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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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Sonny’s BBQ
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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
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The chief marketing officer is now in control of IT marketing spend. A few years ago it might have been the CIO but no longer, to hear the industry tell it.
  • Erika Morphy
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Small businesses seeking to take advantage of social media face the same problem they have with everything they want to do that isn't absolutely necessary to keep the business going: time.
  • Daniel Lieberman
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I've often heard this comment by franchisees: "I keep my own books to save money, but I really hate the process!" Just as often, I've made the following response: "Business owners/managers should do what they do best; focus on making it and selling it."
  • Steve LeFever
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When one brand just won't do, growth-hungry franchisees add new ones. And why not?
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 5,624 Reads 44 Shares
"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
  • 4,983 Reads 14 Shares
Over the years we have encountered hundreds of successful business owners who have made the statement "I have it all done," as they describe how well they have planned and documented their business succession plan.
  • David J. Ciambella and Loyd H. Rawls
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Productivity is enhanced and empowerment achieved when leaders solicit, then act upon employee feedback, ideas, and concepts.
  • Timothy Bednarz
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Vocelli Pizza
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Jay Staggs is sailing high these days with his EagleRider motorcycle rental franchise in Washington, DC.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 4,176 Reads 26 Shares
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
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As franchisors, it's your primary responsibility to make operational decisions based on the franchise system as a whole.
  • Bill Wagner
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As of 2012, there were about 1,300 franchised food brands operating in the U.S.; roughly two thirds started offering franchises in 2000 or later.
  • FRANdata
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"Dreamers" love the idea of owning their own business. They envision themselves as happy proprietors of a fun ice cream store, socializing with smiling families raving about their scrumptious hot fudge sundaes in their Ben & Jerry's franchise.
  • Steve Olson
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There is a revived interest these days in assessment testing during the franchise recruitment process.
  • Mariel Miller
  • 3,607 Reads 1,023 Shares
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
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PostNet International Franchise Corp., which turns 20 this year, entered franchising with a development culture firmly in place.
  • Eddy Goldberg
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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
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