{"id":9493,"date":"2016-02-17T12:47:18","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T17:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.franchisegator.com\/articles\/?p=9493"},"modified":"2023-12-07T15:07:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T20:07:28","slug":"franchise-gator-named-top-franchise-portal-for-record-8th-quarter-in-a-row-12440","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchisegator.com\/articles\/franchise-gator-named-top-franchise-portal-for-record-8th-quarter-in-a-row-12440\/","title":{"rendered":"Franchise Gator Named Top Franchise Portal for Record 8th Quarter in a Row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/\"><span>Franchise Gator<\/span><\/a><span> has once again been named the #1 portal in the&nbsp;<\/span><span>4<\/span><sup>th<\/sup><span> Quarter Franchise Benchmark Report<br \/>\nfor 2015. Franchise Gator is the only online franchise directory to<br \/>\nconsistently receive the top place ranking for two years straight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHaving remained the top franchise directory for<br \/>\neight consecutive quarters is a huge honor,\u201d said Eric Bell, General Manager at<br \/>\nFranchise Gator. \u201cWe take our commitment to the industry, including both<br \/>\nprospective franchisees and franchisors, very seriously and are dedicated to<br \/>\ncontinually increasing the value of our site each and every day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In addition to providing valuable educational<br \/>\nresources, Franchise Gator is dedicated to helping franchisors grow their<br \/>\nbusinesses by providing unmatched exposure on the web putting their opportunity<br \/>\nin front of more prospects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe look forward to continuing this streak into 2016,\u201d<br \/>\nsaid Bell. \u201cWe are always searching for opportunities to make improvements and<br \/>\nstay ahead of industry trends which I believe is reflected in our top place<br \/>\nranking for the 8<sup>th<\/sup> time in a row.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Franchise Benchmark aggregates data from hundreds of<br \/>\nbrands to show key trends in the franchise industry. The data includes total<br \/>\nlead flow, client usage, financial qualifications, email click-through rates, online<br \/>\nfranchise application rates, unsubscribe rates, expansion, and retention. The Q4<br \/>\n2015 report provides a list of the Top Franchise Advertising Portals in<br \/>\naddition to other metrics useful in measuring prospect interest. The current<br \/>\nreport can be found at <\/span><span>www.franchisebenchmark.com<\/span><span>. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>About<br \/>\nFranchise Gator<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Franchise Gator, a unit of Landmark Interactive, a<br \/>\ndivision of Dominion Enterprises, is the leading destination for those seeking<br \/>\nto invest in a franchise opportunity. Now in its 14th year, Franchise Gator and<br \/>\nits network of sites offer information on hundreds of business and franchise<br \/>\nopportunities available in more than 100 industries. Franchise Gator provides<br \/>\nfranchisors with a quality, cost-effective mode of franchise marketing.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>###<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Franchise Gator has once again been named the #1 portal in the&nbsp;4th Quarter Franchise Benchmark Report for 2015. Franchise Gator is the only online franchise directory to consistently receive the top place ranking for two years straight. \u201cHaving remained the top franchise directory for eight consecutive quarters is a huge honor,\u201d said Eric Bell, General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.franchisegator.com\/articles\/franchise-gator-named-top-franchise-portal-for-record-8th-quarter-in-a-row-12440\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Franchise Gator Named Top Franchise Portal for Record 8th Quarter in a Row<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-franchise-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Franchise Gator Named Top Franchise Portal for Record 8th Quarter in a Row - 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