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Roswell Entrepreneur Receives Online Outreach Award From Lawn Care Franchise

Weed Man USA recently honored Jim McClure for outstanding social media efforts.

ROSWELL, GA. (January 27, 2016) – Weed Man USA, a fast growing national lawn care franchise, named local Roswell entrepreneur Jim McClure of Weed Man Roswell as the company’s 2015 Online Outreach award recipient.

Recently presented at the company’s annual conference, the Online Outreach award recognizes McClure for enthusiastically embracing technology as Weed Man’s fourth marketing pillar. McClure and his general manager Kevin Adan have created an impressive, active online presence and are regularly engaging with customers using various Internet platforms.

“Jim and Kevin have blown us away with their social media tactics and have set a great example for others,” said Jennifer Lemcke, COO of Weed Man and Turf Holdings, Inc. “They’ve really perfected this marketing tool and we’re excited to see how others can learn from their success.”

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As of October 31st, due to their online efforts, they had generated 560 web leads, which resulted in 210 web sales. They have 2,497 fans and followers on Facebook and have really begun engaging on Twitter and LinkedIn, as well as other social spaces.

“We enjoy taking advantage of every marketing method Weed Man puts in front of us but mostly we use the social media platforms to interact with our customers and hear their comments, questions and concerns,” stated McClure. “We put a huge focus on through communication with our customers and these social outlets are just another way we can address our customer’s needs.”

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For more information about Weed Man of Roswell, call (770) 998-7868 or visit http://roswell.weedmanusa.com/.

About Weed Man

Weed Man USA, North America’s No. 1 franchised lawn care provider, is a network of locally owned and operated lawn care businesses providing environmentally responsible fertilization, weed control and integrated pest management services. For more than 45 years, Weed Man’s promise has always been the same: Weed Man treats every lawn as if it was their own and provides customers with honest and open communication. Weed Man entered the U.S. market in 1996 through a licensing agreement with Turf Holdings, Inc. and began awarding franchises in 2000. Today Weed Man helps support franchisees in more than 450 territories throughout the United States. For more information, visit www.weedmanfranchise.com.

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Media Contact: Angelic Venegas, Fishman Public Relations, (847) 945-1300, avenegas@fishmanpr.com

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