Top Franchise Lead Generation Web Portals Named in Independent Study, 5 of the Top 15 Belong to One Network

Franchise companies utilize web portals to generate contact information from individuals that are interested in opening one of their franchises. The study cited in this release ranks the web portals by volume and quality of sales leads they develop. It is unusual to have several in the top 15 belong to one online franchise advertising network.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) August 5, 2008 -- Franchise Benchmark* recently released the July 2008 Franchise Advertising Portal Comparison Report. Five of the top fifteen franchise lead generation portals belong to one network, that operated by AdEngine, LLC (http://ad-engine.net).

The Ad Engine Franchise Network is the largest franchise recruitment network of web sites in the industry and is comprised of more than 20 web sites. Among those represented in the top 20 are FranchiseOpportunities.com, FranchiseForSale.com, BestFranchiseOpportunities.com, SmallBusinessFranchise.com, FranchiseOnline.com, FoodFranchise.com and RestaurantFranchise.com.

W.C. Garth Snider, President of Ad Engine stated "We are extremely proud to have Ad Engine represent 33% of the top fifteen sites. We continue to provide a high-volume of top quality franchise leads to our franchise and business opportunity advertising clients. By placing only one telephone call to AdEngine, a franchise system can gain exposure on all of our top-ranked sites."

One of the portals in the AdEngine Franchise Network, FranchiseOnline.com, received special recognition in the latest Franchise Advertising Portal Comparison Report. According to the report, FranchiseOnline.com's visitors complete a greater percentage of confidential questionnaires.

"This is a very important metric for which to win an award." says Snider. "FranchiseOnline.com is one of our smaller sites, so it certainly presents a lot of value for our franchise lead clients".

About Franchise Benchmark

The aggregate data compiled for the FranchiseBenchmark Industry Insight (http://myemax.com/w/?0452799C-3849-48BA-9271-474E6023701B) reports comes from the eMaximation sales and marketing technology solution that supports the franchise development efforts of more than 250 franchise and business opportunity brands. The data includes total lead flow, clients usage, financial qualifications, email click-through rates, online franchise application rates, unsubscribe rates, expansion and retention.

About AdEngine

AdEngine, LLC is a leading franchise advertising network that specializes in matching prospective entrepreneurs with franchise and business opportunity concepts through their web portal sites which include the industry leading sites FranchiseOpportunites.com and FranchiseForSale.com.

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