Our Preferred Partners are Exclusive to one company per category per market.
Apply to become a Preferred Partner and instantly start benefiting
from these
B2B Marketing opportunities:
Get access
Get access to the owners of planned restaurants to sell your products &
services
to them before they open with our Pre-Opening B2B Sales Leads.
Get credibility
Get credibility with an endorsement from What Now
Orange County. Look for the “verified”
badge.
Get noticed
Get noticed through advertising, an interactive digital profile, and
unlimited
blogging.
Apply Now! Only one Preferred Partner “slot” per industry available. Claim
yours before your competition does!
Get Access To The Owners Of Planned
Restaurants Before They Open.
Don’t let your competitors contact our leads before you do.
100% of our Pre-Opening B2B Sales Leads include the direct
contact information for the owners of yet-to-open restaurants.
Since What Now
Orange County breaks restaurant, retail, and real estate
news, we’re the first to discover new prospects and connect them to our Partners well before
traditional lead generation providers
Each Pre-Opening B2B Sales Lead Includes:
An owner of a planned restaurant
(Owner/
Operator)
(Owner/
Operator)
The owner of the planned restaurant’s Direct Phone Number (Cell, Office)
The owner of the planned restaurant’s Email Address(es)
The new or growing restaurant’s physical address
Receive up to 40+ Pre-Opening B2B Sales Leads per month sent directly
to your email.
Apply
Now
Get Access To Owners Of Planned Restaurants
Before They Open.
Get listed with partners like DoorDash, Sysco, and SpotOn.
These partners are already benefiting from being the first to know.
These partners are already benefiting from being the first to know.
Preferred Partners Eligibility:
What Now
Orange County partners with one organization per industry that
demonstrates unmatched excellence in their service to small and midsize businesses. We expect our
partners to deliver the highest possible experience in their respective fields to earn our
endorsement and referral.
Approved partners meet the following criteria:
Community Focus:
A majority of your clients are
Orange County-based.
Customer Advocacy:
Does what is best for the customer, always.
Innovation Flexibility:
Tirelessly looks for ways to enhance products and services in the
clients’ best interest.
Entrepreneurial Ethic:
Is willing to take risks for their clients.
Years In Business:
Strong roots. Minimum 5 years required.
If you’d like to explore becoming a What Now
Orange County Preferred Partner
and unlock our B2B Marketing opportunities, please contact
us.
Apply
Now
Only one Preferred Partner “slot” per industry available. Claim yours
before your competition does!
Get Access To Owners Of Planned Restaurant’s
Before They Open.
Apply
Now
We're The First To Know.
Get listed in our Preferred Partner Directory as our Exclusive Partner.
Inclusion in the Pre-Opening Checklist Resource Guide: We put this
guide directly into the hands of soon-to-be restaurant operators.
You’ll get rotating AD space on the
OC homepage created
automatically using the content from your profile.
Access to Accelerate events: We bring you face-to-face with your
prospects at this bi-monthly event so you can close deals in person.
Category Exclusivity: Partnerships are limited to one company per
category per city. Claim your spot before your competitors do.
Only one Preferred Partner “slot” per industry available. Claim
yours before your competition does!
You're The First To Know Because We're The First To Know.
Here’s how we create our
Pre-Opening B2B Sales Leads:
Pre-Opening B2B Sales Leads:
What Now harvests business prospects (who’s opening, growing, and
expanding) through official City permit filings, real estate insider information, reader
tips, and community outreach.
OC analysts filter harvested business prospects and vets them for
credibility. Non-credible prospects are disposed while credible prospects are submitted to
our news researchers for business development information.
Our news researchers convert credible prospects (40 per month on
average) into actionable sales intelligence with key contact information like the restaurant
owner's cell numbers and email addresses.
What Now sends our Partners Pre-Opening Alerts in real time via email
as soon as the data is human-verified
Coming soon: Direct integration
with leading CRM softwares like Salesforce.
Please note: Preferred
Partners are limited to ONE per industry and are approved based on community focus, customer
advocacy, innovation flexibility, entrepreneurial ethic and years in business.