<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Today online marketing has become an integral part of marketing mix. Potential real estate customers prefer to make online research themselves. Therefore, real estate companies should be ready that search engines, corporate web pages, profiles on social media sites should strengthen the image of real estate companies and ensure better communication with customers. The aim of this paper is to explore results of qualitative research regarding real estate online marketing activities. It has been found that real estate companies’ web sites provide customers with qualitative information. Some companies offer online communication experience. Several companies have created their profiles on Facebook and Twitter but not all of them use social media in an appropriate way. Real estate companies should learn how to use online marketing tools more effectively.</p></abstract>

Today online marketing has become an integral part of marketing mix. Potential real estate customers prefer to make online research themselves. Therefore, real estate companies should be ready that search engines, corporate web pages, profiles on social media sites should strengthen the image of real estate companies and ensure better communication with customers. The aim of this paper is to explore results of qualitative research regarding real estate online marketing activities. It has been found that real estate companies’ web sites provide customers with qualitative information. Some companies offer online communication experience. Several companies have created their profiles on Facebook and Twitter but not all of them use social media in an appropriate way. Real estate companies should learn how to use online marketing tools more effectively.

Online Marketing Issues of Real Estate Companies: A Case of Latvia

Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management

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Today online marketing has become an integral part of marketing mix. Potential real estate customers prefer to make online research themselves. Therefore, real...

Online Marketing Issues of Real Estate Companies: A Case of Latvia

Published Online: Mar 05, 2016

Page range: 130 - 139

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjreecm-2015-0013

Keywords
Corporate web site, information quality, online marketing, real estate, social networks

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

Online Marketing Issues of Real Estate Companies: A Case of Latvia

Published Online: Mar 05, 2016

Page range: 130 - 139

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjreecm-2015-0013

KeywordsCorporate web site, information quality, online marketing, real estate, social networks

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

Keywords
Corporate web site, information quality, online marketing, real estate, social networks