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Getting to "Aha!" with candidates requires a special set of skills. Does your team have them?
  • Jim Bender
  • 5,431 Reads 1 Shares
Attracting and validating candidates through social media continues to grow in importance. Here's how Alex Samios, Dogtopia's director of franchising, manages it.
  • Franchise Update
  • 4,704 Reads
Heidi Ganahl says she has always been an entrepreneur and dog lover. "My husband and I were characterized by two things: we thought up crazy, wild ideas and we loved taking care of our two dogs," she says of their life in the early 1990s.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,457 Reads 2 Shares
When retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Tim Hershberger signed on as a franchisee with Dickey's Barbecue Pit in Florida, the 30-year military veteran was already focused on the customers he knew best. And his military ties have helped jump-start his first nongovernmental venture.
  • Helen Bond
  • 16,141 Reads 1 Shares
Nearly seven years after the recession ended, the U.S. economy has become a slow-growth machine. In these years of sluggish growth, the franchise business model has found ways to expand.
  • Darrell Johnson
  • 3,713 Reads 1 Shares
As the Pizza Category Grows, Demand is Increasing for Unique and Better-For-You Varieties.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 15,993 Reads 1 Shares
6 digital marketing tactics franchisors need for franchisee success, from Brandmuscle Chief Digital Officer Paul Elliott (part 1).
  • Paul Elliott
  • 5,781 Reads 1,014 Shares
Dairy Queen and Huddle House Multi-Brand Franchisee Adds Second Huddle House As He Takes Over An Existing South Carolina Location.
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By now you've completed all of your financial budgeting and planning for 2016, have it set up on a month-by-month basis, and have organized your financial reporting to be able to measure your progress both on actuals to date and performance to plan.
  • Rod Bristol
  • 14,942 Reads 1 Shares
Lori Shepard, Senior Director, Digital Experience at Waxing the City/Anytime Fitness, shares her views on changes in social media and how her brand is adapting to get the results they seek.
  • Lori Shepard
  • 3,132 Reads 1,014 Shares
How do you cure years of debilitating, recurring back pain? For Shane Evans, it was therapeutic massage. She liked the results so much that she started a franchise to offer that same experience to others.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,507 Reads
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Franchising is evolving much faster than most brands can respond. But franchisees that master team, tools, and transparency will be able to adapt, build customer loyalty, and outgrow the competition.
  • Chris Taylor
  • 16,771 Reads 1,023 Shares
Building a sustainable multi-generational franchise business means knowing and understanding what is important to all generations of employees who will help you meet your goals and succeed.
  • Dan Schneider
  • 15,458 Reads 5 Shares
MVP Award winners to be feted next week at the 2016 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference in Las Vegas.
  • Franchise Update Media
  • 4,142 Reads
So many good things are happening so fast in franchising these days, it's hard to keep up (even for us!). So welcome back 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
  • 3,481 Reads
As a kid growing up in New Orleans, Yaron Goldman dreamed of owning a restaurant. "I have always enjoyed cooking, ever since I was a child," says Goldman, who grew up to become the second largest franchisee of McAlister's Deli.
  • Helen Bond
  • 14,209 Reads 2 Shares
As we saw in graphic detail this past August-October, interim market swings in both directions can be violent. Major markets around the globe experienced their first correction in more than half a decade, only to make it all back up and then some within a couple of weeks.
  • Carol M. Schleif
  • 13,887 Reads 2 Shares
How is social media changing and evolving, and how is your brand adapting and getting results?
  • Franchise Update
  • 5,207 Reads 1,014 Shares
Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine to Honor Franchisee Excellence at the 2016 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference on April 28th at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 11,356 Reads 1,014 Shares
Planet Fitness Franchisee Adds ZIPS Dry Cleaners To His Growing Portfolio.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 11,819 Reads 3 Shares
Do you like reading what "thought leaders" have to say? Here are three ways to use thought leadership as a marketing tool.
  • Alex Vaccaro
  • 3,369 Reads 1,017 Shares
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Social media marketing news you can use. This week: 1) Twitter changes timeline and world survives; 2) How Instagram's timeline change could affect marketers; 3) Amazon bans U.K. shopper for too many returns; 4) Zuckerberg on Facebook's 10-year R&D plans; and 5) How the U.S. presidential candidates are faring on social media.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 2,808 Reads
Van Jakes played cornerback in the NFL for eight years, routinely pestering receivers up and down the field while playing for the Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, and Green Bay Packers.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 12,862 Reads 3 Shares
Let's start with what's an Acai berry. Looking like a cross between a grape and a blueberry, the açaí (ah-sigh-EE) berry is a small, reddish-purple fruit harvested from palm trees that grow around the Amazon River Basin.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,815 Reads 2 Shares
The usual reason for forming an independent franchisee association is to address problems with the franchisor or other conflicts within the system.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 12,411 Reads 2 Shares
In the U.S. we are privileged to have many women senior franchise executives (some of whom are profiled in this issue--Editors).
  • William Edward
  • 4,500 Reads 1 Shares
Fast-Growing GPS Hospitality Adds Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen To Its Franchise Portfolio Expanding Presence In Georgia and West Virginia.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 10,955 Reads
Indiana Moves Forward With Its Own Bill To Provide Definition of An Employee and In Effort to Fight Back Against Federal Government.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,518 Reads
Is your sales team overburdened by poor leads? A dedicated qualifier will free up their time and boost your chances to sign the best prospects.
  • Steve Olson
  • 2,927 Reads 1 Shares
A conversation with John Metz invariably leads to all kinds of topics, peppered with opinions and pointed insights gleaned from his many, and diverse, business adventures.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 9,756 Reads 2 Shares
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