How Does the Holiday Season Affect Interest in Franchising
It’s the middle of November, so that means that FranchiseHelp is continually getting one of my favorite inquiries: How do the holidays affect franchise lead gen?
I want to keep this short and sweet, so here’s my brief explanation…they don’t. And here’s my evidence.
Here’s a graph of what organic traffic looks like on FranchiseHelp from November 15th 2014 – January 4th 2015:
As you see, there is a slight dip in traffic on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve, but it’s not that significant. December’s traffic is slightly lower (~15%), but it’s certainly too strong too strong to say that interest goes down in any meaningful way.
It’s possible that lead sources such as brokers take a dive around the holidays, but this is because you’re relying on another person to bring you franchisees. With a site like FranchiseHelp, the leads are coming to you!
Based on what we can tell, the drop in franchise interest around the holidays comes from franchises focusing their efforts on the next year rather than the market of potential franchisees actually being less interested.
Your Franchise’s #1 Lead Problem? Nights.
If there's a single place that I promise your franchise can improve in your sales efforts, it's what you do with leads generated overnight. Here are four potential solutions to this issue.
An Online Lesson From Offline Marketing
I’d say that we have a bit of an odd curiosity with offline marketing here at FranchiseHelp. In one way, we’re completely obsessed with marketing in general. On the other hand, we really don’t know much about how the majority of marketing dollars are spent in the world.
How Much (More) Money Could You Make By Improving Your Franchise Website?
Today we’re going to guide you through several strategic questions to ask your marketing team, along with a helpful growth marketing calculator so you can discover how much more money you could make by improving your franchise website.
