If somebody were ever to build the Hollow Business Phrase Hall of Fame, this one stands right up there with "Your call is very important to us."
- Steven S. Little
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The cost of credit card data compromise has risen nearly 70 percent since 2010 (Cost of Cyber Crime Study, 2011).
- Gary Glover
- 5,822 Reads 1 Shares
Public relations is a business and a world unto itself, and most franchisors should consider outsourcing their publicity efforts when they can afford it.
- Steve Olson
- 12,495 Reads 1 Shares
Franchise candidates need easy access to capital. Many candidates who were "slam dunks" to get financing in the past are now receiving rejection letters and are faced with the prospect of trying to finance franchise opportunities through internal funds or with help from friends and family.
- Joe Mathews
- 5,572 Reads 29 Shares
It's fitting that Johnny Collins runs marathons. The persistence and long-term training needed to finish a 26.1-mile race is mirrored in Collins' long, difficult quest to start his own business.
- Tracy Staton
- 5,742 Reads 1 Shares
Franchising is bursting (not busting!) out all over this spring, with a flurry of activity in financing, M&A activity, and franchisee incentives.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 5,494 Reads 1 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a volatile economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, innovating, and continuing to grow, whether domestically or overseas.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 6,210 Reads 311 Shares
The Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA) has recently added two new franchisee association groups to its ranks.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 4,982 Reads
Managers are inundated with a high volume of information and required to make multiple decisions daily.
- Timothy Bednarz
- 16,976 Reads 2 Shares
What customers value most changes constantly, and the pace of change has increased exponentially with the economic recession, says marketing/management expert and best-selling author Jaynie L. Smith.
- Jaynie L. Smith
- 4,557 Reads 144 Shares
Robert Branca, Jr., is part of the Dunkin' Donuts family...seriously. Branca and his family own 60 Dunkin' Donuts in New England.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 5,225 Reads 53 Shares
Defining and executing brand strategy for more than 1,150 domestic and international Auntie Anne's franchise locations is no small task.
- Kerry Pipes
- 5,689 Reads 1,021 Shares
One brand, two brands, three brands, more. When it comes to growth and expansion, that's exactly what many multi-unit operators have in mind.
- Kerry Pipes
- 12,254 Reads 6 Shares
A recent article in QSR magazine explores how foodservice companies can increase sales and build stronger brand loyalty with consumers by licensing their products for sale in supermarkets and other retail outlets.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 3,100 Reads 153 Shares
As chief marketing officer for Interim Healthcare, Linda Shaub oversees the company's branding and consumer-facing activities across a network of 332 franchise locations that provide medical staffing and in-home care services in 43 states.
- Kerry Pipes
- 2,855 Reads 99 Shares
When we're children, we all dream of possessing the awesome powers of superheroes.
- Melinda Caughill
- 4,931 Reads 205 Shares
It's an open question whether anyone can do much to help make their content go viral.
- Daniel Lieberman
- 3,305 Reads 4 Shares
Is anybody else as fed up as I am with hearing about how bad things are? Let's get on with it already and start focusing on what we can do to survive--and thrive--in the new reality.
- Carol Schleif
- 6,120 Reads 62 Shares
In the current economic climate, where businesses are merging, downsizing, and outsourcing at mind-boggling rates, it's hard to maintain your leadership equilibrium.
- Joelle Jay, Ph.D.
- 4,725 Reads 111 Shares
Serving customers is not a punishment; it is a privilege. That's how I want my team members to think.
- Dave Melton
- 8,716 Reads
Franchisee satisfaction is a pillar of our business. It is both a point of emphasis and a source of great pride for the our executive team and support staff.
- Franchise Update
- 4,496 Reads 240 Shares
Organizations can expect obvious results when they implement an empowered environment.
- Timothy Bednarz
- 5,067 Reads 64 Shares
Chirag Patel left India to work as an engineer and consultant in America. But it didn't take long to learn that franchising offered big opportunities for anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 9,531 Reads
In January 2012, ICANN began accepting applications for new top-level domain names.
- Kerry Pipes
- 5,553 Reads 77 Shares
Twenty years ago I first witnessed the magic of great PR. Dan Dorfman, a renowned investment advisor, wrote an article praising our small business-to-business franchise, which had 100-plus owners at the time.
- Steve Olson
- 4,056 Reads 1,023 Shares
With the proliferation of more sophisticated social media, PR, web, and blogging tools available today, franchisors have a golden opportunity to tell their story to a captive pool of franchise candidates who are hungry for such information.
- Joe Mathews
- 3,301 Reads
This has always been the place, right? America, I mean, where anybody can start with nothing and turn it into something.
- Jack Mackey
- 8,339 Reads 3 Shares
We asked three franchise sales executives what they are doing to improve the speed and effectiveness of their responses to prospects evaluating their system.
- Franchise Update
- 3,134 Reads 21 Shares
Franchising is bursting (not busting!) out all over these days, with a flurry of activity in financing, mergers and acquisitions, and incentives.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 3,466 Reads 25 Shares
In business, a lot changes in three years, especially in a down economy. And while his business has taken a turn for the worse, Tom Barnett's values and commitments remain strong as ever.
- Debbie Selinsky
- 7,907 Reads 485 Shares
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