Category: Franchising
Short Form Video With Brand J Project Manager Andrea de Leon
What is Personal Branding and How Can You Use It to Sell Your Franchise Brand? It’s no secret that short form video is taking over every social media platform. From Facebook to Tiktok, Youtube and X, to even more niche platforms like Pinterest and LinkedIn, have adapted to supporting short form video, and there is...
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Brand Journalists’ President Talks Persona Marketing 101
What it is and what it isn’t A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece about sales automation and how websites are a key component of the contemporary sales process. A website is supposed to take the place of that first, hour-long phone conversation. One way websites are connecting with visitors is through a relatively...
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Thomas Scott Talks What to Expect In Franchise Development This Year With Johnny Franchise
Check Out the Full Transcript Here: Our CEO and founder, Thomas Scott joined John Francis, who is better known as “Johnny franchise” here in the franchise industry, on the What The Franchise Podcast to talk 2021 trends in franchise development. These two leaders in the franchise industry shared it all from why you CAN’T be...
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Brand Journalists Franchise Recruitment Websites Dominate 2020 Awards and Rankings
Sites we developed and managed earned 38% of the top 50 awards for best performing franchise recruitment websites Franchise industry trade publication 1851 magazine recently published their 2020 Franchise Development Website Awards – and websites built by Brand Journalists dominated the rankings. Of the sites that 1851 highlighted as being the best in the industry,...
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What You Missed at the 2020 International Franchise Association Convention
New decade brings new and unexpected challenges for franchise system growth Thomas Scott, CEO and Founder, Brand Journalists The International Franchise Association’s 60th annual conference in Orlando remains one of the most important yearly events for anyone working in franchising. This year’s record attendance came with a promise of what’s ahead for us in this...
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How Content Marketing is Changing for Franchise Development
Content marketing is not just writing, it is a lot more complex than ever before and it is changing rapidly Creating a real, contextual connection with your franchise buyer prospect requires more content and different styles of content than ever before. Listen in as we discuss the challenges and talk about strategies for winning at...
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How to Get More Franchise Sales Results From Portal Advertising
Don’t be quick to write off portals – they produce 20% of the sales in the franchise industry We recently collaborated with Franchise Growth Network to talk shop about franchise portals. The conversation with Matt Alden and myself encapsulates my best advice for clients I work with and is an important read for anyone involved...
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Important Franchise Development Takeaways from the 2017 International Franchise Association Convention
Perfect storm of positive growth elements creates both opportunities and barriers for franchise development 2017 is off to a roaring start and for the first time in over a decade, the future of franchising is bright. The election is over, the SBA lending gates are open, Americans are gradually becoming more educated about franchising and...
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Why Franchise Salespeople Miss the Mark with Younger Buyers
As the number of younger franchise buyers surges, franchise salespeople still don’t know how to connect with them Younger franchise buyers are flooding the market these days, and the franchising conferences – from Franchise Leadership and Development Conference (FLDC) to FranTech — spent some focused time exploring that reality. Smart franchisors see the benefits of...
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What You Missed At the 2016 International Franchise Expo
Interest in franchise opportunities continues to rise, and franchising is more diverse than ever before By Thomas Scott, CEO of Brand Journalists The International Franchise Expo is the largest franchise trade show event for potential franchise buyers in the world. This year’s attendance was one of the largest on record, and the event has seen...
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