Marketing

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. For franchisors, acquiring quality leads for their candidate pipeline is a top-tier priority and a line item of every brand’s marketing spend. For more than a decade now, franchise sales portals have become an increasingly popular avenue for prospective franchisees looking to find the right concept. The

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Entrepreneurship is one of the most exciting journeys anybody can embrace. When we start with our business, we assume everybody will love and understand what we have to offer. But the main challenge in sales is not money or the price but not making our value clear

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Social media is primarily a mobile device activity. For brands looking to determine the percentage of eyeballs comparing mobile to desktop, the latest statistics from StatCounter reveal the tale of the tape. Almost 55% of usage occurs on mobile vs. 42.5% on desktops. Hootsuite, a platform for

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Franchise industry professionals simply love the power of data and statistics. They can often make or break a convincing argument about the validity of a particular industry, concept, market or business model ⁠— which is why it’s important to focus on franchisee referrals in your system. Referrals are

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. What’s Nike’s symbol? What’s its slogan? Unless you’ve been cryogenically frozen for the past 50 years, you can probably answer both of these questions without thinking. Nike is one of the most well-recognized brands on earth — it even earned a place in the Smithsonian Institution for

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. While the business world has always required a certain level of adaptability from big and small businesses, it’s become increasingly important to be able to shift not only your approaches, but also your measurements of success. What could have been a huge success 10 or even five years ago, like

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Because of mediums like social media, digital marketing has evolved. However, we are still at the earlier stages of its development because no one has yet tapped into its true potential. Some businesses have used influencer marketing, but it is an unexplored space with so much to

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If there’s anything I’ve learned as a business leader during the pandemic, it’s the concept of adaptive innovation — creating an agile, collaborative and creative model within your business to meet the needs of your customers. To be truly amenable to adaptive innovation, leaders must also understand the underlying

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Have you ever released a new product or offer and heard crickets? You’ve spent all this time making sure that you deliver the greatest thing out there, but when you release it to the world, people barely pay it any attention. That can not only be frustrating and

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. A recent survey found that 68% of consumers spend a quarter or more of their time on social media watching videos. This is great news for marketers who want to find ways to connect with their target audience. But simply putting content out there is not enough — you

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you’re a small business owner, then you know that marketing can be tough. It seems like everyone is competing for attention, and it’s hard to stand out from the crowd. But don’t worry: Here are 10 small business marketing strategies that work. 1. Know how to

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Keeping up with ever-changing digital marketing trends may seem challenging, but it’s crucial for business owners to do. As more of us are working from home, there has been a huge spike in social media usage. While digital marketers are hopping on to this opportunity, other small

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Influencer marketing is everywhere. If you have been following influencer marketing since its inception about 15 years ago (yes, before Instagram even existed), which started with paid blog posts and sponsored tweets, one word has been at the center of the industry: authenticity.  The success of an

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Smartphone and tablet applications are so integrated into our daily existence that you probably begin and end your day with one. Daily planner, guided meditation, workout, food delivery, wallet and finance, recipes, to-do lists and sleep tracker… seemingly everything’s now available in app form.  Businesses used to

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. One thing’s for sure: Sex definitely still sells, and there’s no better proof of that then the “vulva-nut” doughnut. Shaped like a… well, you’ve guessed it by now, the doughnut was introduced recently by Doe Bakehouse in England as a complement to its popular penis-shaped doughnut line.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Pairing your team with a public relations agency is about relationship building and the relationship—the one between client and agency—speaks volumes about how your business is seen in the media.  Despite the current landscape of quick, in-cloud collaboration and one-off gig marketing, PR should be held to a

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Testimonials are a powerful way for law firms to market themselves. Best of all, they cost almost nothing and leave your marketing budget intact. There are tips for law firm testimonials that can boost these brief nuggets of content from ordinary to outstanding. Rather than having hum-drum, predictable comments from

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. It’s not your imagination: People are quitting their jobs in droves. Nearly 4 million people left their current positions in July alone, and the exodus is just getting started. Economists have dubbed it the Great Resignation of 2021, with up to 40% of workers thinking about leaving their jobs this

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. A cursory Google search for “2022 Franchising Trade Shows” reveals dozens of different expos and conventions and exhibits happening over the next few months. For franchise brands, trade shows should be viewed as “target-rich” environments, as the majority of attendees – sometimes more than 10,000 of them

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In today’s digital age, we rely on the “Internet of everything” for nearly every aspect of our lives, from checking the local weather to buying real estate property, a dynamic additionally boosted by distancing and health guidelines as a result of the pandemic. According to a report