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Is your franchise development presentation full of holes? Jim Bender, who reviews them for a living, challenges you to "read it like you bought it."
  • Jim Bender
  • 2,660 Reads 1 Shares
So many good things are happening so quickly in franchising these days, it's hard to keep up (even for us!). So welcome to "Good News!" - our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, international expansion, milestones, and other positive news from franchisors large, medium, and emerging.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 2,679 Reads
Dave Goebel has crammed several lifetimes into his 66 years.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 26,387 Reads 5 Shares
Technology can reduce operating costs, streamline operations, build customer loyalty, enhance quality, and create more personalized experiences for customers.
  • Rick Thompson
  • 35,157 Reads 4 Shares
Whether working to build up their business or improve the lives of children in their community, Papa Murphy's franchisee Todd Mulvahill and his wife Kelly love serving with a cause.
  • Helen Bond
  • 37,557 Reads
Multi-unit, multi-brand operators continue growing larger each year--a trend that continues to accelerate as these Dominators expand their portfolios through acquisitions, new units, refranchising offers, and scooping up successful units from retirees
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 4,004 Reads 1,023 Shares
Despite the recent onslaught of external threats, the fundamentals of the franchise business model are solid, says Dean Zuccarello, CEO and founder of The Cypress Group.
  • Dean Zuccarello
  • 6,264 Reads 2 Shares
Las Vegas, home of the high rollers, once again played host to the annual Multi-Unit Franchising Conference this spring at Caesars Palace.
  • Kerry Pipes & Eddy Goldberg
  • 37,893 Reads 5 Shares
One thing was clear at this year's Franchise Consumer Marketing Conference (FCMC): times have changed and will continue to change for franchise brand marketers--more rapidly than ever before.
  • Kerry Pipes & Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,465 Reads
As chair of Arby's largest franchisee, Jeff Davis has led his family-owned business to new heights. Davis is quick to say the restaurant business is in his DNA...
  • By Helen Bond
  • 32,187 Reads
When he was 16, Ed Wolak perfected the art of baking hand-cut donuts on the night shift at Dunkin' Donuts. He's been a single-minded brand ambassador ever since.
  • Helen Bond
  • 33,419 Reads 1 Shares
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In researching the use of big data in franchising outside the U.S., we asked two leading franchise development executives abroad to tell us how this it being used where they are.
  • William Edwards
  • 6,232 Reads 3 Shares
Franchisors, take note! Your franchisees have the ability to own a moment--many moments in fact. For example, the moment an office team needs to take a working lunch and an intern types "sandwiches" into Google Maps..
  • Lauren Reid
  • 3,220 Reads 2 Shares
When Tropical Smoothie Cafe pondered an ingredient upgrade to a popular smoothie, the brand turned to data for direction.
  • By Helen Bond
  • 3,468 Reads 9 Shares
Technology can offer multi-unit franchisees many cost-saving and streamlining opportunities but best practices must be weighed against each franchisee's needs and specific business challenges.
  • Rick Thompson
  • 25,565 Reads 9 Shares
Nader Masadeh didn't like what he saw at one of his franchise locations when we was featured on CBS television's "Undercover Boss" a few months ago. So the Buffalo Wings & Rings president and CEO promptly stepped out of his disguise to handle the problem.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,875 Reads 2 Shares
Consumer marketing around the world is both the same and different from country to country. Adapting to the differences is critical in marketing a brand successfully overseas.
  • Bill Edwards
  • 9,168 Reads 4 Shares
So many good things are happening so quickly in franchising these days, it's hard to keep up (even for us!). So welcome to "Good News!" - our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, international expansion, milestones, and other positive news from franchisors large, medium, and emerging.
  • By Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,142 Reads 4 Shares
New Study Finds That Multi-Unit Franchisees Have More Satisfaction And Enjoy Operating Their Business More Than Single Unit Operators. And Because They Have More Invested, They Have Higher Expectations For Their Franchisor
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 22,136 Reads 1 Shares
Franchising has proven to be a successful and popular business model since its mainstream inception many decades ago. Three constants have fueled its growth: the desire to expand, the need for capital to fuel that expansion, and the goal of operating seamlessly across large geographical distances.
  • Dean Zuccarello
  • 23,169 Reads 4 Shares
New survey highlights how young consumers want food that is tasty and affordable, made with quality ingredients, and offered in a social environment.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 18,636 Reads 9 Shares
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When an EF4 tornado ripped through the northeastern Dallas suburb of Rowlett the day after Christmas last year, the people at a McAlister's Deli a mile away knew just what to do.
  • Helen Bond
  • 23,588 Reads 1 Shares
Ashley Morris and childhood friend Jason Smylie were not afraid to take on the world when they graduated from college in their early 20s.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 5,818 Reads 2 Shares
Attracting customers in 2016 takes many forms--and platforms--sometimes all at the same time. Here are a few tactics franchise brands are using to drive customers into their stores, keep them there, and reward them.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,161 Reads 1 Shares
So many good things are happening so quickly in franchising these days, it's hard to keep up (even for us!). So welcome to "Good News!" - our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, international expansion, milestones, and other positive news from franchisors large, medium, and emerging.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,118 Reads
Social media marketing news you can use. This week: 1) Getting started with Instagram Business Profiles; 2) 6 easy marketing ideas you can use to cash in on the Pokèmon GO craze (while it lasts); 3) Facebook updates its Live video service; 4) Snapchat now has more users than Twitter; 5) Food brands – let an expert with 450,000 followers show you how to take better photos of your food for social media marketing!
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 3,015 Reads 6 Shares
As a franchise organization you've recognized by now that your competition is more diverse and complex than it has been in the past.
  • Adam Pierno
  • 4,122 Reads 1,021 Shares
They say everything's bigger in Texas. It's definitely bigger for Texan Michael Knobelock, whose Houston-based MSK Enterprises operates nearly 70 franchise locations spread across 4 different brands and 7 states.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 22,347 Reads 28 Shares
Sales and customer relations still boil down to local, one-on-one interactions. In this online digital era, it's time to take another look at "old school" community involvement as a way of building goodwill - and the bottom line of your franchisees and franchise system.
  • Alex Vaccaro
  • 3,053 Reads 9 Shares
In some ways, brothers Jesse and Charles Keyser, 39 and 35, are very different, and that's good. So are their three brands--Little Caesars, Sport Clips, and Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning--which also is good.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 18,674 Reads 5 Shares
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