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                                                                                  MARKETING                           MERCHANT SERVICES

              FisherZucker LLC                                                              Franchisors need to                 Every business needs
                                                                                            market to at least two              secure payment process-
                                                                                            groups—customers and                ing. A top supplier should
                                                                                            potential franchisees.              have a record of reliabil-
                                                                                  Fortunately, they have many options   ity and offer additional services,
                                                                                  when it comes to marketing services   such as analytics, loyalty programs,
                                                                                  and software, including traditional   and consulting.
                                                                                  marketing agencies, digital and social
                                                                                  media marketing tools, and more.
                                                                                                                       1    TSYS
                                                                                                                      Integrated payments and point-of-sale
                                                                                      Scorpion                        solutions
                                                                                   1
                                                                                  Digital marketing and technology
                                                                                  solutions                            2    Stripe
                                                                                                                      Payments infrastructure and business
                                                                                      Hot Dish Advertising            applications
                                                                                  2
                                                                                  Full-service strategic marketing
                                                                                  agency specializing in franchising   3    Franchise Payments
                                                                                                                      Network
                                                                                  3    Wheat Creative                 Payment processing and gift and
                                                                                  Franchise marketing strategy,       loyalty programs for franchise chains
                                                                                  development websites, and creative
                                                                                  and digital collateral               4    PayPal
                                                                                                                      Payment technology and software
                                                                                  4    Integrated Digital             solutions
                                                                                  Strategies
                                                                                  Digital marketing company specializing   5    Square
                                                                                  in franchise development and        Payment processing, reporting and
                                                                                  franchisee marketing                analytics, POS software, and business
         LEGAL SERVICES                       6    FranchiseSmith LLC                                                 services
                   Legal services is one      Nationwide and international practice   5    ClickTecs
                   of the most competi-       specializing in franchise law       Websites and digital marketing for   6    Authorize.net,
                   tive categories in our                                         franchisors and franchisees         a Visa Solution
                                              7    Spadea Lignana LLC                                                 Payment processing and management
                   ranking, and one of
                                              Full-service franchise law firm      6    Rallio                         system for businesses
         the most important. Franchisors
         face unique legal requirements                                           Social media technology and local
                                              8    Plave Koch PLC                 agency services for franchises       7    Toast
         and challenges, and there are
                                              Franchise legal services, including                                     Cloud-based restaurant point-of-sale
         multiple law firms specialized in
                                              dispute resolution, transactions,    7    SOCi                          and management system
         working with them.
                                              and trademarks
                                                                                  Social media and reputation
                                                                                  management for multi-location brands  8    Bank of America
                                              9    Cheng Cohen LLC                                                    Merchant Services
             FisherZucker LLC
          1
                                              Full-service law firm exclusively    8    Qiigo                          Multi-channel payments, e-commerce,
         Full-service law firm focusing on     representing franchisors                                                and security solutions
         franchising and licensing matters                                        Digital marketing for multi-location
                                                                                  brands
                                              10    Internicola Law Firm                                               9    Wells Fargo
             DLA Piper
          2                                   Legal services for emerging franchise                                   Merchant Services
         Legal services including franchise    brands                             9    MGH Advertising                Payment acceptance and processing
         law compliance, mergers and                                              Full-service marketing, advertising,
                                                                                  digital, interactive, creative, and
         acquisitions, and dispute resolution
                                              11    Carter & Tani                 communications agency               10    Worldpay
                                              Legal services for franchisors, master                                  Payment processing, software
             Lathrop GPM*
          3
                                              franchisees, and Illinois-based     10    Curious Jane                  solutions, analytics, fraud protection,
         Full-service corporate               franchisees and businesses                                              card solutions, consulting
         law firm with a franchise practice                                        Full-service advertising agency
                                                                                  offering franchise development and
                                              12    Mullin Law, PC                consumer marketing                   11    First Data
          4    Drumm Law LLC                  Franchise compliance, IP protection,                                    Payment processing and technology    PHOTOGR APH COURTESY OF FISHERZUCKER LLC
         Full-service franchise               general business, and dispute       11    WebPunch                      solutions
         law firm                              resolution services
                                                                                  Customer and employee experience
                                                                                                                      12   Global
                                                                                  platform
          5    Faegre Baker                                                                                           Payments Inc.
         Daniels LLP
                                                                                  12   SeoSamba                       Payment technology and software
         International law firm with                                                                                   solutions
                                                                                  Franchise marketing platform
         a full-service franchise practice
                                                                                                         Service descriptions come from respective suppliers.
         144  /  ENTREPRENEUR.COM  /  January-February 2020              *Originally ranked as Gray Plant Mooty, which has merged with Lathrop Gage to form Lathrop GPM
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