FRANCHISE UPDATE MEDIA GROUP ANNOUNCES SPRING-GREEN LAWN CARE AS A 2009 STAR AWARD WINNER

(PLAINFIELD, Ill.)---Franchise Update Media Group, the leading industry resource for franchise development, has announced Spring-Green Lawn Care as one of the winners of its annual STAR (Speaking To And Responding) Awards, which recognize excellence in lead generation, recruitment and industry-wide best practices in the franchise industry. Spring-Green received the first place honor in the new Search Engine Optimization (SEO) category during the Franchise Leadership & Development Conference at The Drake Hotel in Chicago from September 23^rd through 25^th.

“Spring-Green has always strived to be a leader not only in lawn care but in technology as well. This award shows we’ve achieved both goals,” said Mark Potocki, Spring-Green’s franchise development manager. “This is the result of a true collaboration between our marketing and IT departments and digital marketing agency Oneupweb – it’s a real team effort and we couldn’t be happier this hard work has yielded such effective and impressive results.”

Lisa Wehr, Oneupweb’s founder and CEO, has worked with Spring-Green for the past five years and agrees this award is well deserved. “Spring-Green received this award because the people are committed on every level and are extremely receptive to the ideas we bring to the table. It’s a very proud moment to not only be recognized for this ongoing success but to be involved with such a worthy group as well,” said Wehr.

About Spring-Green Lawn Care

Founded in 1977, Plainfield, Illinois-based Spring-Green Lawn Care has been delivering both traditional and organic lawn and tree care services nationwide for over 32 years. Its service is centered on the beautification of local neighborhoods and communities with both residential and commercial customers. Spring-Green is an attractive opportunity for candidates who do not want to be tied to a storefront operation, retail hours or set appointments. Franchisees enjoy flexibility of schedule and an outdoor-based business with recurring revenue. Spring-Green currently has 126 franchises operating in 26 states and projections call for 12 new franchises in 2009.

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