Name: Jamie Cecil, VP of Franchise Development for The Brass Tap

Brand: The Brass Tap

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-brass-tap/

Franchise Development Website: http://thebrasstapfranchise.com/

1851: What makes your franchise development site great?

Jamie Cecil, VP of Franchise Development for The Brass Tap: I think what makes our site great is that we're very thorough in the information that we provide to potential candidates. Once they are ready to move forward in the process, we offer a "Next Steps" page where they can send in their personal information. We do a nice job explaining why The Brass Tap is a unique opportunity and outline the process in detail.

1851: What do you want franchise prospects to know about your brand when researching it?

Cecil: The goal is to introduce prospects to the “what," “why” and “how” of The Brass Tap. We highlight both our low-cost opportunity in comparison to the industry average and the level of support we provide to our franchisees.

1851: How should franchise sales professionals and executives evaluate their development site?

Cecil: The development site should convert traffic into leads. You only have a couple of seconds to grab their attention before they are gone, so making sure that you've covered all of your bases is vital.

1851: What are the most important KPIs around a development site?

Cecil: Converting traffic to leads, trail users, page views and time spent on the site.

1851: What should brands budget for a franchise development site?

Cecil: I believe the budget should be between $20,000 and $30,000 for a new site.

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Nick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.