Fish Consulting Adds Goddard Systems, Inc. To Client Roster

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., March 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Fish Consulting, LLC, a full-service national communications firm specializing in franchise marketing and public relations, announced today Goddard Systems, Inc. (GSI), the franchisor of The Goddard School^® preschool system, has joined its growing roster of partners.  

GSI has enlisted Fish Consulting to help increase national and local awareness of its franchise opportunities, provide strategic media relations support and assist with focused and cutting edge grassroots marketing campaigns.

"Launching a new partnership with another nationally established brand is a particularly rewarding way to begin 2014," said Lorne Fisher, CFE, CEO and managing partner, Fish Consulting, LLC. "Our team has delivered high-quality service and results to a growing client roster of franchise brands since 2004. We're looking forward to this new relationship with GSI and the opportunity to achieve franchisee recruitment success together."

Based in King of Prussia, Pa., GSI is the franchisor of The Goddard School preschool system. The company currently has over 400 schools with more than 45,000 students in 35 states, and was recently named the No. 1 Childcare Franchise in the United States by Entrepreneur magazine for the thirteenth consecutive year (January 2014). To learn more about franchise opportunities with GSI, please visit http://www.goddardschoolfranchise.com/.

"After a strong 2013, we have plans to open dozens of new Goddard School franchises nationwide," said Joseph Schumacher, chief executive officer, Goddard Systems, Inc. "We've launched an aggressive five-year expansion plan and are excited to have Fish Consulting as a partner to achieve our development goals."

Over the past nine years, Fish has seen its business expand from providing traditional public relations services to offering its clients strategic integrated communications programs, including message development, graphic design and search engine optimization as well as social media content and design, website development and franchise consulting.

About Fish Consulting
Fish is proud to leverage its experience in franchising to serve some of the industry's leading concepts including Massage Envy, Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin-Robbins, Jiffy Lube, Pearle Vision and The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, among others. The agency's support for franchise and foodservice clients ranges from brand building, franchisee recruitment and internal communications to crisis communications, cause marketing and local/national media relations. Fish is based in Hollywood, FL, with operations in Atlanta, Washington, D.C. and New York.  For more information call 954-893-9150 or visit www.fish-consulting.com. For additional franchise insights visit the firm's Fish on Franchising blog at www.fishonfranchising.com, and follow on Twitter @fishconsulting or Facebook.

About Goddard Systems, Inc.
Goddard Systems, Inc. (GSI), franchisor of The Goddard School^® preschools, was recently named the No. 1 Childcare Franchise in the United States by Entrepreneur magazine for the thirteenth consecutive year (January 2014) and one of the Top 200 Franchise Systems (in worldwide sales) by Franchise Times for the seventh consecutive year (October 2013). Headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, GSI currently licenses over 400 franchised schools with more than 45,000 students in 35 states. The Goddard School's AdvancED and Middle States-accredited F.L.EX.^® Learning Program, a comprehensive play-based curriculum developed with early childhood education experts, provides the best childhood preparation for social and academic success. With a proven system in place and a strong network of dedicated franchisees, GSI is the acknowledged leader in franchised childcare and a premier educational childcare provider. For more information, visit www.goddardschoolfranchise.com.

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SOURCE Fish Consulting, LLC