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The White House and IFA recently announced that 290,000 veterans and military spouses have been hired or trained in the franchise business since the launch of the White House Joining Forces initiative in 2011.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza must be doing something right. In fact, the country's fifth-largest pizza chain is doing a lot of things right.
  • Eddy Goldberg
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Peter Holt received an early Christmas present late last year when Tasti D-Lite CEO Jim Amos announced he was stepping down and that Holt had been selected to take the reins of the 25-year-old brand.
  • Kerry Pipes
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The 3rd annual Franchise Consumer Marketing Conference is right around the corner... in Atlanta, at the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead, this June 25-26.
  • Franchise Update
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We all know that social media links influence our rankings in search engines.
  • Jeremy LaDuque
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A survey of 437 service industry franchisees conducted by Yodle in December 2012 revealed that 9 out of 10 respondents said online marketing support was a key factor in choosing a franchise brand.
  • Franchise Update
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Research by email marketing giant Constant Contact reveals that 60% of small businesses need help with social media marketing.
  • Daniel Lieberman
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In my 20-plus years of teaching and consulting with business owners and hiring managers about how to "hire tough so they can manage easy," I've discovered there are 10 commonplace mistakes almost everyone makes that are guaranteed to result in bad hiring decisions and waste untold time, money, and effort.
  • Mel Kleiman
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If President Obama decided to name an Ambassador of Franchising, John "JD" Draper, with his dapper attire, mile-wide smile, and booming voice would surely make the "short list" of top candidates.
  • Debbie Selinsky
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Silos are good for one thing, and one thing only: holding stuff back.
  • Franchise Update
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Managers are often task-oriented, and not necessarily focused on their employees. Leaders on the other hand are people-oriented;
  • Timothy Bednarz
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A franchise is not an ordinary business asset. You don't really "own" a franchise outright as you do a traditional business.
  • Gerald Marks
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If you're not using social media as part of your recruiting process you should be.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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You might assume that Jo McCabe has a background in home repairs. The co-owner of Mr. Handyman and the system's 2010 Franchisee of the Year, serves the Prince William and southern Fairfax counties in Virginia.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Part 1 of this series addressed how to improve attendance at franchisee conventions. Part 2 discussed how to maximize the benefits to your franchisees.
  • Evan Hackel
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Moving your franchise business phone system to the cloud can increase employee productivity, improve customer service, and lower IT costs.
  • Bonnie Lam
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Executive review committees are typically composed of senior franchise executives who review a candidate's qualifications before granting them a franchise.
  • Steve Olson
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Generation Y. You know they're out there. But are you still scratching your head trying to figure out what to do about Millennials?
  • Jennifer Kushell
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David Buckley, CMO at Sears Hometown & Outlet Stores, Inc., is a busy marketing executive. He's responsible for the development, planning, and execution of the consumer marketing strategies for not just one, but four retail chains under the Sears label.
  • Kerry Pipes
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When Brandon Jones was in the third grade, his teacher asked the class to write about what they wanted to be when they grew up.
  • Kerry Pipes
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I attend a lot of franchise conferences in Las Vegas. When you look around there, gambling seems to a very profitable business, right?
  • Jack Mackey
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If you and your franchisees are currently making a profit, let me remind you: There are people who are dedicating their lives to taking that profit away from you.
  • Jack Mackey
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Creating a customer-focused culture requires strategy and constant review. Each year you should review your goal setting and organizing efforts.
  • Lisa Ford
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Themes of resiliency and optimism within the franchise community permeated the air at this year's Multi-Unit Franchising Conference at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, March 27-29.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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All employees are unique in what motivates them to perform to their capacity and excel in their profession.
  • Timothy Bednarz
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Kelly Saxton remembers his very first job flipping burgers at his grandfather's diner in South Hutchinson, Kansas.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Does recent history give us a good basis for what to expect for franchise development in 2013? Certainly there is some guidance that can be taken from the past few years.
  • Darrell Johnson
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Different types of international franchises are being granted today for U.S.-based education, food and beverage, retail, and service franchises.
  • William G. Edwards
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CMOs and branding executives looking for ways to more effectively engage customers online are frequently hamstrung by the relative newness of the technology and different social media platform, as well as by a shortage of time to "do it right."
  • Eddy Goldberg
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As CMO for Sears Hometown & Outlet Store, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHOS), he's responsible for development, planning, and execution of the consumer marketing strategies for not just one, but four retail chains under the Sears brand.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,517 Reads 1 Shares
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