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In this chat, we discuss how Saladworks has been standing out amongst their competitors, their foray into non-traditional stores and their exciting vision with their CEO Kelly Roddy coming aboard.<\/p>\n<p>SPONSORS:<\/p>\n<p>SCORPION INTERNET MARKETING: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Scorpion.co\/mb\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.Scorpion.co\/mb<\/a><br \/>\nNamed the #1 franchise marketing company in America by Entrepreneur Magazine, Scorpion delivers all-in-one solutions for franchise brands looking to defeat disjointed marketing and increase revenue.<\/p>\n<p>As a marketing partner, Scorpion assists franchises in the management of branding, website design, online listings, paid advertising, and more, eliminating the need for multiple vendors. 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The AI never gets tired and you can be assured that in every situation where it makes sense, customers will receive custom up-sell messages.<\/p>\n<p>Valyant\u2019s software uses data like trending food items, time of day, weather and even a customer\u2019s decisiveness, to make specific product recommendations. This has resulted in an average order increase of 70%. That\u2019s additional capital you could be earning today.<\/p>\n<p>If you think your business could benefit from decreased wait times, and additional revenue, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.valyant.ai\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.valyant.ai<\/a> or contact them directly at <a href=\"mailto:info@valyant.ai\">info@valyant.ai<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Us On Facebook and LinkedIn:<br \/>\n@MODRNbusiness<br \/>\n@Zjfishman (insta too)<br \/>\n@RyanThomasHicks (insta too)<\/p>\n<p>Title Sponsor of the Summer Tour: Franchisors.com<br \/>\nAudio Engineer: Ben Kliever<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a crazy day of podcasting, the F.com Summer Tour team makes a pitstop at Saladworks HQ to chat with Eric Lavinder, VP of Franchise [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":582,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[29,58],"class_list":["post-471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-franchise-opportunity","tag-modrn-business-podcast","tag-podcasts","post_format-post-format-audio"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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