{"id":13189,"date":"2014-07-22T19:35:02","date_gmt":"2014-07-22T19:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=13189"},"modified":"2014-07-24T14:50:55","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T14:50:55","slug":"franchise-professionals-nominate-peers-for-this-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/franchise-professionals-nominate-peers-for-this-award","title":{"rendered":"Franchise Professionals: Nominate Your Peers For This Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-influencers-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13190\" alt=\"nominate franchise pros\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-influencers-logo.png\" width=\"364\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-influencers-logo.png 324w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-influencers-logo-320x90.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nominations are now open for the 2014 Small Business Influencer Awards<\/strong>, and this year, I&#8217;m looking to get even more of the franchise community involved.<\/p>\n<p>Remember back in <strong><a title=\"influencer awards 2012\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/franchise-industry-professionals-participate-in-the-2012-small-business-influencer-awards\">2012<\/a><\/strong>, when <strong>Dina Dwyer-Owens<\/strong>, Chairwoman and CEO of The Dwyer Group, was named a <strong>Top 100 Champion<\/strong> during the 2012 Small Business Influencer Awards in New York City? I do, I was there to congratulate her.<\/p>\n<p>What franchisors, or franchise professionals, will be up on stage this year?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Franchise Professionals: Nominate Your Peers For This Award<\/h2>\n<p>This is your chance, fellow franchise professionals, to nominate the most influential franchise brands and individuals in our industry.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d like to make some nominations myself, but two things stand in my way:<\/p>\n<p>1. I started <a title=\"franchise king franchises\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/franchise-king-buying-roto-rooter-franchise\"><strong>one of these<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. I&#8217;m one of <strong>the Judges<\/strong> (<em>for the 4th year in a row<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the press release announcement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nominations<\/strong> are being accepted in the following categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>News Outlets (<em>media companies<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Corporations (providers of products and services to the small business market<\/li>\n<li>Media (individual journalists, reporters, broadcasters, bloggers)<\/li>\n<li>Leaders (executives or other key employees that are part of corporations serving the small business market)<\/li>\n<li>Experts (<em>mavens, authors, speakers, consultant<\/em>s)<\/li>\n<li>Apps (<em>software, mobile apps, tablet app<\/em>s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition, two special categories have been added this year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Small Business Marketing Campaign of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Small Business Growth Story of the Year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We (<em>The Small Business Influencer Awards Team<\/em>) wants to share examples of noteworthy work done by small business consultants or vendors, especially in the areas of marketing campaigns and business growth. So if you&#8217;ve got a powerful case study of how you&#8217;ve helped a client of yours in one of these areas, please nominate yourself!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nHere are some keys to help you-or someone else become an Influencer&#8230;or to help you decide who to nominate<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href='https:\/\/www.laurarubinstein.com\/marketing\/7-keys-to-being-a-small-business-influencer-infographic\/'><img src='https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/smbinfluencer-infographic.jpg' alt='7 Keys to an SMB Influencer' \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Franchise Professionals: Please Share This<\/h2>\n<p>Please don&#8217;t be shy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Use the social media buttons on the left to share this announcement with your followers and fans<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And, feel free to use this post in your newsletters, and in your <strong>LinkedIn Groups<\/strong>, etc.<\/p>\n<p>We bring a lot to the small business table.<\/p>\n<p>Right?<\/p>\n<p>Again, <strong>Please Share This Post!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"nominations\" href=\"https:\/\/influencers.smallbiztrends.com\/nominate\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nomination Page<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nominations are now open for the 2014 Small Business Influencer Awards, and this year, I&rsquo;m looking to get even more of the franchise community involved. 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