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Good at Multi-plication!: Multi-Concept Franchising Continues To Grow

When one brand just won't do, growth-hungry franchisees add new ones. And why not?

Kerry Pipes
5,364 Reads 44 Shares

A League of Their Own: Female Business Owners Have Some Competitive Advantages

"What's your best advice for women in business?" It's a question I hear frequently as more and more women strike out on their own, whether it's to start their own company, write a book, turn their great idea into a product, or otherwise monetize their talents.

Marsha Friedman
4,853 Reads 14 Shares

Call and Response: Requesting and Using Feedback Can Build Consensus Among Team Members

Productivity is enhanced and empowerment achieved when leaders solicit, then act upon employee feedback, ideas, and concepts.

Timothy Bednarz
4,008 Reads 2 Shares

CMO Roundtable: Marketing Department Fittng Into The Development Culture

Marketing affects all customer and franchise development aspects of the company, including the sales process, building brand awareness, attracting and converting leads, building and maintaining customer relationships, and efforts to entice people who are no longer engaged.

Franchise Update
4,595 Reads 1,021 Shares

Do Your People Measure Up?

As franchisors, it's your primary responsibility to make operational decisions based on the franchise system as a whole.

Bill Wagner
4,512 Reads 10 Shares

The Franchise Consultant of the Future

It's 2017, and you're a franchise consultant. What does your typical day look like? Where is your office - corporate headquarters, at home, in the cloud?

Evan Hackel
3,776 Reads 316 Shares

Case Study: PostNet International's Development Culture

PostNet International Franchise Corp., which turns 20 this year, entered franchising with a development culture firmly in place.

Eddy Goldberg
2,089 Reads

Hiring: Finding the Best Employees

When it comes to recruiting and selecting new hires, it's amazing how many astute business owners and managers repeatedly shoot themselves in the foot.

Mel Kleiman
4,737 Reads 37 Shares

Engineering Value: From Engineering To Burger King And Beyond

Just a couple of years ago Tom McDonald was a Burger King franchisee worried about the brand's need to keep up with the times. But he felt like no one was listening to his concerns.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
5,029 Reads 140 Shares

On The Take: How To Deal With Employee Theft

Employee theft is a common crime that is not even regarded as such by most people who commit it.

Patrick Barnett
5,165 Reads

Brothers In Arms: Two Brothers Make The Switch From Military To Franchising Operations

Richard Martinez and his brother George served together during the first Gulf War. Now the two are serving together in a different kind of endeavor - franchising.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
4,165 Reads 113 Shares

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Jennifer Kushell
3,450 Reads 60 Shares

'Own Your Audience': 2013 Franchise Consumer Marketing Conference

Welcome franchise colleagues. We're heating things up at the Franchise Consumer Marketing Conference in Atlanta this June 25-26, fanning the flame for all the million-dollar ideas generated at this high-powered event.

Franchise Update
3,582 Reads 142 Shares

CMO Leadership: 5 Key Responsibilities

In a digital world, it's no longer possible to have a gap between what you say and do.

Jonathan Becher
4,847 Reads

Is It 2012 All Over Again?: Will Congress Finally Act Fiscally Responsibly in 2013?

In all likelihood, 2013 will feel a lot like 2012. Only two significant factors could change the economic environment in 2013 from the past two years of choppy, but painfully gradual improvement.

Darrell Johnson
6,048 Reads 2 Shares

Study: Big Data, Mobile, Social Are Transforming the CMO Role

On a smarter planet, we've seen how predictive analytics can help transform everything from how we fight crime to how we improve things like healthcare, food safety, and utility grids.

Franchise Update
5,684 Reads 272 Shares

Social Media Roundup - March 2013

Instagram, Snapchat, and Tumblr are all experiencing a lot of success with the teen demographic, which often serves as a sensitive barometer of trends.

Daniel Lieberman
3,758 Reads 1 Shares

Tuned for Growth: Former Electrical Engineer Now Oversees 93 Precision Tunes

David Grimaud grew up in the car repair business. His father, Joe, operated a Midas shop in Alexandria, La., where David spent many days working as a teenager.

Kerry Pipes
6,949 Reads 105 Shares

Make It Personal: Your Credibility Is Anchored In Character And Integrity

Personal credibility is based upon a leader's character and integrity and the actions and behaviors that stem from them.

Timothy Bednarz
10,052 Reads 1 Shares

Succession and Growth: Everything May Not Be As It Seems

"What are your goals?" is the common question I present to clients and prospects.

Loyd H. Rawls
3,779 Reads

Franchisees First!: Building A Winning Wings Brand, One Unit At A Time

Sam Ballas waxes eloquently--and passionately--about East Coast Wings & Grill, the company he acquired in 2001.

Kerry Pipes
4,525 Reads 9 Shares

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Grading Your Sales Effort: How Will You Match Up in 2013?

Are you making the grade? Is a "C" okay for your company? Are your competitors scoring higher?

Marc Kiekenapp
2,846 Reads 29 Shares

Building a Better Sales Team for 2013

Is your sales effort making the grade? Is a "C" okay for your company? Are your competitors scoring higher?

Marc Kiekenapp
2,257 Reads 22 Shares

Family Business: Not Child's Play!

Operating a successful franchise business is challenging enough. Add in family members and things can get really interesting.

Michele Chandler
8,116 Reads

Growth Overdrive: Tony Lutfi Exceeds His Own Goals In Just Three Years

In 2009 we profiled Tony Lutfi and asked him our routine question about where he'd like to be in five years. At the time he had 52 units and told us he would like to be at 100.

Kerry Pipes
9,850 Reads

Entrepreneurs In Uncertain Times

As we pass the five-year anniversary of the start of the economic recession in December 2007, many observers focus on what was lost

Multi-Unit Franchisee
4,338 Reads 10 Shares

A Culture of Giving: Jersey Mike's Gives and Receives

Rich Hope spent three decades in advertising and is comfortable planning marketing strategies and executing successful campaigns.

Kerry Pipes
3,647 Reads

Precision Operator: David Grimaud Transitions From Engineer to Multi-Unit Franchisee

David Grimaud's father, Joe, operated a Midas shop in Alexandria, La., where David spent many days working as a teenager.

Kerry Pipes
10,856 Reads 4 Shares

Fully Charged: Air Force Veteran Angel Cartagena Plugs In A Batteries Plus

Angel Cartagena was a cable TV project manager traveling between New York, New Jersey, and Puerto Rico and working more than 70 hours every week.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
4,605 Reads 85 Shares

Refranchise-Ready: Arby's Taps Refranchising For Growth Strategy

When I joined Arby's as president in May 2010, I was eager to once again work with the roast-beef sandwich leader and pioneer, where I served as vice president of product marketing and strategic planning in the early 1990s.