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Phil Spencer Secret Agent

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  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    poppysarah wrote: »
    I've just watched yesterdays where they sack the estate agent (who wanted them to put it on at a lower price) and hire a PR guru instead.

    I can't tell you why, but this made me laugh out loud.

    4OD, here I come. Have to see what a PR 'consultant' suggests..... a focus group? customer survey? rebranding? £5,000 on a logo and slogan for their sale?

    "Mr & Mrs Seller, we have to determine what the public WANTS from your house....."
  • Yorkielass
    Yorkielass Posts: 2,235 Forumite
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    poppysarah wrote: »
    I've just watched yesterdays where they sack the estate agent (who wanted them to put it on at a lower price) and hire a PR guru instead.
    Has it sold?

    At the end they said they hadn't had any interest at all 3 weeks later and that they were going to put it back on with an agent I thought.

    I then searched on rightmove and couldn't find it so I guess they either haven't done this yet, or they did it and it sold really quickly.

    If it hasn't sold yet they'd be pretty silly not having it on right move the day the programme is aired, I know I went to look, as I did the one the previous day as I live in this part of the country so extra interest I guess.
    Initial Mortgage January 2024 - £160,000
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  • phoebe1989seb
    phoebe1989seb Posts: 4,452 Forumite
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    googler wrote: »
    I can't tell you why, but this made me laugh out loud.

    4OD, here I come. Have to see what a PR 'consultant' suggests..... a focus group? customer survey? rebranding? £5,000 on a logo and slogan for their sale?

    "Mr & Mrs Seller, we have to determine what the public WANTS from your house....."

    Apparently to stick it on facebook and twitter as well as an article in the local papers I believe, whilst ignoring the agent's advice to drop the price by around £35k and instead drop it by only £10k :rotfl: Considering the vendors were supposed to be in danger of repossession, this seemed a mighty strange way to go about achieving a quick sale - but each to their own I guess!

    I'd also love to know if it has now sold................
    Mortgage-free for fourteen years!

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  • avenida
    avenida Posts: 486 Forumite
    Only started watching this show as it is now on more4 but I have to say I love it!!!

    Most of the advice is common sense but I think Phil spencer is brilliant and think its very exciting that he has started posting on this forum:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T
  • jimpix12
    jimpix12 Posts: 1,095 Forumite
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    avenida wrote: »
    Only started watching this show as it is now on more4 but I have to say I love it!!!

    Most of the advice is common sense but I think Phil spencer is brilliant and think its very exciting that he has started posting on this forum:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T

    I like the way you conveyed your excitement.
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  • glitter123
    glitter123 Posts: 495 Forumite
    edited 15 February 2012 at 1:35PM
    Its an ok programme. Would be must better if it was half as long - they keep repeating so many bits as if we can't remember what we saw before the commerical break!
  • madeupname1
    madeupname1 Posts: 443 Forumite
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    Has he actually managed to sell any houses though? All the episodes I have seen have ended with potential interest but no offers or sales?!
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