Without further ado, let\u2019s get the creative juices flowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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1. Have you tried an inflatable dinosaur?<\/h2>\n
Nothing stands out more in a listing than a unicorn in the bathroom. That\u2019s exactly how homeowner and real estate agent Lynn Keyland marketed her home in Lexington, Kentucky. Each photo included an inflatable unicorn and dinosaur<\/a> in the scene, highlighting the home\u2019s spacious rooms.<\/p>\n A gimmick<\/a> is a trick or device intended to draw attention. They\u2019re strangely attractive, highly memorable, and sometimes a little bit repulsive. Nonetheless, if you know your audience, a gimmick is a fun way to create buzz for your house for sale. In Lynn\u2019s case, her inflatable friends drew the biggest open house she\u2019d ever held. Her home sold for just $2,000 less than the asking price, thanks to creative marketing.<\/p>\n Garcia recommends marketing your home around oddball holidays<\/a>:<\/p>\n Searching for creative ways to market your house for sale? Try something different with pets, GIFs, tacos, and inflatable dinosaurs \u2014 because standing out means getting noticed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":51104,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[321,335],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-attract-buyers","category-marketing-tips"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n2. Market around unconventional holidays<\/h2>\n
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\n\u201cNational Cheeseburger Day is a great one,\u201d Garcia says. \u201cSo your house is three blocks from a place that makes amazing cheeseburgers \u2014 now you\u2019ve got a holiday that you can tie into your marketing without it being super obvious.\u201d<\/li>\n
\nHighlight your home\u2019s green features such as solar power, double paned windows, LED lighting, and low-water plants in an e-blast or ad in the local paper. In March 2024, a report by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) revealed that 57% of Realtors<\/a> considered promoting energy efficiency in listings to be either very or somewhat valuable. And don\u2019t forget to boast about the utilities savings that come with the territory.<\/li>\n
\nShare the five best places to get donuts near your house on social media with #nationaldonutday.<\/li>\n
\nPass out house flyers with instructions<\/a> on the back on how to fold a paper square into a crane. Bonus points if your house flaunts Japanese architectural elements or landscaping.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"