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Guest Blogger; Rhonda Sanderson Discusses Franchise PR And The Internet

                                                                                                                                       

Rhonda Sanderson

Alexis Mattera, is a rather enthusiastic gal from Sanderson PR. We make each other laugh over on Twitter. Alexis responded within seconds to my Tweet asking for guest bloggers, a couple of tweets weeks ago. Her boss, Rhonda Sanderson, owns Sanderson PR, considered to be the best of the best in franchise public relations. She told Rhonda that I was looking for a couple of guest bloggers to write some articles. 

Rhonda and I first met in 2002, and have been friends ever since. Rhonda has taught me a lot about franchising, and public relations, and in this post, discusses the internet, social media, and a chance encounter at a West Hollywood restaurant...

Twitter, Pizza And A Franchise

                                                                                                                                          

Anita Campbell was nice enough to make sure that a great a great story was waiting for me in my email box, this morning. A naked story..........

A New Orleans pizza place is has become one of the first storefront operation to erect a Twitter sign to help them differentiate themselves form the 50 other pizza places in their area. It gets even better, according to TechCrunch;

"Aside from being among the first brick and mortar businesses to so prominently feature its Twitter handle, Naked Pizza is notable for a few other reasons. Its menu was created to offer the “world’s healthiest pizza”, with each slice only weighing in at a fraction of the calories and fat of standard pizza, while still tasting delicious, according to Yelp reviewers . Oh, and Mark Cuban just partnered with the company to turn it into a national franchise."

What do you think? Good idea? What if Twitter goes away? What if it's too early to franchise this operation? What if????

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New Technology Franchise Available In Georgia And Florida

From Dane Carlson over at the Franchise Business Opportunities blog;

"Web Solutions is pleased to announce the launch of their new company, PD-go! Franchising Company, LLC with franchise opportunities in select territories in Florida and Georgia. The proprietary PD-go! System, which allows business owners to easily update their own web sites created by PD-go! Web Solutions, was introduced in 2002. Since that time, the company has helped hundreds of clients launch a custom web presence and save money by updating their own websites themselves."

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Franchise Stories; Washington DC Insider Becomes Burger King Franchisee

               

From Franchise Direct-

"Ben Jarratt was by, all accounts, a successful man in the Washington DC media world. Armed with a journalism degree, Jarratt found himself writing for the Washington Post, before taking a job in the White House press office during Ronald Reagan’s presidency. His biggest moment was reading a statement to the worldwide media that the US supported a ‘peaceful transition’ of power in the Philippines."

Fellow franchise blogger, Donald Cranford, does a nice job with this story on a Burger King franchisee, with a little help from Franchise Times...

Franchise Fee Waived; Should THAT Sway Your Decision?

                                   FREE MONEY!                                                                                                                   

Franchisors are starting to get more aggressive with their recruitment methods, which should come as no surprise. The franchise industry is not the only industry having a "Fire Sale," during these tough economic times....