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Bone up on the 6 essential skills the new digital marketer needs, in this white paper from Grovo.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,054 Reads
You want your customers to talk about you. Positive word of mouth advertising can enable your most loyal customers to not only talk about you but also to keep doing business with you. So give them something to talk about.
  • John Tschohl
  • 7,542 Reads
It's budget season for franchise marketers. Thought House CEO Jason Knill offers 5 key marketing planning insights for 2015.
  • Jason Knill
  • 3,705 Reads 1,014 Shares
Gary Grace's life in franchising has been marked by several major achievements and milestones.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 7,850 Reads 1 Shares
Social media marketing news you can use. This week: how to choose a great link builder, Page Watching the competition, Google ad sales, Yahoo doesn't "screw up" Tumblr, and planning for the digital afterlife.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 3,680 Reads 20 Shares
Hopefully, you've heard that the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) has changed... again.
  • Giles Witherspoon-Boyd
  • 16,338 Reads 1 Shares
ApplePie Capital, a new source of franchise finance, looks to make funding the American Dream easier - and much quicker!
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 8,457 Reads
Two diverse partners blend together to be active in their Checkers franchiser business and their community.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,686 Reads
Are you a leader or a manager? Find the right balance and watch your company grow!
  • John Tschohl
  • 2,350 Reads
Organizations have leaders and managers. But there is a stark difference between the two and each has different skills sets. Can you recognize leaders from managers?
  • John Tschohl
  • 8,489 Reads
To celebrate and recognize the achievements of multi-unit and multi-brand franchisees, we again turn our annual focus to multi-unit franchisees we like to call "Dominators."
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,990 Reads 1,023 Shares
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Part 4 of this series on creating a buyer-centric franchise sales process covers the FDD review, validation, discovery day, and "decision time."
  • Joe Mathews
  • 2,033 Reads
Sam Anabi's time as a police officer in La Verne, Calif., laid the foundation for his business focus of helping those in need.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 7,148 Reads
Steve Olson offers five tips on how to improve the effectiveness of your sales team's closing skills.
  • Steve Olson
  • 4,423 Reads
How are you using technology to identify, reach, and track prospects?
  • Franchise Update
  • 4,690 Reads
Tariq Farid is an amazing guy. He's passionate about his employees, his community, his family, and his religion, and based on a 2.5 hour visit with him at his Wallingford, Conn., headquarters, if there were an award for the Nicest Guy in the World, he'd be on the list.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,402 Reads 1 Shares
A conversation with David Buckley, CMO at Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, on the top three misperceptions that derail local marketing success for franchisors and franchisees.
  • Philip St. Jacques
  • 2,993 Reads
Bobby and Lori Forrest have one of the highest multi-store averages in the Sport Clip system. Together they have bought existing under-performing stores and turned them around consistently. As a husband-and-wife team, their strengths and weaknesses complement each other.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,362 Reads
At The Maids, brand culture starts at the top. Learn how it permeates the rest of the franchise organization.
  • Amy Olson
  • 2,841 Reads
Tired of the same old books on business and leadership? Take a gander at these!
  • Paul Jun
  • 3,126 Reads
You have good and poor employees, it's an unfortunate fact of life. But you need all of your employees to get along and work well together. Here are 10 effective ways to identify difficult employees and tips for helping coworkers get along better.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,670 Reads
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Social media marketing news you can use. This week: Ello arrives, LinkedIn cancels Groups, Pinterest's social media gaffe, new Google Adwords policy for third-party managers, mobile device ad conversions continue to grow.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 2,821 Reads
Craig Joy, who works side by side with employees on the sandwich line at his Checkers restaurants in Florida, is known for his people-driven approach to business and the high retention rate of what he calls his "incredible team."
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,034 Reads
Checkers co-franchisees Bruce Keehn and Andrew Lynn don't seek photo ops or newspaper articles about all the good they do in their communities.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 7,965 Reads 8 Shares
Taking a moment to remind yourself of these 3 basic benefits of franchising, which may seem obvious to you, can go a long way in improving your sales process (as well as the performance of existing franchisees).
  • Todd Wolfenbarger
  • 4,473 Reads 4 Shares
Employees are on the frontline and the face of your business to customers. It's important that they show customers they care about them. Here are 11 strategies to help operationalize caring.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,449 Reads
How to create a buyer-centric franchise sales process that works
  • Joe Mathews
  • 2,734 Reads
Veteran entrepreneur shares tips for balancing business and personal life while working from home. She's a serial entrepreneur who offers advice for maintaining professionalism in business without sacrificing or feeling guilty about your family.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,765 Reads 1,023 Shares
Chris Moore, a multi-unit Watermill Express franchisee, is in the enviable position of knowing exactly who his customers are, what they want, and why—and where—they want it.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 7,479 Reads 1,021 Shares
The "space between" franchisor and franchisees is where system-wide marketing fails. Here are 5 tips for navigating that space successfully and growing the system.
  • Corey O'Donnel
  • 12,285 Reads 9 Shares
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