At Inman, March is Marketing and Branding Month, a time when we spotlight the strategies, shifts and tools that help real estate agents stand out in an increasingly overcrowded marketing landscape.
When we crunched the numbers on our top stories of the year so far, it seemed fitting that all of them revolved around one core idea: how to market smarter.
If you’re looking for solid marketing strategies that actually work today, check out Inman’s top 10 advice stories of 2026 (so far).
Top 10 marketing advice stories of 2026
What’s in, what’s out: 5 marketing shifts you can’t ignore
By Jimmy Burgess
Every market shift creates opportunity, but only for those willing to adjust, Jimmy Burgess writes. The agents who grow fastest are the ones doing what works now.
5 things buyers and sellers don’t care about (and what DOES matter)
By Jimmy Burgess
When you stop making marketing about yourself and start making it about buyers and sellers, Jimmy Burgess writes, everything changes.
This real estate video content WILL convert in 2026
By Jimmy Burgess
If your resolution for 2026 includes a video marketing strategy, these real-life examples from Jimmy Burgess will provide inspiration for implementation.
From COLD to SOLD: 9 smart fixes for stagnant listings
By Jimmy Burgess
When you approach a lingering listing with a structured revival plan, Jimmy Burgess writes, sellers feel supported, buyers re-engage and momentum returns.
7 AI tools that help agents do in hours what used to take days
By Jimmy Burgess
The real estate agents who are winning with technology right now are using it to remove friction and create efficiency, Jimmy Burgess writes.
Momentum is no accident: Smart agents leverage these 2026 trends
By Jimmy Burgess
Choose a few core actions, implement them in your real estate business, and allow time for the compounding effect to take hold, Jimmy Burgess writes.
7 lead-gen strategies to ignite your real estate business in 2026
By Jimmy Burgess
If you want 2026 to be your best year ever, you will need to generate and convert more leads than you’ve done in the past. Jimmy Burgess shows you how.
How agents can use AI to prep 30 days of content in 1 hour
By Rick Guerrero
Rick Guerrero talks with AI strategist Carrie Soave, who shares a step-by-step social media plan that allows you to batch content and roll it out on your schedule.
Here’s what 11M views on Threads taught me about lead generation
By Josh Ries
A new quirk in the Threads algorithm showed Josh Ries that if you give leads too much information too early, you overwhelm them and lose them.
Do these 5 things if you want your real estate business to explode
By Jimmy Burgess
Explosive professional growth isn’t magic, Jimmy Burgess writes. Its momentum is created by showing up in ways others choose not to.
March is Marketing and Branding Month at Inman. As the spring selling season kicks in, we’ll examine the proven tactics and new innovations driving results in today’s market — and celebrate the industry’s top marketing and branding leaders with Inman’s Marketing All-Star Awards.
