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PMT - Property Martketing in the Tube

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November 06, 2011

PMT - Property Martketing in the Tube

rayhan

November 06, 2011
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  1. P.M.T.
    London
    March 2008
    Terry Fenner-Leitao
    Mark Smith
    P.M.T.
    Property Marketing in the Tube
    Conceptual Scope of the Business
    [Last updated 12th December 2009]

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    Introduction
     A New Media Company, that just happens to specialise in property
    – Focus on centring information around consumer movements
    – Updating industry practices on spreading work (and revenue) between skilled professions
    – Hugely increasing transparency and assistance to bottom of the ladder clients
    – Business model will be based on providing services for, but not competing with, established players
     3 and a half businesses
    – Marketing system , based around touch screens within transport networks
     free of charge for anyone who wants to advertise
    – Internet based property selling
     The half business is creating a renewal energy maintenance company
    – Property Buying Assistants – free of charge to anyone
     Aim to dominate our markets through free of charge services & superior innovation
    – Revenue from third party commissions, advertising and new ventures developed
    – By not charging upfront, we can build a large user base who trust our services, which will make us
    appealing to the property industry as partners and advertisers

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    Executive Summary
    Flowchart
    (travelling on public transport in a modern metropolis)
    Normal Person
    (Sitting on a computer anywhere)
    Buying/Renting Selling
    Surveyors/Lawyers
    (marketing properties they receive
    instructions for)
    Ancillary Services
    (Board companies, Interior design,
    Home Information Packs, Photography)
    Private Vendors
    (Wanting to cut out the middle sales
    person)
    Estate Agents
    (Especially small, local enterprise)
    Our Shop Window
    (in every Tube, Subway, Metro Station)
    Estate Agents
    (To show people around, provide a high-
    street presence)
    SellYours.com
    (Pick’n’mix services, and local estate agent cost comparison )
    Surveyors/Lawyers
    (providing services, as they normally
    would)
    Print Media
    (Local newspapers, property
    supplements, magazines)
    Web
    (Portals, newspaper websites,
    classifieds)
    1
    3
    2
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    3
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    Our Shop Window
    In Detail
     If you are looking to buy or rent, your search usually focuses on a specific area
    – Current search methods are to walk up and down the high street, or on the web from home
     Our Shop Window provides a happy medium to bring the normal person to the area
    they want to buy/rent in
    – without having to make their feet hurt looking for what they specifically want to go and see
     Local agents are marketed to, so that they can upload new instructions in real time, so
    that they are displayed on Our Shop Window in their local Tube Station/s - FREE
    – They have an option to upgrade their listing, for a small fee
    – All data on how popular their entries have been, and how many people in total have looked, can be seen,
    for a small fee – We charge for access to valuable data; simple, cost-effective packages
     We partner, initially with one of the big web based property search engines
    – Findaproperty/Primelocation, Rightmove, Zoopla, Globrix
     We use this platform to market our subsequent businesses and utilise the data to
    identify where and what businesses we should focus on

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    SellYours.com
    In Detail
     When you want to sell your house, you go to a high street agent
    – they ask for 1.5% to 3% of the price of the property
    – If you ask them what you get for that, the sums will never add up
    – If there are services you won’t use, the price is the same
     Building on the success of Our Shop Window, we market our own sales method
     The Normal Person visits Sellyours.com from the comfort of their own surroundings:
    – Ticks which services they want (anything from just advertising on the web and in print, to the whole hog)
    – Are displayed with live price comparisons with local agents (“hmm, so I am still saving £5,000 compared
    with Fectons, maybe I’ll go for the interior design service to try and achieve a higher price…”)
    – Can monitor in real time, or over the phone with a friendly assistant, what stage they are at with the sale
     Our advantage:
    – Low overheads – almost everything is referred to third parties – where demand is high is where we set
    up on the ground
    – We can significantly undercut high street agents, while still giving business to the nice, local agents

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    Environmental Prerogative
    The half business and our future
     With SellYours.com, free of charge, we will provide all new homeowners with an
    environmental audit
     We will deliver a report of what can be done to save, conserve and improve on:
    – Energy Consumption, Waste Disposal, Energy Generation, Insulation and more
     Free of charge, we will action some of those findings, if the new owner consents
     PR – Our Message will be simple:
    – We are doing what the government should have been doing long ago, and is still not doing
    – We are taking it upon ourselves to educate the Normal Person of the real costs of renewal energies,
    recycling, energy savings methods
    – This isn’t just a business – this is our livelihood, and what we have to hand over to the next generation
     We can then go in one of two directions:
    – Set up an endowment fund for other altruistic types to invest into
    – Or we can become the single biggest supplier, in our markets, of residential:
     Solar panels, wind generators, kinetic generators, electrical rewiring, recycling fixtures…

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    Buyers’ Angels
    Dominating Our Markets
     Free of charge, the Normal Person buying a property can receive full service assistance
     We will hold their hand through the whole scary process of buying a home
     Help them negotiate a fair price, keep legal fees to a minimum and avoid pitfalls
     REDUCE STRESS
     We will tell them that we clearly will make a loss, but if they want, they can help us
    make some revenue by using our recommended:
    – Lawyers, Surveyors, Financial Advisors, etc
     This service will ensure we are at the very pinnacle of market changes, are trusted
    implicitly but the general public and are in prime position to launch market dominating
    ancillary services, such as:
    – Financial advisory, Property Law Firms, New Media initiatives, etc

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    Comparison
    Big Picture
     Assets
    – Fixed shop window, website, sales staff cold calling,
    and Physical Office Location
     Costs
    – Local rent, advertising, staff, staff commissions, admin
     Advantages
    – Physically THERE
    – Tradition = less scepticism
     Disadvantages
    – Staff not professionals – young sales horses, high fixed
    costs, high bonus costs
     Assets
    – Shop Window touch screens (in transport hubs),
    website portal, large network of 3rd party suppliers
     Costs
    – Centralised rent + display rent in transport hubs,
    minimal staff, admin
     Advantages
    – Reach, low ongoing costs, less waste, speed of action,
    cool factor, costs do not rise significantly with revenue
     Disadvantages
    – No aggressive staff to badger for new instructions
    Traditional Estate Agent Our New Platform

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    SellYours.com
    Services Offered – via 3rd Party Suppliers
     Surveyors
    – Valuations, HIPs
     Print Advertising
    – Magazines
    – Newspaper Supplements
     Web Advertising
    – Portals, Classifieds
     Legal
    – Conveyancing
     Interior Design
    – Before
    – After (for Purchaser)
     People to assist on viewings
    – Trained to give better than normal service – walk around property with vendor to know it well
     Professional Photography
     Boards
     Open House Days
     Financial Advisors
    – Mortgages, Insurance

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    Key Issues (1)
     Need to have technology specified, bring in partners and prototype.
    Solution: xx
     Contract with CBS Outdoor
    Solution: xx
     People travelling in the tube are always in a rush
    Solution: Even if they just glance and notice the system, it’s a bonus for us. Our core clientele are
    those actively looking, as well as those travelling day-in, day-out.
     Xx
     Xx
     Recruitment
    Solution: Strong venture capital partners – contacts with the right people for management roles

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    Competition Analysis

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    Sector International Competitors Local Competitors
    Print - Magazine  xx  Foxtons,
    Web  xx  xx
    Fixed Posters  xx  xx
    Print - Newspaper  xx  xx
     London-wide agencies dominate with marketing magazines, flyers, newspaper supplements
     Web based search portals provide little, if any, assistance – but do provide one stop convenient search
     Print is still strong with property professionals and non-professionals
    London
    Our Competitors

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    Operational Thoughts

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    Our Values
    Expertise
     Champion of Local Businesses
     Making sustainability normal
     Property is not an emerging segment
    – But that doesn’t mean the market shouldn’t change for the advantage of the Normal Person
     Room for growth
    – There are way too many traditional estate agents – the wealth does not spread amongst trained
    professionals
    – Sales people get an extraordinarily large cut of the property sales revenue
    – This undermines skills in the economy, in general
    – We will look to put in systems that redistribute wealth more evenly, and especially to skilled people

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    General Operational Ethos
    Musings
     When you order, you should know when things are happening, be comfortable with timeframes
    and be supported throughout the process. The worst thing for a customer is not knowing what
    is happening, whether they are paying money or not. Make the customer feel in control.
     If you were going to create a revolutionary property business, how would you go about
    it?
    – Ideally you would start from scratch, avoiding all the issues of a traditional business. Then you would
    build a brand new service entirely around your customers' needs. You would make sure this service
    saved people time, effort and stress. We want to change people's habits with the wonderful convenience
    of being in control and having the assurance to move ahead with confidence. We will build this business
    to address the needs of busy people in the 21st Century, without compromising on the things you would
    usually get as standard anywhere else.
     The technology side of things will dictate our operating margins – do we load up our balance
    sheet with touch screens and servers, or find a way to lease them.
    – On the software side, we want to use as much proprietary software / hardware as possible, with large
    corporation backing. e.g. using Microsoft interfaces means that we do not have to develop it solely
     The key to the business is having influence over the market – that is our profit margin, and
    that is our survival as a business – to stay not only a step ahead, but to point to where the
    next step will be, and draw others in to follow as a critical mass

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    General Operational Ethos
    Environmental Impact
     What does the general public know about the cost and implications of conservation of
    resources and energy?
    – How much does a solar panel cost, and how much money does it save?
    – What difference does it make to your bills if your home is properly insulated?
    – How much can you save by having plug points that switch off idle devices automatically?
     We have a responsibility to future generations
    – free of charge, we will help provide environmental consultancy for your new home
    – aid in small improvements, such as recycling, solar heating, intelligent electricity saving measures, etc
     For a further cost, we will install:
    – Solar panels, wind generators, rewire, intelligent home, GPS tracking, etc
    – which we can demonstrate long term cost savings for
     Other companies try to minimise their environmental impact. We want to INCREASE our
    environmental impact, on every home we are involved with, in a good, considerate and
    positive manner.

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    General Operational Ethos
    Employee Network
     Outstanding members of the community
    – Employees MUST contribute in the community (geographical and business)
     E.g. Sitting on board of companies and charities
     Knowledge is Power – So empower the future: TEACH
    – Universities and schools are filled with people who couldn’t do, so they teach
    – ALL employees must educate themselves
    – ALL employees must focus on what they are good at, and develop that focus
    – ALL employees should have a roadmap to them giving that skill to others through:
     Lecturing
     Visiting Teacher positions
     Community Work / Volunteering

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    Technology
     Input application for agents
    – Easy to download and interfaces with their in-house software
    – Web based version for those who cannot download
     but light of some features, to encourage download and install
    – Interfaces with ALL current property websites
     Needs to be THE tool for estate agents
     Makes sure information is organised and flexible – to our standards
     Front end for Our Shop Window
    – Multitouch
    – Possibly utilising Windows 7 – needs to be supported by a proprietary software developer
     Most companies report quarterly figures
    – We want to report by the second
     Like Google has a counter for the increasing Gmail storage, our systems should update the investor
    relations website, in real time, with details of our inputs (revenues) and outputs (costs)
     Good Reporting = Solid grasp of business, transparency and risk mitigation
     Great Reporting = Being faster and more profitable than the competition, as well as more innovative

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    Our Shop Window
    Front End Hardware
     Microsoft Surface
    – Windows, future support, multiple expansion possibilities at minimum cost
     Perceptive Pixel
    – Flat, interesting, little documentation
     I Bar
    – http://www.i-bar.ch/index.php?id=88&L=1
     Others
    – New Scientist Article
    – Multi Touch Blog

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    How We Intend on Managing Our Cashflow
    Strategy and Goals
     Y1 - slow, prototyping and establishing key
    relationships
     Y2 - investment increase, and modest
    revenue increase
     Y3 - dramatic sales drive, coupled with hugely
    increased expansion
     Y4 - expenditure largely same as year before,
    with focus on increasing current revenues
     Allow profitability to pay off debts and
    safely fuel future expansion
     Y5 - all out expansion to establish market
    dominance in focused areas

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    New York
    London
    Moscow
    Kiev
    Cyprus
    Almaty
    Geneva
    Nairobi
    Lagos
    New York
    London
    Moscow
    Singapore
    Seoul
    Geneva
    Hong Kong
    Tokyo
    Dubai
    Harare
    Beijing
    Shanghai
    Haifa
    Delhi
    Stable Emerging Market
    Mature Market
    Partnership Opportunity
    Risky Emerging Market
    Osaka
    Kuala
    Lumpur
    Taipei
    Helsinki
    Paris
    Berlin
    Munich
    Athens
    Milan
    Rome
    Amsterdam
    Rotterdam
    Saint P
    Barcelona
    Madrid
    Valencia
    Toronto
    Montreal
    Mexico City
    San Francisco Chicago
    Washington
    Boston
    Los Angeles
    REALISTIC Future Expansion
    Next 10 Years

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    xxx
    Procurement
    XXX
    Legal Counsel
    xxx
    Sales
    XXX
    Sales / Marketing
    XXX
    Technology
    XXX
    Vision, Structure, Direction
    First Steps
    Key People

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    Suveyors
    Transaction Flow
    Ideal Setup – 5 years later
     xx
    Private Customers
    Estates Agents
     xx  xx
    The Tube
    (TFL & CBS Outdoor)
    Tube Passengers Cro
    Se
    Part
    shi
     xx
    Web-based interface

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    Financial Projections

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    Business Specific Costs Estimated Totals for 3 years
    Our Shop Window  Technology (hardware and software), Rent
    (inside Tube), Maintenance, Sales, Office
    Space, Admin (incl. Financial and Legal),
    software development (fixed fee)
    SellYours.com  Servers, software developers (ongoing), Call
    Centre, Sales, Admin, Office Space,
    Environmental
    Consultancy
     Consultant professionals, materials (plug
    adapters, recycling fixtures, solar/wind
    generators),
    Buyers’ Angels  Staff, Research (up-to-date pricings, market
    info), Office Space (high spec and profile),
    Financials
    Estimates of market size and costs
     xx

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    Financials
    Cost Breakdown – Our Shop Window
    KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
    US$ Millions 2008 2009 Y-on-Y 2010 2011 2012
    Total Operating Income xx xx xx% xx xx xx%
    Total Operating Expenses (xx) (xx) (xx)% (xx) (xx) (xx)%
    Net Income xx xx (xx)% xx xx xx%
    Net Profit Margin (%) xx% xx% xx% xx%
    RoE (%) xx% xx% xx% xx% xx% xx%
    Headcount (average) xx xx xx% xx xx xx%
     Operating Income
    – xx
     Operating Expenses
    – xx
     Net Income / Margin
    – xx

    Headcount
    – xx

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    Financials
    Cost Breakdown – SellYours.com
    KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
     Operating Income
    – xx
     Operating Expenses
    – xx
     Net Income / Margin
    – xx
     Headcount
    – xx
    US$ Millions 2008 2009 Y-on-Y 2010 2011 2012
    Total Operating Income xx xx xx% xx xx xx%
    Total Operating Expenses (xx) (xx) (xx)% (xx) (xx) (xx)%
    Net Income xx xx (xx)% xx xx xx%
    Net Profit Margin (%) xx% xx% xx% xx%
    RoE (%) xx% xx% xx% xx% xx% xx%
    Headcount (average) xx xx xx% xx xx xx%

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    Financials
    Cost Breakdown – Environmental Consultancy
    KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
     Operating Income
    – xx
     Operating Expenses
    – xx
     Net Income / Margin
    – xx
     Headcount
    – xx
    US$ Millions 2008 2009 Y-on-Y 2010 2011 2012
    Total Operating Income xx xx xx% xx xx xx%
    Total Operating Expenses (xx) (xx) (xx)% (xx) (xx) (xx)%
    Net Income xx xx (xx)% xx xx xx%
    Net Profit Margin (%) xx% xx% xx% xx%
    RoE (%) xx% xx% xx% xx% xx% xx%
    Headcount (average) xx xx xx% xx xx xx%

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    Financials
    Cost Breakdown – Buyers’ Angels
    KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
     Operating Income
    – xx
     Operating Expenses
    – xx
     Net Income / Margin
    – xx
     Headcount
    – xx
    US$ Millions 2008 2009 Y-on-Y 2010 2011 2012
    Total Operating Income xx xx xx% xx xx xx%
    Total Operating Expenses (xx) (xx) (xx)% (xx) (xx) (xx)%
    Net Income xx xx (xx)% xx xx xx%
    Net Profit Margin (%) xx% xx% xx% xx%
    RoE (%) xx% xx% xx% xx% xx% xx%
    Headcount (average) xx xx xx% xx xx xx%

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