Social Geek

This week on Social Geek Radio, Deb Evans and Jack Monson welcome the marketing leaders from Pump It Up!  Anushka Figueroa and Wendy Krone will share the latest best practices in local marketing from their brand and franchisees as well as industry trends and advice for marketers who want to pump up their own engagement! 

Live - Wednesday 9/24 at 8pm ET!

Philip St. Jacques, Partner St. Jacques Marketing will join Deb Evans and Jack Monson to provide an update about their attendance at the IFA Leadership Meetings and Public Affairs Conference. Philip will share best practices franchises are using today for local marketing and how they use the digital landscape

For over 20 years, Philip St. Jacques’ leadership has driven St. Jacques Marketing’s development into a world-class franchise brand marketing and media company. A graduate of Rutgers University, Philip began his career in several of the leading NY/NJ tri-state area advertising agencies, honing the creative skills that would form the hallmark of St. Jacques Marketing success.

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This week Deb Evans and Jack Monson will talk with Kyle Roberts, Director of Franchise Development at Higher Logic. IFA has a branded private community, FranSocial which has a new look and feel. Kyle will share how FranSocial is a "frictionless user experience".

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Our guest, Clarissa Windham-Bradstock, CEO at Any Lab Test Now has extensive experience with healthcare related organizations and franchising. She will join Deb Evans and Jack Monson to discuss what's happening in healthcare in the franchise sector and how Any Lab Test Now uses social media in their franchise system. 

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On Wednesday, August 20th, Deb Evans and Jack Monson will be joined by Brian Iredell, Franchise and Agency Sales Manager, Signpost. Signpost is a cloud-based marketing software that gives local and small businesses the power to effortlessly build and manage customer relatonships. Brian will discuss the importance of reviews and digital word of mouth after online presence is standardized. 

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Whether you are a local franchisee or the franchisor, marketing strategies and advertising campaigns need to stand out. They need to pop! This week Social Geek Radio welcomes Wendy Brand, Founder, BrandPOP - Point of Purchase Expert. Wendy understands that executing a marketing strategy can be challenging. Once the marketing strategy and promotion schedule is planned, creating the right marketing materials, planning and executing the point-of-purchase kit, is BrandPOP’s speciality. Join Deb Evans and Jack Monson as they learn more from one of IFA's newest suppliers! 

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Every franchise brand wants to find qualified franchise candidates. Today, franchise candidates are using the internet to gather information and validate brands. In the 2014 Annual Franchise Franchise Development Report from Franchise Update, 42% of leads come from the internet. Join Deb Evans and Jack Monson along with their guest Leslie Kuban, FranNet Franchise Consultant and Franchisee to learn more about the role social media plays in franchise lead generation.

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Kelly Martens-Crompvoets, Marketing at Home Franchise Concepts joined Deb Evans and Jack Monson to discuss how to increase local share and customer engagement with less time and engagement. 

Join Deb Evans of Franchise Foundry and Jack Monson of Engage121 plus this week's special guests Guy Kawasaki and Peg Fitzpatrick of Canva!

Guy and Peg will show us how marketers, franchisors, and franchisees can use this new technology to easily create high quality graphics for Facebook, Pinterest, all other socal channels, websites, and in-store flyers & signs. 

Join us here Wednesday night at 8pm ET / 7pm CT!

Deb Evans and Jack Monson jumped in for a mini-episode of Social Geek Radio today to spread the word that Guy Kawasaki will be the special guest next week!  And while we're at it, we're testing out the process of going a live Google Hangout at the same time as broadcasting on BlogTalkRadio. Fun times for true geeks!

Join us for a conversation with Guy Kawasaki Wednesday, July 23 at 8pm ET / 7pm CT on Social Geek Radio!