Dear Customer: Will You Accept Us To Be Your Lawfully Wedded Brand

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Don’t we all like promos, sales and discounts?

Ah, there’s no better feeling than when you buy something and you know you got a great deal. But what about all those specials that are offered to new clients and old customers are forgotten? Beware!

A brand/customer relationship is very similar to a marriage; love can arise with a single promo, a good ad or a great quality product and a new brand lover is created. They will step up for your brand whenever they are talking to their friends and colleagues and it will be a long lasting relationship if you nurture it.

But just as marriage, if you forget to celebrate special dates, if you don’t communicate, of you don’t express how important that person is to you, the relationship tends to end.

What are you waiting for? Go out there and tell your customer how important they are for your brand!
Halloween is a couple days away, have you bought some treats or are you organizing any event for your customers?

Do you occasionally leave them notes or small gifts for no specific reasons?

How often do you approach them unexpectedly to talk for a while, maybe they have something to tell you. Or would you put a suggestion box in your bedroom for your wife to fill out?

Don’t waste any time and start planning what you will do for your customers this Halloween and the rest of your life. Love them; cherish them “till death (or another brand) do you apart”

All the OfficeList team wishes you a scary Halloween!

Don’t miss a good deal when you find it

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Have you ever fell in love with a product but couldn’t buy it at the moment for whichever reason, and once you were back to buy it, it was gone? 

That’s what happens to many people who look for a good price, and once they find it, they don’t realize it. Buyers remorse!

If you’re in sales, you might have noticed there are all type of clients:

Those that know exactly what they want, those that have all the information and know it all, others that don’t have a clue about what they are looking for and there are also those that only want the best price, There’s no valid argument about quality or services, only the best price.

And if we are “lucky” enough to win one of these cost-conscious characters, we will possibly spend more time than with any other client trying to have all details as they need them.

But the problem with those that suffer from constant buyer remorse is they tend to miss on deals because they are looking for an unrealistic deal.

We once had a client looking for an office 50% below the standard prices in New York. After many calls, hours invested, tours and negotiation, we got him a great deal. Not at the price he asked for, but definitely a good price below what was being requested initially. When he was supposed to sign, he backed off saying he had found a better deal.

A few weeks later, this same person called us saying the other deal fell through and he needed to sign urgently the deal we had found for him. Too late!

Someone else had already taken the office and didn’t think it twice, they signed on the spot.

We’re not really sure what happened with this person, if he found an office or not, but most likely he had to continue working from home or paying a higher rent.

We do agree that finding a good deal may take some time, but if that effort is consuming too much of your time, then maybe you overlooked something and some deals might have passed right in front of you without even noticing.

Don’t wait for the deal of a lifetime, reacting on time might be more important than excess of analysis.

Oh, and just as we found a great deal for that gentleman, we can also do it for you. Give us a call if you are looking for office space in the US or Canada.  (866) 354-5478 or visit www.officelist.com

Pacific Business Centers: A Great Place to Work.

Yes, Pacific Business Centers, in California, was honored as #4 Best Place to Work last week and received the Sacramento Business Journal A+ Employers Best Places to Work award.

OfficeList shares their happiness and congratulates Pacific Business Centers team. We couldn’t agree more, as we have found in them a phenomenal group of people to work with.

It’s not always about paying the most, or working the least or even having lots of fun. It’s about enjoying what you do with the team you do it with.

If you are looking for office space in California, you might want to know about Pacific Business Centers, if it’s a great place to work, then you should try working at one of their centers.

Pacific provides hosted workplaces or executive suites in any of their 16 business centers throughout California. Anywhere from Sacramento to Carlsbad, they have an office for you. Whether it’s a furnished office or a virtual office.

Once again congratulations to the entire team from Pacific Business Centers!

Most In-Demand Employers

If you could choose a company to work for, which would it be?

LinkedIn revealed a very complete infographic of the most In-Demand employers in the world.

The study was made based on the interactions there were between the 175 million professionals and companies in the social network. Not surprisingly, Google ranks 1^st in the US.

Although the study provides very useful information about the employers based on professions, cities and industries, it mainly represents young professionals and careers as marketing and engineering.

Below is some of the information, but you can check out the full list of companies on LinkedIn. 

Slow Office Activity in DC

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Cushman and Wakefield recently released its Q3 office space statistics for the Washington metropolitan area. The real estate activity has slowed down not only while people wait for the outcome of the presidential campaign, but also because of the budget cuts and the current global economy situation.

While rental rates in the district are depressed and vacancy rate reached 12,7% for commercial properties; nearby areas such as Reston, Bethesda and Silver Springs have seen an increase in demand for class A office space.

Other markets such as Boston, Seattle, San Francisco and New York have attracted technology companies and those are precisely the markets that have seen good and steady results during the past months.

Even though Washington DC is no longer the most expensive city in the US for office space, (it now ranks 2^nd after New York) investors are still holding off any decisions.

But perhaps it’s time we start looking at DC with investors eyes and see the huge opportunity there is. Given its current vacancy rates and the temporary decrease in prices, it might be a great time to hop in and secure a good deal.

In less than a month we could see an increase in prices and you will be asking yourself why you didn’t sign a lease before everyone else.  

Give us a call at (866) 354-5478 for free assistance on finding office space in Washington DC.

The Impact of the Presidential Election on Commercial Real Estate

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Who will it be, Obama or Romney? Have you already decided who to vote for the next presidential election?

Have you thought of the impact it will have in your business, in your life, in your future?

Regardless of who the winner is, there’s a long controversy on what will be the impact on commercial real estate.

Below a few opinions gathered by NREI online magazine.

Kevin Hackett, president & CEO, Rockefeller group: The election will lead to an increase in market activity in the short term. Investors and companies that were delaying decisions will begin implementing preconceived strategies and watch Washington for cues on policy direction.

Joe Harbert, President Eastern Region Colliers International:  We are a polarized nation that needs to reach for the middle and start to solve some of the big issues we all know we have. Job creation. Growing the economy. Tackling the deficit. Education. Energy. Progress on these issues will only come if we enter into a new, more bipartisan era.

E. J. Burke, Vice chairman, Mortgage bankers association: the outcome is likely to have the most impact on taxation, especially private equity carried interests, and housing reform/multifamily finance. This will affect the flow of capital into commercial real estate and, in turn, impact valuation.

Based on the last presidential elections, we do believe that there will be an increase in the market activity as many companies postpone their office search until after the elections, same as constructors who postpone their projects until they know what to expect from the future.

For now we must wait until November 6^th to know who the new president will be and the impact it will have in our lifes and our business.

Meet Our Staff: Vanessa Arango

When we meet someone, we tend to associate them with something that brings us back to that exact moment we met them. Perhaps the landscape of that day, the weather, a joke, a comment or even a smell.

For those of you who will be working with our newest team member - Vanessa Arango-, we can guarantee that you will not forget her laughter. Perhaps in less than a few minutes, you will hear her iconic laughter.

Vanessa is one of those girls who does not only enjoy life, but finds fun and laughter in almost every situation. 

Vanessa will add all her experience, knowledge and something that no business school has in its curriculum: her charm.

She has lived most of her life in Miami and has some experience in the real estate industry. Her experience in first aids will come in handy in case we go through any disaster, but hopefully, this will not be ever needed.

She will be handling most of the Eastern and Central states. If you are looking for space in Florida or Texas you will probably need to talk to her.

Welcome to OfficeList Vanessa!