Beyond knowing your niche, effective positioning requires understanding each of the “value” differences between competing offerings.
University-Based Retirement Communities as a Growth Opportunity
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What’s Really Happening in the Real Estate Market? And how will it affect senior living sales?
Our previous real estate market article set the stage for this discussion, and this update focuses on what has changed since the early part of the year and how these emerging trends may affect the senior living field.
Offering Continuity of Rehab Care Through Unique Partnerships
Lakeview Village, a Life Plan Community, has increased referrals, created new revenue streams, and ensured continuity of care by establishing clinics at local senior communities.
5 Takeaways from the Recent Sims Conference
Read Rob’s key takeaways from the HJ Sims 2023 Late Winter Conference in Sarasota.
Overcoming Inflationary Pressures
The current pressure created by rising costs requires digging past surface-level reactive strategies to get to the root of challenges.
Four Major Trends That Will Impact Senior Living in 2023
By Aaron Rulnick, Managing Principal of HJ Sims Aaron serves as co-leader of HJ Sims’ investment banking team and sits on both the firm’s Executive Operating Committee and Board of Directors. With more than 30 years of experience in the senior living field, Aaron has...
“Houston, We Have a Problem.” How to Use Appreciative Inquiry to Overcome Sales Challenges
By Joan Kelly-Kincade, Strategic Sales Advisor Remember that line from the movie Apollo 13? “Houston, we have a problem.” The engineers at NASA had to figure out what to do to help in an emergency using only the resources already available to astronauts in space. The...
Adopt a Growth Mindset to Enhance Sales Success
By Joan Kelly-Kincade, Strategic Sales Advisor Imagine knowing a secret that contributes to sales success even as everything around you continues to change. Wouldn’t that be a game-changer? Full transparency: This month’s topic is not the secret sauce. But it can...
Connecting with Prospects and Thinking Forward Together
Let’s admit it: we wish our sales process was simpler. And yet, each prospect’s journey is itself a complex and often thorny process. There is no way to simplify a process with the potential to change a person’s life. It is much better to work with our prospects to...
5 Keys to Reaching Today’s Senior Living Prospects via Podcasts, Streaming and More
One of the most common pieces of sales and marketing guidance that we share with our Life Plan Community partners is to meet prospects where they are. It’s advice that we provided early in 2021 while prospects sought safety and security; and it’s advice we shared last...
Using Technology to Improve the Employee Experience
By Peter Corless, EVP of Enterprise Development, OnShift For as long as I’ve been involved in the senior living field, I’ve seen workforce challenges. Over the years, there have been ebbs and flows, but COVID-19 exacerbated many of the pre-existing issues and placed...
Enhance Your Recruiting by Building a Strong Employer Brand
By Dana Pyles, Vice President of Client Experience, Love & Company When senior living communities focus on branding, the natural tendency is to think about how they appeal to their prospective residents, and how they are distinctly positioned relative to their...