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		<title>What St. Patrick can teach us about selling franchises</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The simple truth of the matter is that many—if not most—times a franchise sales representative is attempting to sell a person on an idea that is primarily foreign to the individual i.e., franchising.   Layer upon that the franchise salesmen’s job of educating the prospective franchise about the merits of the particular franchise and one can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want more organic traffic from Google? Advertise on franchise portals.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Again, when you do the math, hiring a portal is far less expensive way to get traffic to a franchisor's web site.
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		<title>Garth Snider interviewed by NFL great Fran Tarkenton</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Company President Garth Snider recently was interviewed by football great Fran Tarkenton and business educator Professor Jim Solomon about franchises. Jim Solomon is The Entrepreneur Professor (www.professorjimsolomon.com) and he has an online mentoring program teaching entrepreneurs exactly what to do, and when to do it. Fran Tarkenton is the former NFL Quarterback with a love [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employ social listening &amp; reputation monitoring (part 8 of 8)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The article below is an excerpt from AIS Media&#8217;s Thomas Harpointner and FON&#8217;s W.C. Garth Snider&#8217;s white paper, &#8220;8 Critical Steps to Leveraging the Power of Social Media to Drive Franchise Sales&#8221;. To download the full white paper in PDF format, please click here. For a franchise development manager, there’s nothing quite as painful than hearing that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create exclusive LinkedIn groups (part 7 of 8)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The article below is an excerpt from AIS Media&#8217;s Thomas Harpointner and FON&#8217;s W.C. Garth Snider&#8217;s white paper, &#8220;8 Critical Steps to Leveraging the Power of Social Media to Drive Franchise Sales&#8221;. To download the full white paper in PDF format, please click here. LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network with over 100 million members and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Implement an advocacy program (part 6 of 8)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The article below is an excerpt from AIS Media&#8217;s Thomas Harpointner and FON&#8217;s W.C. Garth Snider&#8217;s white paper, &#8220;8 Critical Steps to Leveraging the Power of Social Media to Drive Franchise Sales&#8221;. To download the full white paper in PDF format, please click here. Social media can transform satisfied franchisees into brand advocates, amplify their voice and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.franchiseopportunities.com/blogs/index.php/implement-an-advocacy-program-part-6-of-8?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=implement-an-advocacy-program-part-6-of-8</link>
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		<title>Manage social community engagement (part 5 of 8)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The article below is an excerpt from AIS Media&#8217;s Thomas Harpointner and FON&#8217;s W.C. Garth Snider&#8217;s white paper, &#8220;8 Critical Steps to Leveraging the Power of Social Media to Drive Franchise Sales&#8221;. To download the full white paper in PDF format, please click here. Trust is the back bone of any business relationship. Trust is particularly important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Develop specific social media channels for your franchise offering (part 4 of 8)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The article below is an excerpt from AIS Media&#8217;s Thomas Harpointner and FON&#8217;s W.C. Garth Snider&#8217;s white paper, &#8220;8 Critical Steps to Leveraging the Power of Social Media to Drive Franchise Sales&#8221;. To download the full white paper in PDF format, please click here. Since the content aimed at prospective franchisees is unique from that of your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create a blog specific to your franchise offering  (part 3 of 8)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The article below is an excerpt from AIS Media&#8217;s Thomas Harpointner and FON&#8217;s W.C. Garth Snider&#8217;s white paper, &#8220;8 Critical Steps to Leveraging the Power of Social Media to Drive Franchise Sales&#8221;. To download the full white paper in PDF format, please click here. A frequently updated blog with relevant articles can significantly increase a website’s search [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Integrate social media into digital and traditional advertising (part 2 of 8)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The article below is an excerpt from AIS Media&#8217;s Thomas Harpointner and FON&#8217;s W.C. Garth Snider&#8217;s white paper, &#8220;8 Critical Steps to Leveraging the Power of Social Media to Drive Franchise Sales&#8221;. To download the full white paper in PDF format, please click here. Integrating social media into both your digital and traditional advertising can [...]]]></description>
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