Join us at our webinar to help cut through the marketing fog that hangs over most franchises with multiple brick-and-mortar locations. What’s a fad and what is effective? We’ll sort it out at the webinar. Here’s what we’ll talk about: Important changes to franchise marketing since 2010 3 tasks every franchise needs to do today for success The ROI of digital marketing for businesses with physical locations

1. Must-Do Digital
Marketing for
Franchises
PRESENTER: Liane Caruso
CO-PILOT: Josh Ades

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Josh Ades
Content Marketing Manager
BUSINESS OBJECTIVES FOR CLIENTS:
Provide marketers with engaging content that focuses on the specific needs of
businesses that have physical locations
BIO:
- Former co-leader Los Angeles Hubspot user group
- Joined Connectivity in 2014 to oversee content strategy
- Creator of far too many bad dad jokes.

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Liane Caruso
President, The CRUSH Agency
BUSINESS OBJECTIVES FOR CLIENTS:
Create effective marketing solutions for clients that drive leads, increase sales and
build sustainable brands.
BIO:
- 20 years experience in marketing and advertising
- Owner of digital agency since 2009
- Working with franchise brands for 7 years
- Social media junkie

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Agenda
1. Traditional Franchise Marketing
2. Must-Do Digital Marketing
Checklist
3. How Digital Marketing Drives
Customer to Locations
4. Demonstrating ROI
5. Q&A

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Traditional
Franchise
Marketing
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1. TRADITIONAL FRANCHISE MARKETING
Traditional Marketing
Until recently, marketing strategies were
pretty old school and hard to quantify.
- Direct Mail
- Grassroots marketing / outreach
- Cold Calling
- Newspaper Advertising
- Magazine / Publication Advertising
- Radio Advertising
- Billboards

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1. TRADITIONAL FRANCHISE MARKETING
Traditional Marketing…
THAT STILL WORKS!
- Direct Mail
- Grassroots marketing / outreach
- Magazine / Publication Advertising
- Community Newspapers

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Must-Do Digital
Marketing
Checklist
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Online Listings
WHY DOES THIS MATTER?
- Insures your information is
accurate so your business is
easy to find
- Let’s you respond to reviews
- Benefits SEO
2. MUST-DO DIGITAL MARKETING CHECKLIST

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2. MUST-DO DIGITAL MARKETING CHECKLIST
Manage Online
Reviews
WHY DOES THIS MATTER?
- Control brand reputation
- Be more noticed in search
- Utilize feedback on local,
regional or brand level

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2. MUST-DO DIGITAL MARKETING CHECKLIST
Get Social
WHY DOES THIS MATTER?
- Be more visible to current
and potential customers
- Provide extra-special
customer service
- Build a tighter connection
with customers

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4. TRACK TRAFFIC FROM REVIEW SITES
FREEBIE:
Must-Do
Digital
Marketing
Checklist
2. MUST-DO DIGITAL MARKETING CHECKLIST

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How Digital
Marketing Drives
Customers to
Locations
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59%of consumers use
Google every
month to find a
local business.
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“More Google searches take
place on mobile devices than
on computers in 10 countries
including the US and Japan”
- Google, May 2015
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Anatomy of
Search Results*
Paid Listings
Local Listings
Organic Listings
Local Publishers
(Organic Listings)
*Source: Linkmedia 360
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The more people that
express interest in your
website, the more likely
Google is to rank it higher
in organic traffic.
Unique clicks matter
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It typically takes 5
reviews on Google
to get stars to show.
WHY DOES THIS MATTER?
Searchers are more likely to click
on results that display stars.
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Online, Google is able to use its algorithm to rank websites
and web pages. It is able to see site architecture, what other
sites trust that site (inbound links), etc.
Google can see
pretty much
everything.
3. HOW DIGITAL MARKETING DRIVES CUSTOMERS TO LOCATIONS

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Online reviews
are thought to
make up 10%
of how Google and other
search engines decide to
rank results.
3. HOW DIGITAL MARKETING DRIVES CUSTOMERS TO LOCATIONS

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Google relies on people
to give it information
through reviews and check-ins.
It verifies your business
location and that you
are in business.
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Reviews also provide a
variety of keywords that may
help with SEO.
3. HOW DIGITAL MARKETING DRIVES CUSTOMERS TO LOCATIONS

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You should know:
Google is testing home service ads.
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Demonstrating
ROI4

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Setting Up
Appointments
4. DEMONSTRATING ROI

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Location &
Contact Info
4. DEMONSTRATING ROI

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Generate
Leads
4. DEMONSTRATING ROI

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Brand
Awareness/
Content
4. DEMONSTRATING ROI

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While you can control
your site, there are many,
many more places your
brand appears online.
Keep in mind…
4. DEMONSTRATING ROI

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FREE GUIDE:
Setting up Google
Analytics for Local
Businesses
4. DEMONSTRATING ROI

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Q&A