{"id":280033,"date":"2020-12-03T01:07:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T01:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franconnect.com\/?p=280033"},"modified":"2024-05-28T19:02:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T19:02:00","slug":"the-evolution-of-franchise-sales-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franconnect.com\/en\/the-evolution-of-franchise-sales-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The Evolution of Franchise Sales in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2020 has brought many unexpected challenges for franchise brands. How have those challenges impacted franchise sales? While franchise leads are down year to date, deals have increased \u2014 indicating that while there are fewer leads, they are higher quality leads. In the infographic below, we break down how franchise sales have changed over the course of the year, and what franchise brands can do to take advantage of the leads that come their way.<\/p>\n<p>And for complete details check out our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9902; font-weight: bold;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9902;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franconnect.com\/franconnect-releases-inaugural-franchise-operations-index-report-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2020 Franchise Sales Index<\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff9902;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.franconnect.com\/hubfs\/Evolution%20of%20Leads%202020%20infographic_v5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"width: 690px;\" src=\"https:\/\/go.franconnect.com\/hubfs\/Evolution%20of%20Leads%202020%20infographic_v5-page-001.jpg\" alt=\"Evolution of Leads 2020 infographic_v5-page-001\" width=\"690\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><a class=\"maxbutton-5 maxbutton maxbutton-open-locations-faster\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franconnect.com\/solutions\/open-locations-faster\/\"><span class='mb-text'>Open Locations Faster<\/span><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How has franchise sales evolved over the course of 2020? 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