Self Esteem Brands Appoints SOCi as New Global Platform of Record for Localized Social Marketing
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Self Esteem Brands Appoints SOCi as New Global Platform of Record for Localized Social Marketing

Parent Company of Anytime Fitness, The Bar Method, Waxing The City, and Basecamp Fitness Taps San Diego-Based Company to Drive Growth on a Local Level

December 03, 2019 // Franchising.com // WOODBURY, Minn - Today, Self Esteem Brands announces it has appointed SOCi, Inc. as its new global platform of record for localized social marketing. A pioneer in the Health & Fitness category, Self Esteem Brands–encompassing Anytime Fitness, Waxing The City, Basecamp Fitness, and recently acquired The Bar Method–operates more than 4,500 global franchise locations across 57 countries. SOCi, the leading social and reputation management platform for multi-location businesses, will help simplify and streamline the management of the company’s social media platforms and local ratings and reviews, initially supporting locations across the UK, US, and Canada, and enable Self Esteem Brands to efficiently manage localized social marketing campaigns on Facebook, Instagram, Google My Business, and LinkedIn.

“We had an extensive search for a new partnership, as localized social marketing is a critical strategy to supporting and empowering our franchisees. Management and local-level adoption of social campaigns can be challenging enough for any company, and at our scale we needed a more innovative, supportive solution to drive brand awareness and engagement, for our brands locally,” said Kristen Pechacek, Digital Marketing Director at Self Esteem Brands. “A true category leader, SOCi has proven its command of the localized social marketing space with continued product innovations and an unparalleled level of support and transparency from the customer team.”

According to SOCi’s latest state of the market report, consumers are placing an increased focus on social media, local search, and reviews to make purchasing decisions. More than nine in 10 consumers use search to find information about local businesses and ratings and reviews have become the top factor in determining which company to do business with. These findings further underscore the importance of a streamlined, localized social marketing strategy.

“We are thrilled to partner with SOCi. Self Esteem Brands has had a tremendous year. Growth has skyrocketed and we welcomed The Bar Method to our rapidly-expanding portfolio of franchises, which also includes Anytime Fitness, Basecamp, and Waxing The City,” said Christian Betancourt, Senior Manager, Digital Marketing at Self Esteem Brands.

SOCi works with more than 300 companies to effectively manage local social campaigns for nearly 65,000 individual business locations. The company continues to invest in expanding its offerings and services and has recently been honored by Inc. Magazine and Entrepreneur Magazine for its commitment and dedication to the localized social marketing industry. Most recently, SOCi was named “Best Social Media Platform” in the Street Fight Innovator Awards.

Continuing its dedication to empowering and supporting franchise owners, SOCi expects to expand its educational platform SOCi University, which offers online courses, webinars, and product training to customers. The company also hosted its annual SOCi Summit in early November, which gathered industry experts and thought leaders to provide key learnings to optimize social media marketing and online reputation management.

“At SOCi, we are committed to providing clients a best-in-class technology to empower local franchise growth, said Afif Khoury, CEO and Founder of SOCi. “We know that brands that invest in localized social marketing see as high as three times more growth compared to competitors, and we’re eager to support Self Esteem Brands’ continued success”

About Self Esteem Brands

Improving the self-esteem of the world. That's the lofty goal of Self Esteem Brands, the parent company of Anytime Fitness, the world's largest fitness franchise; The Bar Method, an industry leader in barre-based fitness; Basecamp Fitness, a leading high-intensity interval training concept poised for rapid expansion; and Waxing the City, an award-winning waxing and personal care franchise. Self Esteem Brands seeks to enrich the lives of all of those who interact with our companies in more than 35 countries worldwide. That includes our consumers, vendors, employees, franchisees and the surrounding communities, where more than 4,500 of our independently owned and operated franchises are located. Additionally, Self Esteem Brands is actively seeking other innovative business concepts to partner with and franchise.

About SOCi

A two-time Inc. 500 honoree, SOCi is the leading social media and reputation management platform built to address the complex workflow needs of highly visible multi-location businesses. An award-winning leader in the industry, SOCi has pioneered more than a dozen unique marketing tools to help multi-location brands oversee, maintain, and protect their brand at the national level, while simultaneously scaling presence across hundreds, sometimes thousands, of local pages. For more information on how SOCi can fuel the success of your social media channels while protecting what matters most - your online reputation - visit www.meetsoci.com.

Media Contact:

Allison Bartella
SourceCode Communications
soci@sourcecodecomms.com

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