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Real estate brokers and franchise consultants have repeated the phrase "location, location, location" for nearly 100 years.
  • Noah Glass
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When great front-line hourly employees quit, most managers take it personally--and with good reason.
  • Mel Kleiman
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In this complex world of advertising choices, it is important to know which ad programs are working.
  • Bill Dinan
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Determining social media policies for the workplace is especially difficult for franchisors, who have both corporate employees and independent operators to consider.
  • Daniel Lieberman
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Lots of lists rank the "best" franchise brands. But what about compiling a list of best franchises by going straight to the franchisees and asking them?
  • Franchise Update Media
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Franchisors recognize the best performers in their system each year with a Franchisee of the Year award.
  • Eddy Goldberg
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Welcome to the final installment of "Anatomy of a Franchise Start-Up."
  • Keith Gerson
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Proven Match has teamed up with Franchise Update Media Group (FUMG) to give results-driven franchisors a cost-saving profiling service that delivers pre-qualified candidates.
  • Franchise Update Media
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Sam Covelli says he grew up in the restaurant business working in his father's McDonald's.
  • Tracy Staton
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This April will mark the third year in a row that Al Coelho has run the 26-mile Boston Marathon. That's a significant achievement. But it's only a part of what Coelho will do that day.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Irate customers. No matter how good you are at what you do, what business you are in, or where it is located, you will at some point find yourself facing an irate customer.
  • John Tschohl
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As the economy continues to struggle through a slow recovery, business people everywhere are looking for any tools or techniques that will help them keep their businesses alive and thriving.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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For many franchisors, the traditional advertising vehicles - portals, print advertising, PR, and broker networks - do not appear to be working as effectively as they were five years ago.
  • Joe Mathews
  • 10,423 Reads 1 Shares
In the previous two issues of FUSR, we published (1) a high-level overview of the 2012 Annual Franchise Development Report (AFDR), followed by (2) a selection of highlights from the report.
  • Eddy Goldberg
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When sellers are contemplating a decision regarding the sale of their business, they overwhelmingly select the bidder with the highest price, only to find afterward that this might not have been the best decision for their circumstances.
  • Dean Zuccarello
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This fourth installment builds on those ideas, showing how you can "wow" your candidates and the importance of how you present your concept to them.
  • Steve Olson
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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, striking deals with investors, innovating, and continuing to grow, whether domestically or overseas.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,935 Reads 1,023 Shares
Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine announced today that Jim Collins, business expert and best-selling author, will deliver the opening keynote address at the 2012 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference (MUFC).
  • Franchise Update Media
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Sam Covelli says he grew up in the restaurant business working in his father's McDonald's. Under his father's leadership, Covelli Enterprises eventually grew to 26 locations, one of the largest McDonald's franchisees in the country.
  • Tracy Staton
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Ray Harrigill believes in diversification. His Sunray Companies has restaurants (Bumpers Drive-In), tanning salons (Palm Beach Tan), fitness centers (Koko FitClub), and hotel properties (Hampton Inn), to name a few. That's because of lessons he's learned along the way.
  • Tracy Staton
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Zane Tankel is not waiting on any government job programs to help his business.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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What are some fresh, innovative ways you are using profiling, targeting,<br /> and loyalty programs to acquire and retain more customers?
  • Franchise Update
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Nearly every company in the world gives lip service to the idea that "our people are our greatest asset."
  • Shawn Achor
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No one I know would dispute the benefits technology--specifically the computer--has had on every aspect of our lives.
  • John Tschohl
  • 4,785 Reads 68 Shares
Wendy Odell Magus is quite familiar with consumer and franchise sales marketing strategies.
  • Franchise Update
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As a franchise CMO, you probably are already using digital marketing to reach customers through email and your company's social media presence on Facebook and Twitter.
  • Chris Watland
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Managing brand strategy for more than 1,150 domestic and international franchise locations is no small task.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,794 Reads 1,021 Shares
Great question - and, coincidentally, the name of an infographic from Get Satisfaction.com's Social Studies blog.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 2,431 Reads 121 Shares
There was a time when a hacker needed exceptional computer skills to breach a system. Only the most talented and experienced computer users could successfully bypass even the most minimal security provisions.
  • David Ellis
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One thing we know for sure: more people and more businesses will be using social media in 2012.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 2,827 Reads 33 Shares
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