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This is a great interview. I can appreciate the challenge of social media with the franchisor-franchisee relationship. I face a similar challenge with the university I work for. We have several adult campuses and each want their own Facebook fan page. My research has shown that adult and online students want to feel a part of the traditional campus, because it instills pride(sports activities, etc). So we are using one fan page that we are building into a “super fan page” to include content from all campuses to reflect that feeling. However, if our adult campuses want their own fan pages, I ask they make me an admin and I just watch from a far.

Great perspective, Annie. Thanks for adding those thoughts. Hopefully,
the big company franchises can help solve the parent-child property
issues on social sites at some point and the educational institutions
facing those challenges like yours can benefit. (Or perhaps you guys
lead the way?)

I like what Gavin said about the company's decision to do all of the social media work in-house. It seems like in that business, especially with the franchiser-franchisee element, it is very important for the social media work to be done by people who are close to the brand and culture, both for strategy and implementation.

Agreed, Carl. They certainly are doing it well in Maryville! Thanks
for the comment.

Great interview.
I appreciate the fact that they brought their social media work in-house. With some brands it is very high value to know that there is someone who is actually a member of the company listening and responding. I find that in our business, if you aren't an FTE, your voice is considered less authentic.

I'd say you're right, Jeff. Though I think extensions through agency
partners and consultants/contract employees can work well if
integrated well.

Appreciate you watching.

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Great interview guys. I am envious of Gavin's post at Ruby Tuesday. He is helping build a social media presence for a major company from scratch. Not to glamorize it. Because I know all that policy work and initial management are not the most creative, freedom filled tasks. But still, I imagine he is truly gaining an immense amount of experience.

No doubt about that. Gavin's doing a nice job with a big brand. It was
good to get to see it a bit.

Thanks for posting this, Jason. Sometimes, franchisors can get away with doing their social media marketing in house. I do recommend that they get some help early on at least, and then slowly take it over themselves.

Unless the in-house folks have been on Twitter awhile, have active FB and LinkedIn accounts that they've been using for a spell, they'll need a lotta-luck with their franchise social media efforts.

Ruby Tuesday's folks seem to get it, so far..

Thanks for the comment, J. Gavin is tackling those problems every day. He's
a smart cookie who I'd guess will wind up showing some case studies for
other franchisees on how to do it.

That's great to hear, Jason!

Jason- loved this post- I've found our team talking more and more to franchises/franchisees and this tension between who owns and sets social media policy. Loved your video and forward thinking around this-

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