Tag Archives: social media franchise

Using Social Media Effectively for Franchises by Michelle Hummel

Over the past few years, social media has evolved from something that franchises viewed as helpful to an essential part of marketing. This is true for franchise owners who want to reach more customers. It’s also true for franchisors looking for potential franchisees. There are several reasons why social media has grown into such a powerful marketing channel. Not only can social media deliver an impressive ROI when managed correctly, but it also offers a level of targeting that’s simply not possible through other channels. Add to that just how much time people from all walks of life spend on social media platforms, and it’s easy to understand why social media as a marketing channel is here to stay. Continue reading

Franchise Social Media Marketing Tips by Michelle Hummel

Successful social media marketing can be a challenge for any type of business. But this task can be especially challenging for franchises. One of the reasons is that it can be difficult for a franchise to strike the right balance between maintaining a consistent brand identity and giving individual locations their own personality.

Although franchise social media marketing can be quite challenging, there are ways to make it work. Proven social media marketing tips for franchises that work and will continue to be effective include:
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Why More Franchises Are Embracing and Benefiting from Social Media

From using last-minute mobile deals to combating slow days by providing special offers through Facebook, more franchises are not only embracing social media but seeing real results from it. Although plenty of franchises have integrated social media into their core marketing strategy, it wasn’t long ago when this type of adoption was rare. Continue reading

VIRTUAL SOCIAL MEDIA BOOTCAMP CERTIFICATION TRAINING

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Here’s What to Expect in Your Social Media Bootcamp Training Program

Content Overview

Session #1 – Targeted Marketing Strategies 9am – 12pm

  • Introduction to the Social Media Management role, best practices, tools and must-have resources
  • Learn secret strategies to find your target audience on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Google Plus
  • See how easy it is to discover Key Influencers on social media and develop strategic relationships to help grow your business
  • Learn how to easily monitor Facebook and Twitter conversations with targeted keywords to find your customers
  • Learn how to create Twitter leads lists and import them into the Send Social Media Management dashboard for monitoring and engagement
  • Classroom Work: You will create your Targeted Marketing Profiles

LUNCH BREAK AS NEEDED 11am – 12pm

BREAKOUT, Q&A WITH TEACHER, 11:30am – 12pm

Session #2 – Develop Your Content Marketing Strategy 12pm – 2:30pm

  • Introduction on how to develop a magnetic content marketing strategy to attract customers to your brand
  • Learn how to build social media followers fast and inspire them to become Brand Advocates
  • We will review best practices and give you several great ideas you can use for your content strategy
  • Learn how you can use tools like Send Social Media and Feed.ly to quickly find quality content
  • You will be provided with a Social Media Marketing Calendar template which you will use to start building your own strategy
  • Classroom Work: You will create your Social Media Marketing Calendar

BREAKOUT, Q&A WITH TEACHER, 2:30pm – 3pm

Session #3 – Execute Your Content Marketing Strategy 3pm – 5pm

  • Introduction on how to use the Send Social Media Management Dashboard
  • How to add and manage your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Instagram, Foursquare, YouTube, WordPress and Pinterest
  • How to setup your Twitter Welcome Tweets, List, Searches, Retweets and AutoReplies
  • How to create an Email and SMS Mobile marketing campaign
  • How to optimize your social media posts – best time to post, repeat your posts, add lead generation links, create custom designs, add videos & automate your RSS feed
  • How to pull reports to optimize your social media strategies
  • Classroom Work: You will input your Social Media Content into the posting dashboard

In-Depth, Industry Specific Training

We will review your homework and provide answers to specific questions that relate to your Industry. We will deliver in-depth training and help you understand the Social Media Tools that are right for your business.

Social Media Certification and Free Bonuses

Take our final exam to prove you are a social media expert in your Industry. We will provide you with a badge you can proudly display on your LinkedIn profile and add to your website. You will also get the following:

1 MONTH FREE access to WebMediaUniversity.com, $197 value