Jack Monson is the President of Brand J the leading franchise development marketing agency. This division of BizCom Associates has told the stories of more than 400 franchise brands via videos, articles, social channels, websites, podcasts, and paid advertising.
Jack is also the owner and host of Social Geek, a Top 25 Marketing podcast on Apple and the number one podcast in Franchising. Social Geek is celebrating its 16th year with nearly 1.5 Million downloads.
He has been working with franchise systems and enterprise brands in digital marketing for two decades after working in radio and public relations in Chicago.
Jack currently serves as the Chair of The International Franchise Association’s Marketing & Innovation Committee and a member of IFA’s Supplier Forum Advisory Board and writes a regular column for Franchise Update Media.
Jack Monson has hosted 1163 Episodes.
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Effectively Using Franchise Ad Fund to Support Local Branding
December 31st, 2014 | Season 5 | 29 mins 23 secs
This episode was our most replayed shows of 2014! Not a surprise since it is a hot topic and our guest is a leader in franchising! Kelly Martens-Crompvoets, Ma
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Crowdfunding - The Pros and Cons
December 17th, 2014 | Season 5 | 29 mins 9 secs
This week Deb Evans and Jack Monson interview Bill Karalius. Bill and his team are working on a new cartoon series where life gets animated. The series, animate
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Get Connected at #IFA2015
December 10th, 2014 | Season 5 | 31 mins 32 secs
This week Deb Evans and Jack Monson are joined by International Affairs Association (IFA) professionals Courtney Moore and Cara Prodanovich. Courtney serves as
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Guy Kawasaki's The Art of Social Media
December 3rd, 2014 | Season 5 | 25 mins 53 secs
This week on Social Geek Radio, Deb Evans and Jack Monson will review the new book The Art of Social Media by Guy Kawasaki and Peg Fitzpatrick. The book will be
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Social Geek Radio Celebrates 200 Episodes
November 19th, 2014 | Season 5 | 30 mins 59 secs
Co-hosts Deb Evans and Jack Monson are very excited about Social Geek Radio's 200th episode and plan to deliver a big BANG. They decided their special guest nee
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Social Geek Radio's Very 1st Episode Replay
November 12th, 2014 | Season 5 | 1 hr 1 min
In preparation for the 200th episode of Social Geek Radio we thought we would replay the very first. Many things have changed but a few things have remained. De
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Podcasting, Webinars and What's New in Franchising
November 5th, 2014 | Season 5 | 27 mins 35 secs
Is your marketing slowing down as the end of the year nears? Are you attending fewer conferences and events? Deb Evans and Jack Monson will discuss what shouldn
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Franchise Marketing Solutions and Lead Generation
October 29th, 2014 | Season 5 | 30 mins 10 secs
This week Deb Evans and Jack Monson are joined by Keith Gerson, President FranConnect. Both Keith and FranConnect are widely known in franchising. Keith is a CF
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Running a Creative Social Media Campaign
October 22nd, 2014 | Season 5 | 31 mins 6 secs
Running a social campaign with all the right bells and whistles needs a plan. Deb Evans and Jack Monson invited Haley Connor, Marketing Manager, Pinot's Palette
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Marketing Ideas for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs
October 15th, 2014 | Season 5 | 31 mins 58 secs
This week on Social Geek Radio, Deb Evans of Franchise Foundry and Jack Monson of Engage121 will speak with Andy Nathan, author of Startup Gap: Stories Between
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How to Look Like an Uber Geek
October 8th, 2014 | Season 5 | 1 hr 51 mins
Want to be a geek? How about an uber geek?? Then this Social Geek Radio episode is for you! Join Deb Evans and Jack Monson as they interiew one of their favorit
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Streamline Your Business Processes
October 1st, 2014 | Season 5 | 30 mins 33 secs
Deb Evans and Jack Monson will be joined by Greg Marks, PROforma franchisee. Greg has a 25+ year career in serving customer needs through sales, marketing and g
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Local Social Marketing with Pump It Up!
September 24th, 2014 | Season 5 | 30 mins 52 secs
This week on Social Geek Radio, Deb Evans and Jack Monson welcome the marketing leaders from Pump It Up! Anushka Figueroa and Wendy Krone will share the latest
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Local Marketing in a Maturing Digital Landscape
September 17th, 2014 | Season 5 | 31 mins 9 secs
Philip St. Jacques, Partner St. Jacques Marketing will join Deb Evans and Jack Monson to provide an update about their attendance at the IFA Leadership Meetings
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Value of a Private Branded Social Community
September 10th, 2014 | Season 5 | 28 mins 45 secs
This week Deb Evans and Jack Monson will talk with Kyle Roberts, Director of Franchise Development at Higher Logic. IFA has a branded private community, FranSoc
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How is the Healthcare Boom Affecting Franchising
September 3rd, 2014 | Season 5 | 25 mins 13 secs
Our guest, Clarissa Windham-Bradstock, CEO at Any Lab Test Now has extensive experience with healthcare related organizations and franchising. She will join Deb