S2E10: Bob Knakal & the NYC Map Room that Won 92 of 94 Pitches (Audio only)
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Bob Knakal discusses the success of the Knakal Map Room in winning real estate pitches.
Bob Knakal joins Danny Fontaine inside the Knakal Map Room in Manhattan to reveal how one room helped win 92 of 94 real estate pitches. This is a masterclass in high-stakes selling, NYC commercial real estate, reputation, market presence, physical experience, AI, hard mail, storytelling and what it really takes to win trust when the stakes are enormous. Bob Knakal is the Chairman and CEO of BKREA and one of the most prolific commercial real estate brokers in American history. Across more than 42 years in New York City real estate, he has sold thousands of buildings and built a reputation as one of the great dealmakers of his generation. In this episode of Pitch Masters, I flew to Manhattan to meet Bob in the world-famous Knakal Map Room, a 24 foot by 10 foot physical map of Manhattan covered in data, post-it notes, colour codes and market intelligence. Bob explains how the Map Room began during the pandemic, why he walked every block of Manhattan south of 96th Street, why he still believes physical experience beats a screen, and how the room creates an immediate impression on clients. We also talk about: Why Bob says real estate is really the information and relationship business…
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