Market Planning
Growing your franchise brand to full market and media saturation requires a solid, effective plan. Market planning requires demographic research, mapping tools, and plenty of additional resources. One option for successful local and regional marketing is to engage third-party companies to help define and set your plan for each market you operate in.
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