Is This The Best or Worst Type of Real Estate Marketing?

Just how far should a real estate agent go when they need to sell a home? It seems, based on this video, that Australia based Neo Property is prepared to take things a lot farther than most…

The video is part of a single property Website created by the company (www.15queenannecourt.com.au) and it, in part, invites you to an open house for one of their listings. Note: while the video doesn’t contain nudity we don’t know that it can be called ‘safe for work.’

Neo Property describes itself as “incorporating the very best and most scientific, accountable approach to sales and marketing” and they take that to the max with this listing video; it not only uses sex but also includes an amazing amount of action. It obviously takes real estate marketing to a whole new level but I’m not sure if it is a higher or lower level.

The real question remains; is it good or bad marketing? You decide:

A Listing Video For The Ladies

Stephen M. FellsOver the last several weeks we’ve covered a couple of videos included in single property Websites by Australia based Neo Property (see: “The Sexiest Real Estate Video Ever?” and “The Most Sex Filled, Action Packed Invite To An Open House You’ll Ever Get. I Promise.“) but there was a problem: they were very biased towards a male (dare I say teenage male) audience.

They also released a third video (in partnership with platinumHD.tv) with less visual sexuality but a very quick verbal mention of possible upcoming nudity:

The following video seems to be an attempt to address the male/female imbalance but does it work? The number of views on the video is significantly less than any of the ones featuring bikini models and I can’t help but wonder why. It might be because the voice over doesn’t seem to connect to the visuals (I found it hard to get to the end). But I also wonder if it’s because women simply aren’t that interested in this type of marketing. From my very biased male perspective I see things that I think would get a woman’s attention; a good looking, animal loving, piano playing guy with a six pack.

I even tried my own (very unscientific) market research asking women I know; “Does a sexy video appeal to you and make you want to buy a product?” Having seen the viral power of the Old Spice videos I thought it would be a simple ‘yes’ but the responses seemed to be the opposite. “Women focus more on what’s inside a person” was the most cutting comment. Ouch!

So it’s time to open this up to a wider audience. Tell me, does this work for you? Do you think this will result in the sale of a home? Would home owners like this to be part of how you market their home?