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Meet Emily Bandurski

This week we welcomed Emily Bandurski to the ONeil team! We couldn’t be more excited to grow our marketing team. Having worked for builders in marketing roles, Emily is knowledgeable about digital marketing tactics and strategies AND the Homefiniti platform 🙌. We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into when we asked her […]

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If you know anything about me, and my past, you know that providing easy access to education and training has always been hugely important to me (and the companies I work for!) Prior to entering the world of homebuilding, I worked for a company that focused solely on adult workplace training, specifically from a technology […]

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This year’s Nationals Silver Winners are ready to bring home Gold next week at the Builders’ Show!  We love attending The Nationals at the Builders’ Show. It’s a celebration of those builders with a culture for developing and encouraging their employees, for striving for excellence, and for celebrating success in their business. The stories, the […]

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It’s almost time to pack our bags for the Builders’ Show. We are excited for the incredible line-up of education programs! Last week, we highlighted the programs the ONeil team  is involved in and where you will be able to find us (Sales Central!). Now, we want to share some of the sessions we can’t […]

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We are excited to be attending the upcoming Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, January 31st thru February 2nd. It truly is the most wonderful time of the year. The show always provides a great opportunity to meet with our partners and network with other industry professionals. But the part we look forward to most is […]

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Email Marketing Inspiration for Homebuilders

“Ugh, we didn’t get an email out this week! (or this month!)” Does that sound familiar? I know it does for me. I get it. We all do. Sometimes, we simply have too much to do and the less critical items fall by the wayside. But here’s the thing: these little things add up, and […]

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Builder Watch: A Perfect Match

Have you ever been asked “Who is your ideal customer?”  Whether you are a B2B or a B2C business, we all have a defined target audience that we market to and who buys from us. There are obviously certain criteria that help this audience make decisions, like budget, size, timeline. But often decisions are fueled […]

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The ONeil Edit – May 13, 2022

It’s Friday, the 13th you all! The last Friday, the 13th I remember was in March of 2020 and it was a very bad day for the whole world. It’s the day we shut down. A quick google revealed that there’s been another one since then in August of 2021 but I have no recall […]

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The ONeil Edit – May 6, 2022

I took a brief hiatus in April due to spring break and the April episode of Homefiniti & Beyond. I’m glad to be back though because I missed writing. It’s a gloomy Friday here and there’s lots of work to be done so I’m thankful for this distraction from the rain and the piles of […]

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Did you catch the encore performance of the 2022 Builders’ Show Program: Strategies & Success Secrets for Selling Homes Online? The webinar was held on March 24th and the following provides access to the recording:   The webinar’s panel was comprised of industry experts in digital marketing and web design. Facilitated by Kevin Weitzel of […]

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The ONeil Edit – April 8, 2022

Dax Shepard’s intro to his podcast is in my head as I start writing this today… Hello hello hello and welcome welcome welcome welcome to The ONeil Edit. I guess that’s my brain’s way of trying to psyche me up for writing this morning. I’m in a bit of a funk and finding exciting marketing […]

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The ONeil Edit – April 1, 2022

Oh how Ioath April Fool’s. I find it to a be supremely irritating tradition. Therefore, you shan’t find a joke or prank within these paragraphs. It’s cold here which is super lame because I am in desperate need for sunshine and warmth. It has yet to be confirmed but I have a sneaking suspicion that […]

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In this month’s Homefiniti & Beyond, Molly White, ONeil Interactive’s Digital Marketing Manager, delivered an encore presentation of her TechBytes program from the Builders’ Show. A great overview of the benefits of the tool. If you missed the live event, here’s the recording: Facebook Business Manager is a robust tool that makes it significantly easier […]

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The ONeil Edit – March 25, 2022

This week’s Edit will be short and sweet, just like my attention span of late. Two of this week’s articles were actually shared on LinkedIn by family members which is a weird coincidence. Without further ado I’m diving in! META Facebook Ads AKA Meta Ads are getting an automated upgrade. Much of this involves new […]

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The ONeil Edit – March 18, 2022

Happy St. Patrick’s Day 🍀one day late! It’s my favorite fake holiday and I really brought my A game to it this year. I bought light up Shamrock glasses and a matching shamrock light necklace to wear to all my video calls yesterday. It was an extremely video call heavy day so it helped keep […]

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The ONeil Edit – March 11, 2022

Last week there was no Edit because there wasn’t anything noteworthy to write about. This week is another story. As I have said before, often the themes in my work week are parroted in the week’s newsletter content. This is one of those weeks.  First and Zero party data collection, email open rates, SEO, housing […]

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Are Auto-Reply Emails Still Relevant?

There was an internal discussion this week about whether the auto-reply email is still relevant. Well, that topic immediately got me sitting up in my chair. Can you guess what camp I sit in? Coming from the CRM side of the business, I am most definitely on Team Auto-Reply (along with a Thank You Page). […]

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Dynamic personalization in both website functionality and in marketing is highly effective. Somewhere between adding a person’s first name to a mass email and adding a potential home buyer’s family photos to digital frames in your model homes when they schedule a tour (and use their Facebook login to do so) lies the sweet spot. […]

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The ONeil Edit – February 25, 2022

And we’re writing… (or so the little voice in my head says as I begin to formulate the content of this week’s Edit.) I have a system for this endeavor. File all unread newsletters during the week into a folder in my inbox Friday morning open and read each newsletter, clicking open any articles that […]

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The ONeil Edit – February 18, 2022

It’s been a minute but since the last Edit, I traveled with Dennis, Megan, and Angela to my first in person IBS. Dennis summed it up nicely in his post; it was everything I heard it was and more. I came back with a full tank, ready to help our builders achieve their sales goals […]

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