7 Ways to Promote Your Top New Franchise Listing
7 Ways to Promote Your Top New Franchise Listing by Sean Kelly
Your new franchise is listed on Top New Franchises. Congratulations! Now what?
(If you’re not yet listed on Top New Franchises.com, request your free franchise listing)
Consider your listing on Top New Franchises as a tool to help you with two critical marketing objectives:
1) Spreading the word about your franchise opportunity, and
2) Generating invaluable testimonials.
Start spreading the news: Spread the word about your franchise opportunity by reaching out to your vast network of customers, employees, associates, vendors, suppliers, friends & family. Ask them to visit your listing & vote for your franchise by leaving a comment. Asking them to forward your request to their vast networks.
Generate votes: You’ll generate invaluable testimonials by asking your network, in a fun and friendly tone, to vote for your franchise by sharing a comment on your Top New Franchise listing. The more votes, the higher you’ll rank on Top New Franchises. Plus, everyone who views your listing will learn more about your opportunity, and see al previous comments.
Just asking for votes and directing people to your franchise information (where they’ll read other endorsements) is a fun and simple way to generate franchise buzz and testimonials.
Soon, you’ll be on your way to being the next American Franchise Idol.
7 Easy Ways to Generate Franchise Buzz… Right Now.
The bottom of your listing on Top New Franchises includes a request for “comments.” Every positive comment or testimonial counts as one vote for your concept as a Top New Franchise. The more votes you get, the more prominent your listing will be on the top page of Top New Franchises and the more prominence you’ll gain in our ongoing publicity effort.
1) Send a Memo (or email) to your team.
Send an email right now to your employees, subcontractors, service providers, etc. They’ve all got a stake in your success, and you need to communicate that spreading the word is everyone’s responsibility. What about your attorney? Accountant? Ad Agency? The franchise consultants that got you into this in the first place?
Make it short & sweet:
Our franchise has been nominated for the Top New Franchise competition at TopNewFranchises.com. To vote for [Company Name], all you need to do is leave a short comment about what you like about [Company Name], and why you think it is a promising new franchise concept, at this web address:
[Your Top New Franchise Listing URL]
Please forward this request to anyone you know who also might be willing to share a kind word and help us earn the Top New Franchise title! Also, if you are active on Facebook and/or Twitter, consider posting our link with a request.
Thanks for your support and for your role in our growth.
[Your name, title]
P.S. If you know anyone who might be interested in this ground-floor opportunity, please forward me their contact information, or invite them to contact us.
2) Send an email to everyone in your address book:
Send out an email to everyone in your address book. Ask your partners, managers, etc. to do the same:
As I consider you a friend and supporter of [Company Name], I‘d like to ask you for a favor.
As you may know, [Company Name] is actively recruiting new franchise owners to be part of our exciting growth. Our franchise has been nominated for the Top New Franchise competition at TopNewFranchises.com. To vote for [Company Name], all you need to do is leave a short comment about what you like about [Company Name], and why you think it is a promising new franchise concept, at this web address:
[Your Top New Franchise Listing URL]
If you could, please forward this request to anyone you know who also might be willing to share a kind word and help us earn the Top New Franchise title!
Thanks for your support and for your role in our growth.
[Your name, title]
P.S. If you know anyone who might be interested in this ground-floor opportunity, please forward me their contact information, or invite them to contact us.
3) Post it on Facebook:
Promote your listing with frequent announcements on your Facebook page and in you personal accounts.
We need your vote! [Company Name] has been nominated for the Top New Franchise competition at TopNewFranchises.com. To vote for [Company Name], leave a short comment about what you like about [Company Name] at this web address:
[Your Top New Franchise Listing URL]
Upload one of the available graphics posted here and create a permanent link or ad to your page.
4) Post it on Twitter:
Are you active on Twitter? Put your request in your tweet rotation and post at different times of the day, and repeat. Send it as a DM to your followers.
Vote for [Company Name] as the Top New Franchise! Share a short comment here to help us win. [Your Link Address]
5) DM it to your Linked In contacts & post it to your updates:
Post this message in your status, and DM your contacts. You can even add the URL in your profile as one of your web addresses.
We need your vote! [Company Name] has been nominated for the Top New Franchise competition at TopNewFranchises.com. To vote for [Company Name], leave a short comment about what you like about [Company Name] at this web address. Thanks. [Your Link Address]
6) Post it in your stores, shops or offices
Granted, some have a built-in advantage. Village Coffee generated a slew of testimonials by posting a simple sign with the URL in their coffee shops. Village Coffee fans could post comments over a cup of joe on the free wifi. But post a simple sign wherever your customers can see it and you’ll generate surprising results.
7) Post it on your website:
Post a link or links on your website or blog. Invite your customers to click over either to vote OR to view what people are saying about your franchise program.
Upgrade your listing to capture web traffic & leads
If you haven’t yet, be sure to upgrade your listing so you can add a direct link to your website and your franchise sales contact information. It’s a nominal $99 for the year, and helps us cover the costs of promoting your franchise. Click this link and upgrade now:
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Top New Franchises Graphics Library:
Feel free to use these graphics to link to your Top New Franchises listing URL.
PC Users: Right click any graphic & save to your desktop.
MAC Users: Drag and drop graphics to your desktop.
Graphics you can use:
