November 26, 2024 – Initial contact attempts by franchisors to inquiring prospects rose substantially over the last six months as reported by the latest FranchiseInsights.com “mystery shopping” surveys from June to November 2024. In November 2024, over 60% respondents reported that they were contacted by all of the franchises they inquired about.
October 9, 2024 — Inbound inquiries to your franchise development website yield more informed prospects who demonstrate intent – they are aware of you, and want to learn more. How can you get more of these referred visitors?
August 28, 2024 — Only about seven percent of aspiring franchise owners are already “very familiar” with the franchises they inquire about on franchise portals, and another 19% are “already somewhat familiar” with them, according to recent surveys of interested franchise seekers on the FranchiseVentures lead generation platform in July 2024.
July 17, 2024 – After two successive months of higher prospect initial contact attempts, rates dipped as reported by the latest FranchiseInsights.com “mystery shopping” survey in June 2024. More than half of respondents say they were contacted by all of the franchises they inquired about in April and May, at 50% and 57.1% in April and May, respectively.
May 29, 2024 — Cost per lead is often a key decision factor when evaluating franchise directory websites (portals), assuming quality standards are met. But leads submitted at franchise directory websites also result in substantial referral visits to franchisor websites, in addition to being a significant source of leads submitted at development websites…