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A national franchise network
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Franchise networks
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Lab report · Franchise network

National and local social media for an entire franchise network.

One content system that keeps head office on brand and gets franchisees posting locally.

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§ 01

The specimen

A franchisor wanted a consistent brand presence across every digital touchpoint, and franchisees doing more locally.

§ 02

The problem

Head office needed a franchise best-practice approach that works for both them and their franchisees.

§ 03

The experiment

We developed a network content strategy: content pillars, topics, channels and posting frequency for head office and franchisee channels.

We set up a content cycle so assets are delivered and posted on time, with clear roles and responsibilities.

  • Content strategy
  • Monthly content development
  • National content calendar
  • Franchisee content calendar
  • Daily platform checks
  • Comment and review responses
§ 04

Results

Franchisees now have regular, on-brand posts every month, engagement from franchisees sharing their own local content has increased, and we manage review responses so the brand sounds consistent and professional.

How we work now

Same method, better memory

The work above came from the way we’ve always worked: a hypothesis first, then the numbers. Today that runs through LabOS, our own platform, which keeps every result on file so the next campaign starts from what we already know.

How LabOS works →
Every monthRESULTSfeed the next plan
  1. 01Brand brainWhat we know about your brand and customers
  2. 02HypothesisWhat we think will move the numbers
  3. 03MakeCreative built to test it
  4. 04LaunchLive, tracked from day one
  5. 05MeasureAgainst what your business recorded
  6. 06LearnKept for the next plan
§ 05

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