional in the South Okanagan
● Owner & broker of a premium, global luxury real estate office
● Dedicated to a bespoke real estate experience
● Widely known & respected industry leader
● Close ties to local media
● Leads a team of highly professional, educated, real estate advisors
● 30 years marketing & contract negotiations expertise
Certifications & Designations
● Master Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE & MCNE)
● Resort & Second Property sales designation
● Certified International Property Specialist
● Seniors Real Estate Specialist
● Media & public relations trained
● TalentSmart Emotional Intelligence EQ trainer
● SuperHost trainer
● Multiple high level governance & leadership certifications through Organized Real Estate
Julie Quinlan, PREC
20+Years
Real Estate
Experience
Deep sales connections
Whistler & Squamish
Angela Marino
Jonathan Wall PREC
8Years
Real Estate
Experience
Local Sales Expertise Lower Mainland Sales Network
20+Years
Professional Sports Management
1.5Years
Real Estate Experience
Extensive professional network nationally
Lynn Doering
5Years
Real Estate
Experience
Strong inbound sales connections withAlberta market
ErinAitkens
1.5Years
Real Estate
Experience
Background in home building & development
Watch our sales team grow.
Experienced Professional Connected
Kristen Ashley Licensed Operations Manager
5Years Real Estate Experience Compliance Certified
Stephanie Iannone Administration Manager
10Years Management Experience
25+YearsAdministration Experience
Terry Johnson Administration / Client Relations
25+YearsAdministration Experience
Pre-Launch Launch
Marketing
■ Plan launch of campaign and events
■ Implement pre-launch sales and marketing collateral
■ Launch teaser site & campaigns
Sales & Operations
■ Implement deposit/reservation strategy
■ Finalize robust sales launch strategy
■ Commence ‘Insider First’ initiatives
■ Top E&V brokerage engagement
■ Top Okanagan REALTOR® engagement
■ Inventory pricing & release strategy
■ Onboard sales team and conduct staff training
■ Implement CRM/project database development w/ appropriate teams
■ Existing project registration follow up
■ Establish sales/operations processes
Ongoing Research
■ Monthly & quarterly updates to market studies reflecting current market conditions.
Operator Announcement, Groundbreaking, Sales Launch & Sales Centre Opening all in close sequence during the same season to reinforce project and milestone progression
Marketing
■ Press Exclusives in select media
■ Wider scale press release
■ Major launch party on-site
■ Major sales suite opening event
■ Full advertising campaign
■ Launch of full website & social media
■ Media, Public Relations & SEO Campaigns
■ Suite of marketing materials on-hand
Sales & Operations
■ Top agent events/ previews immediately before official launch
■ Full broker & buyer outreach
■ Feeder market activations
Ongoing Sales & Marketing
Marketing
■ On-going marketing campaigns
■ E-mail blasts
■ Social Media
■ PR, continuous phased releases
■ Advertising (digital & print)
■ Events, partnerships & collaborations (timed, when necessary w/ construction milestones)
■ Ad-hoc marketing materials
Sales & Operations
■ Ongoing outreach
■ Broker previews & Open houses
■ Roadshows & sales trips
■ On-site events
■ Optimization of sales strategy
■ Fine-tuning of inventory releases
■ Manage traffic, leads and reporting
Research
■ Monthly updates to market studies reflecting current market conditions:
Feeder Market
Marketing
■ Targeted campaigns in key markets.
■ Direct mailing to select target households
Sales
■ Targeted outreach in key markets
■ Activations with project ambassadors
■ Existing buyers & influencers events
■ Craft bespoke on-site sales gallery experiences for on-site visits
■ Hard hat tours & previews
■ Exclusive stories in select media
■ Wider scale press releases
■ Grand Opening Event
■ ‘Final Opportunity’ campaigns
■ Unit closings
■ Final commision payments
Beach House
Pre-Listing Whisper Campaign Initiatives
Our strategic planning provides effectiveness in engaging and activating outside vendors, including other sales organizations. Specific scopes and spaced initiatives allow for greater effectiveness and cost-efficiencies resulting in the elimination of scope redundancies and unplanned spending.
Marketing Foundation
■ Identify prospective partners
■ Finalize branding & identity
■ Refine marketing strategy tied to milestones
■ Plan release & marketing strategy pre-launch > teaser > whisper marketing
■ Commence deployment strategy of pre-launch sales materials including:
Marketing & sales collateral
Renderings
Sales gallery design
Sales Activation
■ Ignite team members
■ CRM platform sourcing and selection
■ Refine preliminary sales & outreach strategy
■ Finalize feeder market strategy and engage Project Ambassadors
■ Finalize pricing & inventory release strategy
Activation
■ Pricing and Release Strategy
■ Preliminary Design Concept for Off-Site Sales Gallery E&V Shop, Penticton Market
■ CRM/Recording platform recommendation
■ Reservation & Deposit Strategy
■ Beach House / E&V Events
Launch
■ Beach House / E&V website
■ Beach House newsletter
■ Online marketplaces
■ Display advertising
■ Search Engine Marketing
■ Community/Special events
Launch (Continued)
■ Media resource campaigns
■ GG magazine
■ Private Residences
Pre-Launch (Pre-MLS posting)
■ E&V Feeder Market Outreach
■ In-Shop Presence
■ Deposit and Reservation Strategy
■ Phone campaign - existing registration list
■ E&V Internal Networking & Whisper Campaign
Launch (Continued)
■ Launch party Hard Launch
■ Targeted Realtor Marketing
■ Video Card & Virtual Reality Mailing
■ E&V Shop TV
■ Private Office E&V Roadshow
■ Private Client Viewings
■ Public Announcement
■ Continuation of CRM/Recording platform w/ weekly updates
Online property marketplace
■ Property positioned on renowned real estate platforms
■ Nationwide access to countless potential buyers
Content marketing
■ Maximum marketing efficiency via social media channels such as Facebook, Instagram, etc.
■ Targeted links from blogs to the property
Other online marketing tools
■ Display advertising: Advertising banners on websites relevant to the target group
■ Search engine marketing: Marketing edge through search engine relevant content
In-shop display
■ Beach House exposé in the shop window
■ Excellent access to potential buyers and passing prospects
24/7 Community events
■ Beach House marketed at local events
Individual search customer consultation
■ Personal presentation of Beach House exposé to potential buyers with corresponding search criteria
Newspapers/magazines
■ Regional, national or international property presentation in selected media
GG Magazine
■ Distribution in 34 countries - Engel & Völkers’ Real Estate, Yachting and Polo locations and events, distribution to a database of top clients, subscriptions and sales at select newsstands in Europe
■ Well-known lifestyle and property magazine; published quarterly in 6 languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Flemish with circulation of approx. 300,000 copies
Private residences
■ High-quality catalog featuring listings in the Americas
With our multi-platform strategy, we offer one-of-a-kind opportunities for connecting your project with qualified buyers:
■ Local Exposure: E&V advisor’s contacts and relationships, exclusive exposé display, prominent local publications, local press opportunities
■ National Exposure: E&V Canada network, Shop TV, Private Residences, Globe & Mail
■ International Exposure: E&V global network - We recognize the current foreign buyer ban inhibits some foreign purchasers. Historically, foreign buyers account for approximately 1% of purchases in the Okanagan. This is not a significant segment of the market.
■ Online Exposure: EVRealEstate.com, Engelvoelkers.com, WSJ.com, NYT.com, MansionGlobal.com, JamesEdition.com, Realtor.com, Juwai.com, ListHubGlobal.com, Zillow.com & social media
■ Shop Network: Property shops in prime retail locations from Vancouver to Calgary, Toronto, Montreal & Halifax. We have the country covered.
■ GG Magazine: Global lifestyle and real estate magazine published in six languages
■ The Edge™: Digital distribution program to Engel & Völkers websites and more, collectively reaching over 300 million users
■ Private Office: an exclusive service for the sale and lease of exceptional properties, yachts and aircrafts
During the positioning phase of your project, the Engel & Völkers team will provide:
■ Input and support for your full marketing and communications strategy, across disciplines and tied to milestones, with specific recommendations for buyers and realtors in local and feeder markets.
Launch Outline
&
Okanagan will provide a platform & action plan for the successful project launch and agile repositioning as necessary to changing market conditions and sales velocity.
Launch
■ Release new positioning, messaging & identity updates
■ Deliver sales & marketing strategy focusing on new brokerage, realtor and buyer groups and continued engagement
■ Refine target buyer groups and demographic subsets
■ Create continual video engagement
■ Updated pricing and release strategy
■ Support programming & partnerships
■ Incentivise and engage all team members
■ Define new broker incentives
■ Launch on-site sales gallery
■ Follow lead management & reporting practices providing scheduled updates to development team
■ E&V network re-introduction event
■ Co-Broker re-engagement events & outreach
■ Re-engagement w/ past prospects
■ Press release (timed w/ significant construction updates)
■ Advertising: digital & print
■ Updated website assets
■ Release updated collateral
■ Revamped messaging & updated identity.
- Advertising & Media campaigns
- Public relations campaigns
- Email campaigns
- Digital & SEO campaigns
- Social media campaigns
■ On-going broker & buyer outreach
*Sources: Visits per month provided by respective partners and sites: Engel & Völkers AG, JamesEdition.com, Juwai.com, Listhub.com, ListhubGlobal.com, MansionGlobal.com, NYTimes.com, Smarter Agent Mobile, LLC, WSJ.com, ZillowGroup.com. Numbers are estimates and subject to change.
Key Markets
● Lower Mainland
● Okanagan
● Alberta
● Other BC
● Ontario
Buyer Profile
● High Net Worth
● Professional
● Retired
● Career Downsizing
● Second Home Ownership
● Sports Enthusiast
● Outdoor Enthusiastic
Beach House
Long-Term Sales and Marketing Roadmap
Preliminary
Teaser
Teaser
Proposed
Preliminary
Promotional/Marketing Event Materials Sales Suite Sales Centre Events
Reservation Agreement (Optional)
Realtor Launch Event
VIP Consumer Experience
Construction Updates
Note: Commission structure is mutually beneficial to involved parties. E&V is incentivized to generate a buyer while cost risk is mitigated with reduced fees. Owner/developer fees are reduced with E&V as an exclusive selling partner.
CRM - Chime
■ CRM: Chime - Organizes leads and prioritizes opportunities; converts leads fast with automated marketing program; promotes project and captures buyer leads with custom landing pages; active ongoing communication with buyers; mobile app to quickly respond anywhere, anytime.
■ Sales Tracking - Sales Dashboard report delivered weekly
Real time reports
Accessible via phone, desktop or tablet
Insights into the sales progress
Customizable KPIs
■ Handling Deposits, Brokerage Trust or Lawyer Trust?
■ Ongoing communication updates
■ Track all phases of seller and buyer engagement
■ Track market segment targets
■ Increased reach
■ Personalized and targeted
■ Reach customers at the beginning of their ‘buying’ journey
■ Measurable with real-time reporting
■ Easily adjusted to respond to changing market conditions
■ Increased conversions
■ Ability to add video links within marketing pieces
■ Measurable results
■ Improve customer engagement
■ Robust analytics that allow admin to see how marketing is performing
Key Points to consider in this document:
■ Product Assessment including:
Floorplan review, unit mix and recommendations on pricing
Questions for the Developer for clarification
■ Building a feeder network market strategy through E&V
Deep analysis of the target markets and how we’re going to access them.
■ Shop and on-site sales office detail
Sales centre scheduling
■ Brokerage fee structure
Further discussion is required, E&V generated sales vs finder vs. cooperating broker fee breakdown
■ The marketing strategy
Advertising, marketing, digital plan, events/launches
Private office brokers outreach
■ Identification of open questions
Presentation Outline:
■ Overview
Leads, sales team & strategy, proposed hierarchy of the sales team
■ Marketing Strategy
Advertising, marketing, digital strategy plan
On-Site Sales Office Strategy - renderings of the project?
User experience package
E&V Resources
E&V Events
Private Office Involvement
E&V departmental cross department collaboration?
Feeder market targeting
■ Engagement and Brokerage Fees
Brokerage fee breakdown
Marketing costs
Reimbursements
■ Sales Strategy
Inventory rollout - units to put first
Proposal Prepared by Lyndi Cruickshank
For Randy Pratt, March 1, 2023