Lead Generation

First Agency in Real Estate Marketing to Pilot Innovative CPC Program

Today, GTMA is excited to announce that we have been selected as the only agency in the real estate vertical, and one of only four agencies in the country, to pilot a new Yelp CPC ad format. Let’s take a look at what’s included! FROM YELP TO YOU IN ONE CLICK This new format allows searchers to skip the Yelp profile…

New Social Media Marketing Packages

Have you heard? We’ve updated our social and lead generation packages! If you already work with us (Yayy!!), you may have already jumped on a call with someone from our amazing Partnerships Team to discuss our new monthly packages and how they work. On the other hand, you could also have no idea what I'm talking about, so allow me…

Oh SNAP!

As of Dec. 6th, 2018 Snapchat officially welcomed GTMA to its Agency Partnership team! While GTMA has been using the Snapchat advertising platform for almost a year, our NEW partnership with Snapchat has blown the doors open (literally) to new possibilities of reaching relevant users and converting leads for your brands. One of the main benefits to advertising on the…

How Not to Fall for SEO Scams (Like it’s 1999)

Welcome to the shady underworld of SEO, where false promises are made, and the things you buy aren’t yours to keep. This black market of SEO services is easy to wander into, and the merchants are known to weave silkily worded tales of top ranking websites and immediate results, but don’t let yourself fall for their lies. If something sounds…

Fairbook Housing Laws

Digital marketing is an ever-changing industry. We at GTMA are pioneers in online advertising for multifamily, residential real estate and hospitality. Experience has shown us that, as important as it is to be ever-evolving and meet these almost daily changes to our industry, sometimes you just have to stick to your guns. Some important news just came out regarding fair…

Missed Opportunities With Your Yelp Business Listing

When I was in the market for a new place to call home, my apartment hunt started off like Goldilocks’ fairy tale—not too big, not too small, all my go-to stores close by, endless dining options, reliable public transportation and beautiful parks. But finding an apartment that was “just right” had proven to be quite the challenge once I Yelped…

GTMA + Yelp’s Lead Generation for Apartment Communities

It’s time to talk Yelp. For a long time, Yelp and its 95 million monthly active users have been a source of laughter, tears and, sometimes, even leads for apartment communities. In fact, GTMA produced an award-winning web series last year based on some of those laughably bad gems pulled from horrible Yelp reviews written about apartment communities. It was…

The Pitfalls of Searching for Your Own PPC Ads Online

Launching a digital advertising campaign can be exciting. You submit a budget proposal to your owner, review an initial keyword report and display ad designs, and finally get the green light to launch your apartment community’s first AdWords campaign. So it’s only natural that you’d want to witness the fruits of your labor by searching for your ads online. However,…

Exploring Google Posts Available to Google My Business Users for Apartment Marketing

In case you haven’t noticed it in local search results lately, Google My Business rolled out a new feature back in June enabling all Google My Business users to create social media-like posts under their local Knowledge Panel on the Google search results page. These Google Posts also appear within the Local Finder window in Maps results. “The new feature…

Coming Soon – Don’t Wait to Start Telling Your Story

So, the buildings not built yet, but you really want to start capturing leads and storytelling NOW! What can you do? One of the most important times to begin storytelling of your apartment community is before it’s even built -- that’s where the 'Coming Soon Video' shines. The minute you have a lead capturing landing page live for your new…