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About us
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Overview of Franchise Marketing
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Paradigm for Franchise Marketing
Tools for Franchise Marketing
Working with Brokers
Diagnosing Sales and Marketing Problems
A Digitally-Integrated Approach
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Website Development
Public Relations
Social Media
LinkedIn Branding
Content Development
Search Engine Optimization
Pay-Per-Click Advertising
Lead Generation
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Mark Siebert, CEO, the iFranchise Group
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27 consultants across four functional specialties
500+ years of experience in franchising
98 of top 200 franchisors
200+ articles and 30+ years of consulting experience
Matthew Jonas, President, TopFire Media
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National recognized Public Relations Agency
One of the nation’s premier digital media agencies
One of the few with a franchise specific focus
Both consumer and franchise lead generation practices
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Lots of material to cover – so please hold your questions until the
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More hands-on experience than any other firm
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27 consultants with over 500 years of franchise experience
Our consultants have worked with 98 out of the top 200 franchise companies worldwide
Offices: Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, Toronto, Dubai, Jeddah
More “senior level” experience
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Former CEOs, CFOs, EVPs of two dozen major franchise companies
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Adia (now Adecco), Armstrong Tile, Auntie Anne’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, LINE-X, Pearle Vision, McDonald’s, PIP
Printing, Schlotzsky’s, Snap-on Tools, Snelling & Snelling, and other national brands
Experience with start-up and established franchise programs
Breadth across four functional areas
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Strategic Planning
Quality Control
Marketing
Implementation and Organizational Development
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More Data = Better Data (track 200,000+ leads)
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Franchise Dynamics
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Nation’s premier franchise sales outsourcing firm
Sold over 2,000 franchises since 2010 making it “Top 10” each year
25 sales and marketing professionals who have collectively sold over 7,000 franchises
400 additional years of franchise experience
Former Senior Executives at Cendant, Chem-Dry, The Dwyer Group, LINE-X, Management Recruiters
International, Ponderosa, TCBY, Ziebart, and other national brands
TopFire Media
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Nation’s first fully integrated media firm -- SEO, PPC, Social, Blogging, PR, and Mobile
Both brand/consumer focused and franchise lead generation
Recent honors and awards:
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Best new agency (Ragan & PR Daily Ace Awards)
Best Website Finalist (PR News)
Best Media Relations Campaign Finalist (PR News)
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A Fully Integrated Approach to
Franchise Marketing & Sales
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Primary Research
Marketing Plans
Brochures
Videos
Collateral
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Web Development
Public Relations
Social Media
SEO Services
Pay-Per-Click
Lead Generation
Feedback Loop
- 200,000 leads
- 500/sales/year
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Media Placement
Trade Shows
Direct Contact
Performance
Monitoring
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Note: TopFire Media
Provides Consumer
Marketing for
Franchisees Too
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Average Franchisee Recruitment Budget
(in Thousands)
$225
$200
$175
$150
$125
$100
$75
$50
$25
$0
2006
2007
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2011
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2015
Source: Franchise Update
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Franchisor Marketing Dollars by Media
Percentage of Total Expenditures: 2010-2015
60%
Almost 60% of Franchise Lead Spend
is Focused on Digital Media
50%
40%
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20%
10%
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Internet
Print
2010
2011
Trade Show
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Public Relations
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2015
Other
Source: Franchise Update
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Source of Franchise Leads by Media
Percentage of Total Leads Received: 2009-2014
80%
And Over 70% Franchise Lead
Generation Comes from
Digital Media & PR
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Internet
Print
2009
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Referrals
2010
2011
Other
2012
Trade Show
2013
P.R.
2014
Source: Franchise Update
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Breakdown of Expenditures on the Internet
2010-2014
70%
50%
Unfortunately, many franchisors are
spending their money in the wrong
places where it is least effective
40%
Note emergence of remarketing
60%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Online Portals
SEO
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PPC
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2012
Social Media
2013
Remarketing
2014
Source: Franchise Update
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Average Closing Costs
(Media Dollars Per Sale)
$14,000
$12,000
$10,000
$8,000
$6,000
$4,000
$2,000
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Source: Franchise Update
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The Franchise Sales Pipeline
Public
Relations
CPL = $250
Print
Advertising
CPL = $150
Trade
Shows
CPL = $100
Direct
Mail
CPL = $75
Internet
Leads
CPL =
$25 - $75
Brokers
Cost Per
Sale =
$15K - $24K
Referrals/
Unsolicited
CPL = $0
Lead Generation Time Varies by Media
Median CPL:
$62
Send Marketing Materials, Prequalify, Schedule Meetings
Meet With
3 – 10%
of Leads
Convert 15% - 20% of
Completed CIRFs to
Sales
Close 65% - 75%
of Discovery Days
Initial Meetings with Candidates
Further Qualify
Follow-up meetings, assist with
business plan & secure
financing
Award
Franchise
Average
45 – 90 Days
Lead to Meeting
Time to close can range
from 30-90 days or more
following the initial faceto-face meeting
Total time to close:
often 12-20 weeks
Average Marketing Cost = $9,142 per
sale
Overall Expected Close Rate = 2%*
*Disclaimer: Most recent close rates Annual Franchise
Development Report from Franchise Update, Dec. 2014, differ from
those shown here. We are using the more conservative number,
from 2013, until this is determined to be a longer term trend.
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Start locally, then regionally
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Cluster support
More effective franchise advertising
Consumer advertising economies
Brand building
Buying economies
Don’t expand faster than your support capability
◦ Quality control is key
◦ Nothing sells franchises as well as happy and successful
franchisees
◦ Three hour drive time
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Different franchises require us to target different types of franchisees –
affecting the media and message used for effective marketing.
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Identify your prospect as narrowly as possible
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Background
Hot Buttons
Media
◦ Survey Franchises
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Are we selecting the right lead generation
strategies?
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Is the advertising message appropriate for our
targeted franchisee profile?
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Are we targeting the right prospects and using the
right media based on our development strategy?
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Franchise marketing is very
different from consumer marketing
Franchise marketing is highly
regulated
Tools:
◦ Your web page should be your first
concern
◦ Develop a mini-brochure for the sake of
economy
◦ A full-sized brochure is essential for
credibility
◦ Video – the New Brochure
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Be sure to have your attorney and
registration states review all
materials
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May Represent 100 –
200 Franchisors
Contacts
Suspects
Prospects
Opportunities
Revenue
Local Leads
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Attract
Sell on “no-cost consultative” approach
Pre-qualify
Refer to 3 – 6 Franchisors
Get paid regardless of which is bought
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Increasingly more important in the
franchise development process
◦ Level of professionalism and scrutiny
has increased and driven out weaker,
less legitimate players
◦ In 2000, 11% of new units came through
Brokers, now it is 30%+
◦ 60% of all Franchisors use Brokers as
part of their overall franchise
development strategy
◦ 93% have made at least one placement
with a Broker network
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Brokers do not replace the need for an
internal sales force
Source: Franchise Update, iFranchise Group 2013.
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Mostly a pay-for-performance
◦ Some charge a monthly retainer $2-$5K
◦ Commissions average ~$13K per
◦ Commissions on additional sales
◦ Multi-unit, ADA, Area Rep more
◦ Some system entrance fees - $20K
◦ Some advertising requirements
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Negotiable for bigger brands
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Payout when funds clear
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Non-exclusive
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Tend not to accept new franchisors
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Diagnosing Sales Problems
Publicity
Brokers
Print
Trade
Shows
Direct
Mail
Internet
High Lead
lead
costs
Could
Indicate
could indicate
Concept
Problems
media selection problems
Low conversions
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indicate
Face-to-Face/Discovery
Day
In short,
closeCould
analysis
of
indicate
Poorvarious
marketing
materials marketing,
media-specific,
Sales problems
and sales statistics,
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can
beconversions
indicative
of where
Low
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leads
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Agenda
problems
may
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indicate
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indicate
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for appropriate
corrective
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poorof
sales
skills
or
lack
broker
poor validation
confidence
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Referral
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Marketing and Sales Audit Process
Sales Factor
Franchise
Concept
Itself
Potential Problems
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High unit investment
Financial performance
Look and feel
Franchise structure
Value proposition
Franchisee validation
Symptoms
Diagnosis
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Bad/No P.R.
Low unsolicited inquiries
Losing sales to competitors
Repeat objections not overcome
Prospects go dark after validation
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Evaluate design/construction model
Comparative financial analysis
Evaluate unit economics/ops
Contract comparison
Marketing comparison
Phone interviews of franchisees
Franchisee satisfaction surveys (web)
Evaluate real estate portfolio
Survey “lost” sales
Franchise
Lead
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Media Selection
Media Mix
Message
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Target Audience
Timing
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High lead costs
Low close rates
Message confusion
Few qualified prospects
Low quality lead sources predominate
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Historical vs. norms
Media specific analysis
Performance vs. competitors
Message vs. competitors
Franchisee or competitor surveys
Franchise
Marketing
Materials
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Target Audience
Materials Used
Message
Inadequate differentiation
Design Quality
Production Quality
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Bad/No P.R.
Low unsolicited inquiries
Losing sales to competitors
Repeat objections not overcome
Lose sales to market leader
Low application rate
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Message based on surveys
Application rate vs. norms
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Lead handling
Follow up
Effective Process
Sales Skills
Salesperson Motivation
Sales Tools
Staffing v. Goals
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Low application rate
Low discovery day rate
Low close rate
Long “time to close”
Variances in salesperson close rates
Un- or under-worked leads
Few broker leads
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Historical vs. norms (close, speed, etc.)
Salesperson vs. salesperson
Historical vs. past performance
Develop sales process map
Mystery shop sales force
Leads per salesman
Sales per salesman
Broker validation calls
Sales
Process &
Technique
Problem Resolution – Phase Two
Sales Factor
Franchise
Concept
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Confirmed Problem
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Financial performance
Look and feel
Franchise structure
Value proposition
Franchisee validation
Real estate model
Potential Solutions
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Value engineer design and construction process
Suspend sales and work on business model, support, franchisee training
Retain design firm, consumer marketing firm, or PR firm as appropriate
Revise franchise business structure
Provide incremental value or reposition concept
Communications plan, FAC, address survey-specific concerns
Improve real estate process
Develop third-party financing programs
Franchise
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Media Selection
Media Mix
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Target Audience
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Develop formal marketing plan based on survey results
Alter marketing mix to focus on higher-quality lead sources
Alter message based on survey results
Increase advertising expenditure based on goals
Optimize website and PPC campaigns
Develop and measure benchmarks; rotate bottom 10% quarterly
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Materials Used
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Design Quality
Production Quality
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Rewrite, redesign, and reprint materials as appropriate
Develop or revise standard sales correspondence
Rewrite and redesign web pages as appropriate
Add technology improvements (auto-responders, sales software, etc.)
Develop additional promotional tools (video, etc.)
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Follow up
Effective Process
Sales Skills
Salesperson motivation
Sales Tools
Staffing v. Goals
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Develop and map effective sales process
Train sales staff and provide guidelines to non-sales staff
Replace poor sales personnel
Benchmark and measure performance
Alter compensation
Evaluate external resource opportunities (FSO, LQS, software solutions)
Add sales professionals, support staff, or both
Proactive broker programs
Sales
Process &
Technique
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Everyone believes they have the solution to lead
generation
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PR practitioners – credibility
Ad agencies – predictability
Social media firms – engagement
Search engine optimizers – visibility
Video houses – compelling storytelling
Messaging not coordinated across
media professionals
When your only tool is a hammer, then every
problem is a nail
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Most emerging franchise concepts do not have an unlimited
marketing budget
Circumstances will be very different
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Goals
Budgetary restrictions
Geographic focus
Profile of your franchisee
Quality of existing websites and materials
In-house resources and their capabilities
Competitors
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Need to allocate resources based on
an integrated lead generation strategy
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A canned approach will not work
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Source: FranchiseUpdate.com
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Using a Webcentric Approach
Focus Should Integrate All Media Around The Website
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A focus on visual appeal alone can be a disaster
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Too many websites
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Provide non-optimized content
Not designed for mobile traffic
Not developed for organic traffic
Flash over substance
Develop a plan
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Plan must do more than increase unique visitors
Responsive design with mobile in mind
Create effective calls-to-action
Increase the length visitors stay on your site
You need a website design that converts traffic
Improve franchise lead capture rates
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Public Relations as a next step
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Builds credibility
Generates franchise sales leads
Creates brand awareness
Position as thought leader
Amplifies marketing initiatives
Validates your concept
By creating inbound links, PR also helps
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Consumer audits – accountable for predetermined
increase over base levels
Participation in digital activities, social media, and web
traffic
Consistent increase of Facebook likes, Tweets, reposts,
shares and links
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Event attendance (as scheduled)
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Analysis of PR spend vs. ROI
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Measure year over year increase in coverage and
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Inbound leads (typical close rate of 8% -12%)
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Impression goals
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Quantify positive, neutral content vs. negative content
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“The best place to hide a dead body is on the second page
of a Google Search.”
◦ 77% of users never scroll past the first page of search results
◦ There are over 171 million Google results for the word “franchise”
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Google is more than 68% of all online search
◦ Google’s algorithm — a closely held secret
◦ The algorithm changes up to 500 times a year
◦ Google’s goal: Deliver fresh and relevant content to the searcher
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Ranking factors fall into four basic categories
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On-Page coding
On-Page content
Inbound Link Authority
Social Media Signals
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Assessment
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Links
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Google’s Algorithm changes constantly
It searches for “fresh” content
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It searches for “relevant” content
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Your competitors are optimizing while
you are not – driving them to the top
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Social Media is important in its own right – not just for SEO
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Defines the image of your franchise brand
 First stop for many prospective franchise investors
76% of all internet users are now active on social media
Validates your business model
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82% of the 30-49 year old bracket are now active on social media
65% of the 50-64 year old bracket are now active on social media
47% of people that follow a brand on Twitter are likely to visit
that company’s website
Pinterest has more than 100 million users (85% female)
Instagram has 400 million monthly active users
Your customers expect you to be on social media
Conversations
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Average person sees 3,000 ads a day
Only 14% of people trust advertisements
But 92% trust the recommendations of others
*http://www.jeffbullas.com/2014/01/17/20-social-media-facts-and-statistics-you-should-know-in-2014/
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Focus on a specific audience
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Define your audience
Strategy development
Visual branding
Community development
Create engaging content
Develop a plan
Develop guidelines
Execute
Listen and respond
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Hootsuite
Social Mention
Google Alerts
Business Wire
Wildfire
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Largest network of professionals online
433 million users
3 million business company pages
51% update their profile regularly
1.8 million LinkedIn groups
More decision makers are on LinkedIn
LinkedIn use is highest among the 3049 (32%) and 50-64 (26%) age groups,
and is also far above-average among
those with a college degree (46%)
LinkedIn uses trends upwards alongside
household income (HHI), reaching 38%
among those with HHI of at least $123k,
more than triple the rate for those with
less that $30k in HHI (12%)
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Email marketing can be easily integrated into your marketing
strategy and cause it to be more effective
Email marketing enhances the relationship of your business
with its current or previous customers
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Encourages customer loyalty and repeat business
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ROI can easily be tracked with less delay
Email marketing is not dead!
With the growth of mobile and the future of mobile
e-commerce, email marketing is just getting started…
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91% of consumers check their email at least once a day
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Email is the most popular activity on smartphones among users ages 18-44
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66% of US online consumers, ages 15 and up made a purchase as a result of email
marketing messages.
Source: expresspigeon.com, email marketing statistics 2015
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Industry
Publications
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Why it is so important
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Highly targeted marketing
Google fields 1.2 trillion queries per year
Top 3 sponsored links account for 41.1%
of the clicks
Poorly managed accounts drive up costs quickly
Test-Refine-Test
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Keyword research (including negative keywords)
Campaign development, budgeting, and bids
Ad design and testing
Build custom landing pages
Ongoing PPC monitoring and management
Google display retargeting advertising
Google display advertising
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We create Integrated Lead Generation Marketing plans tailored
around your budget and goals!
TopFire Media was created to meet
market needs head-on with our
fully-integrated approach
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Lead Generation
Website Development
Search Engine Optimization
Public Relations
Social Media Management
LinkedIn Optimization
Email Marketing
Content Marketing (Blogs)
Pay-Per-Click Advertising
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It never hurts to get a second set of expert
eyes on your online marketing presence
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Website
SEO Rankings
Social Media Channels
LinkedIn Profile
PPC Advertising Campaign
Online Reputation
Prioritize Your Efforts Based on Results and Budget
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