From the June issue: Canvassing commercial buildings — the
old-school practice of going office to office to see if tenants need
more or less space — seems to be making a comeback. While commercial
brokers can blast out mass e-mails or pick up their cell phones
whenever they want to check if tenants need more space, some are tired
of waiting around for responses. As a result, they are wearing out
their shoe leather drumming up business the old-fashioned way: face to
face. “Since the economy is in a slump, business has slowed down
drastically, and I’ve been canvassing,” said Sasha Majerovsky, vice
president of Citywide Properties. “Advertising isn’t as effective as it
used to be, and you can’t sit by the phone.” [more]