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Franchise Direct UK & Ireland's advertisers speak about their experience advertising on our website
"I think it’s fair to say we’ve been absolutely delighted with the response rate from Franchise Direct. Not only are we receiving a regular stream of enquiries, but the conversion rate is also good."
Andrew Watton,
Managing Director,
Diamond Home Support
"We recently started to use Franchise Direct for leads and have already received numerous responses. Numbers are important, but what is more noteworthy is the apparent quality of the candidates converting from enquiry to the application stage."
Andy Cooke
Franchise Development Manager
Domino's Pizza Group Ltd UK & IRL
"We started using Franchise Direct some eight weeks ago. From day one we started receiving enquires; being a new franchise proposition we did not know what to expect in connection with the amount and quality of leads, but we are pleased to say that we have had a great response and as a result we have just signed our 17th franchisee! I would recommend the site to any franchisor who is looking for quality leads."
Peter Parsons
Managing Director
Fortune Networks Ltd
"BCM has been pleased time and again with the great service and professionalism shown by the staff at Franchise Direct. They are always willing to help in a timely manner, and go out of their way to make sure all our advertisements are just right.
We've also gotten great results from Franchise Direct, with numerous high quality leads that have helped us add many new franchisees to BCM! Since we advertise on all the Franchise Direct sites, we have gotten a plethora of worldwide responses and inquiries about opportunities with BCM.
In fact, we were so satisfied with the service and results from Franchise Direct that we recently launched a second BCM opportunity with Franchise Direct! We are sure that it will be just as successful as our first.
This is what keeps us renewing our subscription every year, for the last 6 years. We are hoping for many more years to come!"
John Mac Namara, B.Sc., Dip.B.S., F.Inst.CM
Director
BCM Business Cost Management
"We at Hotel Express International have been using Franchise Direct for quite some time now and we are extremely satisfied with both the sales leads that have been generated and the service we have received. When we decided to make our concept of 50% discount off hotel rates available on a worldwide basis through franchise, we made a thorough study of all possible ways to announce our franchise opportunity. The number of websites offering this service was large, but the professionalism displayed by Franchise Direct in their response to our request made it easy for us to choose. We have not regretted it for one second. Over the past years, we have advertised our franchise on their website in Spain, UK/Ireland and Europe (English and Spanish) and we receive sales leads on a daily basis. An impressive number of new franchisees have been the result of all these sales leads. We have signed distributors from Europe, Africa, Asia and Canada from your leads. We plan to extend and expand our cooperation with Franchise Direct, using the German and American websites as well, until such a time when we will reach a full global franchise of Hotel Express International. Thank you Franchise Direct for helping us with our business development and the globalisation of our unique concept."
Yngvar Andersen
President & CEO
Hotel Express International
"We are delighted with Franchise Direct. In three months, we have two new franchisees, four are almost ready to get started and several others are completing their due diligence. We had plans for additional advertising but it has not been necessary. I would personally recommend Franchise Direct."
Steve Feeney
Director
Essential Loans Ltd
"Franchise Direct have given CityLocal a better service then I expected. They keep in touch regularly, provide excellent service and better still - they provide regular leads.
Brian Rogan is excellent and Monika Cyprys is number 1 in my books. They have both handled my account and given me the standard of service I expect but rarely receive from the companies I do business with.
So far and in such a short space of time (3 months), CityLocal has recruited at least 2 new franchisees through Franchise Direct and hopefully many more in the months & years to come."
Nazir Daud
City Local
"I would just like to say thank you for your services and marketing of our franchise on your site. Franchise Direct has proven to be one of our best lead sources to date and we have gained about 4 franchisees from leads generated from your site in the last 6 months. We would highly recommend your services."
Zakir Daud
Franchise Director
City Local
"Thanks to Franchise Direct, in the past few months we've been able to acquire several Franchisees in the UK, as well as Master Franchises for Ireland and France. The number of enquirers has been amazing, the quality of the applicants has been excellent and the results achieved are above expectations. Keep up the good work! Many thanks."
Russell Leach
Top Match International
"Franchise Direct have consistently provided us with high quality, genuine franchise enquiries on a daily basis for approximately two years. What's more they have reduced my franchisee recruitment costs to a quarter of what they were previously! I would have no hesitation in recommending Franchise Direct to anyone."
Cormac Byrne
Home and Away International Ltd
"We at Blue Sky use Franchise Direct as our only source of franchisee referrals and we find their service absolutely spot on! People don't want a hard sell, they want good, sound advice on a franchise, so that they can make an informed decision. Blue Sky has three franchisees that have come via Franchise Direct and we shall continue to use this advertising medium as it suits us perfectly."
Steve Hodgson
Blue Sky Corporate Hospitality
"After browsing through the Franchise Direct Website, we decided to use their services to launch our Dating Franchise online. They have been nothing but helpful and professional and this has reflected in the amazing response to our opportunity. We are now one of the fastest growing franchises with areas all over the UK quickly being snapped up. With the continued help and support of Franchise Direct we feel that Avenues and our franchisees will have a very successful future."
Mark O'Leary
Franchise Support Director
Avenues
"Franchise Direct has always provided a valuable source of leads to Cafe2U. Over the past year, as we have grown in size across the UK, we have easily been able to attribute a good proportion of our franchisees from having visited their website.
Brian & his team at Franchise Direct have listened to our feedback and, where possible, made changes to the site that have benefited all parties. You only get out what you put in and as we have utilised the site more and more, the resulting increase in enquiries has improved even further."
Alex Dawson
Commercial Manager
Cafe2U
"We have used Franchise Direct for some time and have always been impressed with the quality and volume of prospective franchisee enquiries. As one of the best performing franchise websites we advertise on, I would have no hesitation in recommending them."
Rebecca Dack
Marketing & PR Manager
Signs Express Ltd.
"The Kingsmaid franchise network is growing rapidly with many of our franchisees having come from Franchise Direct. Franchise Direct provides us with a consistently high number of quality leads. Brian and his team do a great job - thank you."
Sharron Davis
Franchise Director
Kingsmaid Limited
"Just a quick note to say how pleased we've been with the response levels generated by Franchise Direct to our Let's Stay UK online holiday webguide business. This year alone we've sold 3 franchise areas in Wales (being marketed as Let's Stay South West Wales) and have today received a reservation for Let's Stay Kent.
In addition to this, we are currently talking to several other interested parties and, as you know, have successfully sold franchises through your website in the past. Excellent work all round - please keep it up!"
Mike Cummins
Managing Director
Let's Stay UK
"As a new and exciting franchise, CharEstate continues to be absolutely delighted with the quality of the enquiries received from Franchise Direct. You introduced us to one of our very first franchisees, Mani Bamotra. Mani had no previous estate agency experience at all but is now enjoying himself and developing a really successful business in Enfield. Many thanks again and keep up the good work!
Gordon Blood MInstF
Director
CharEstate Ltd
"As a company, we have enjoyed a relationship with Franchise Direct from it's inception as a sound and predictable provider of good quality leads, which, in a number of cases, we have converted to successful franchisees."
Ron Hutton
Franchise Recruitment Manager
Rainbow International
"Having decided to Franchise our business we were recommended by one of our professional advisors to try and recruit our Pilot Franchisees via Franchise Direct. I spoke with Brian Rogan who was very helpful and we placed our advert for a very limited period on their Web Site. The results were excellent, not only did we recruit several of our pilots, but now have a pipe line of enquiries to follow up when we launch. I will certainly be using Franchise Direct in the future."
Martin Mann
Director
Securahomes Ltd
"Internet advertising works very well for us and Franchise Direct has consistently produced a good level of high quality leads for us. We directly attribute franchise territory reservations to this advertising."
Peter Everett
Franchise Development Manager
YOUR MOVE
"1/2 Price Ink are very happy with the leads that we have received so far from Franchise Direct. Last year, we found four new franchisees and a master licensee for Ireland through Franchise Direct. Advertising with them has really paid off for us.
Of all the websites we advertised on last year, Franchise Direct will be the only one that we will be re-using again this year. There is a continuous stream of quality leads coming through."
Colm O' Meara
½ Price Ink Catridges
"We at Belle Casa have recently started using Franchise Direct and in the last three months have taken on four new franchise partners, with two awaiting training! We have four more serious appointments already booked in for this month and we are delighted with the response."
Peter Dalton
Belle Casa Ltd
"I recommend Franchise Direct because their commercial department and their editing services are very efficient and quick in meeting our needs. They have promoted our franchise very well. Thanks to Franchise Direct we have already opened two franchises, and three more contracts have been signed. Franchise Direct's international network and their strong global position have enabled us to deal with the whole of Europe as well as with South Korea. The leads we receive every day are of excellent quality. Thank you, Franchise Direct, for helping us to expand our network!"
Mary de Sojo
Network Development Manager
Lune Bleu
"At Maid2Clean, we have been delighted by the consistent performance of Franchise Direct, who continues to deliver quality leads requesting information about our management franchise. Thanks to Brian Rogan and the team, we have interviewed and accepted a number of Franchisee applicants around the country. Please don't change what you are doing for Maid2Clean."
Mike Hanrahan
Maid2Clean Franchise Ltd
"Kip McGrath Education Centres has been extremely pleased with the number of responses we have received from our listing with you. We intend to remain listed while the momentum is retained."
Alan Biggs.
National Master Franchisee
Kip McGrath Education Centres, UK
"We have been very impressed with the professional way in which our offering was designed and presented on the Franchise Direct website and, so far, we have had a very high level of interest generated from the site."
Nick Plumb
Operations Director
Sovereign Will and Probate Services Ltd
"As a new distributor launching our unique action entertainment vending machines into the UK and Ireland, we decided on Franchise Direct as our main advertiser. They have not let us down. We get a steady stream of good quality leads contacting us, some of whom have already become customers. We are very happy with their service and plan a long association."
Jacinta Jay
Wacky Fun Factory
"We first advertised with Franchise Direct in September of last year and have been delighted with the volume and quality of leads provided. Franchise Direct now forms part of Ology's long term recruitment strategy."
Dave Pike
Director
Ology
"Potential franchisees should know that the more that is spent on advertising by a franchisor, the higher the cost of the franchise to the franchisee. Because we wish to keep the costs of our franchise to a level which enables anyone who is excited by our business concept to become involved, we also need to keep our marketing budgets to a minimum.
We therefore avoid costly advertising in glossy magazines and do not exhibit at expensive franchise exhibitions. Instead we use the Internet as our main route to market. In spite of this limited advertising spend, we have become one of the UK's fastest growing franchises and have found Franchise Direct to be one of the best resources on the Internet for delivering enquiries from suitable potential franchisees."
Bruce King
The Mattress Doctor Ltd
"We, only very recently, started to use Franchise Direct for leads and have received a consistent flow of responses. While the number of responses is important, the quality of the lead is more important and this is apparent in the quality of the candidates converting from 'suspect' to prospect ... we'll keep you informed of progress."
Paul Andersen
Co-Founder and CEO
Mr Computer International Ltd
"Just a short note to thank all of you at Franchise Direct for helping us build our team of ChariSnack franchisees who provide healthier snack options to people at their workplace. We shall be renewing our subscription because the response we have had from Franchise Direct has been absolutely brilliant! We have recruited five franchisees so far this year from the high quality enquiries generated from your site."
Gordon Blood MInstF
Director
ChariSnack
"Computer Troubleshooters has used Franchise Direct as part of its marketing strategy over the last two years. We are completely satisfied with the volume and quality of leads received. To demonstrate our level of commitment to them we have renewed and increased our subscription level."
Donald Marshall
National Franchise Director
Computer Troubleshooters - UK
"I don't know how they do it but my Franchise Direct listing generates five times as many enquiries as any other franchising site."
David Gayther
Principal
Accountancy Franchises Ltd
"OER Franchising Ltd offers a unique opportunity for skilled individuals to become either a home or outlet based member of the rapidly expanding OER Group, which offers IT & Office Equipment solutions to home and business users across the United Kingdom.
It is because of our need for a high number of applications and the unique skills sets that our franchisees must possess that we use Franchise Direct to advertise our opportunity on. We find that Franchise Direct provides a high level of quality leads to us on a regular basis and thank them for their continued efforts to improve the service offered to our company."
Chris Stephens
Director of Operations
OER Franchising Ltd
"As part of a carefully structured marking campaign, Franchise Direct has provided Mary Leigh Premier Introductions with a springboard to unprecedented growth, helping us to achieve sales of ten new franchisees in the last twelve months."
Mary Spetch
Company Director
Mary Leigh Premier Introductions
"We launched our franchise last June, we have used various advertising mediums for recruitment. Franchise Direct has given us not only a very high quality of lead but also far more responses than any other medium. Six months into our franchise business we have 10 franchisees, seven of which came from Franchise Direct. We are absolutely delighted."
Claire Dawkins
Direct Vehicle Leasing
"We have been very happy indeed with our investment with Franchise Direct. We receive leads every week and Brian Rogan has always been very helpful. We would recommend Franchise Direct to any company."
Andy James
Dial a Dog Wash Ltd.
"Franchise Direct has continued to provide Jim's Mowing with a steady stream of leads throughout the year. We regard our subscription as a key element in our recruitment strategy."
Richard Harrison
Director
Jim's Mowing
"Just a quick note to thank you for the excellent service we have received to date. We have been inundated with franchise enquiries since the franchise launch at the end of last year and Franchise Direct have supplied some great quality leads, which I am pleased to say have led to 2 of the 14 franchises we have sold over the last 4 months. Keep up the good work!"
Joel Bissitt
Managing Director
Sonic Golf
"Supagrass are most satisfied with the regular flow of enquiries received from Franchise Direct about the Supagrass NO UP FRONT FEE Franchise Package and Supagrass find all the staff at Franchise Direct most helpful. Our thanks to you all at Franchise Direct from Supagrass Ltd."
David Clement
Supagrass
"iSold It, since UK launch, has worked with Franchise Direct. The number of leads received is medium to high volume and our return on investment is good. Overall I recognise that Franchise Direct have supported iSold It with new initiatives, new ways to raise the iSold It profile and site developments. iSold It enjoys working with the team at Franchise Direct."
Caroline Harfield
Marketing and Commercial Director
iSold It
"nxo is the UK's first and only Strategic Marketing Network franchise, and needs to ensure that we use the most effective channels for seeking new franchisees. www.franchisedirect.co.uk has been very effective; providing nxo with high quality leads to experienced marketers who are seeking to buy a business with a proven track record of success."
Philip Dyer
Chairman
nxo
"We have been absolutely delighted by the service provided by Franchise Direct. From the outset the service has been professional and honest; we were given an accurate overview of what to expect in terms of leads derived from the advertisement. From those leads we have signed our first four franchisees in the first quarter and are in final negotiations with another five!
Your careful management of our expectations, and the proven results we've achieved, gives us every confidence to renew our subscription and we look forward to similar results over the next quarter!"
Jonathan Seale
Sweet Appeal
"I am delighted to offer a few words of testimonial to Franchise Direct. Recognition Express and ComputerXplorers are two of the brands that we advertise through Franchise Direct. We have always found Franchise Direct to be extremely professional, very helpful and willing to work with us to maximise the return on our expenditure. It is sometimes difficult to pick the ‘wheat from the chaff’ in terms of websites but we are very pleased with our investment in and commitment from Franchise Direct."
Nigel Toplis
Managing Director
Recognition Express and Computer Xplorers
"I would like to express my thanks to you all at Franchise Direct for the help and speed you get things done. We have been with you for just under a month and already we have had 20+ leads. We have been with other franchise advertisers for longer and they have come nowhere near your results some are still in single figures. I would recommend anyone who is serious about promoting their franchise to use you guys. Thank you so much for your help and support and long may it continue."
Nick Bracey
Sales Director
Bro Build Web Solutions and Call My Local
"What an amazing response for Assist With Solutions first few weeks of marketing for new franchisees. Enquiries are coming in thick and fast and from all over the world including Yugoslavia, Italy, and Columbia. It would seem that the unique WIN-WIN business model of business coaching and structured support in the essential business drivers is catching the imagination of people worldwide. I suppose the answer is in our name, simply that people are always looking for solutions to problems."
Andy Macdonald
Assist with Solutions
"As a new franchise we have had to look very closely at the options and costs to attract potential franchisees. Without doubt Franchise Direct are a perfect solution. There is hardly a day that goes by without at least one enquiry – that includes weekend visitors. If you forget (the very reasonable) costs their customer service and attention are second to none."
Glenn Hoy
Just Jobs Network
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