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Customers want a consistent service experience. It seems like that would be easy to deliver yet it is not the norm.
  • Lisa Ford
  • 5,105 Reads
The world is getting smaller. Customers come from and visit everywhere, and brand names are powerful. There are many reasons to take your brand away from your home soil and overseas.
  • Tony Foley
  • 6,688 Reads 2 Shares
For U.S. franchisors, the domestic market can be highly competitive. From small businesses to large corporations, U.S. companies are turning their attention to markets abroad and the opportunity for growth overseas.
  • Martin Hancock
  • 11,123 Reads 1 Shares
Wan Kim is a quick study. After graduating from Boston University with a degree in international management, he began his MBA studies at the University of California-Irvine at the crest of the investment-heavy dot-com boom of the late '90s/early 2000s.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 16,919 Reads 2 Shares
Franchise Update mystery shoppers posing as qualified prospects identified a stellar group of franchise companies for best practices in lead generation, follow-up, and recruitment.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,630 Reads
In the eyes of Catherine Monson, the most important role of a CEO is leading and inspiring.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,492 Reads 1,022 Shares
In 2013, U.S. franchisors of all sizes and from all sectors are "going global" with their brands. Is this a temporary trend or a long-term strategy decision?
  • William G. Edwards
  • 4,814 Reads
The customer experience is all about doing things that will be memorable and of value to the customer.
  • Lisa Ford
  • 6,606 Reads 79 Shares
While many U.S. franchisors are now expanding into other countries, seeking new growth and less competition, international franchisors are finding the world's largest economy a target too good to pass up. But are the streets of the USA still paved with gold?
  • Bill Edwards
  • 7,920 Reads 9 Shares
Multi-unit franchise operators are about to exceed the 55 mph speed limit (or in this case, the 55% limit).
  • Darrell Johnson
  • 11,387 Reads 1 Shares
Sometimes leaders gain followers by being flashy and charismatic. And sometimes role models are people like Spencer Smith, the soft-spoken Colorado multi-unit, multi-brand franchisee who has earned his success by "following the program" and the Golden Rule.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 11,346 Reads 6 Shares
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Customers are fickle, demanding, and opinionated. That's why keeping your customers loyal, satisfied, and saying positive things about you is crucial.
  • Lisa Ford
  • 6,387 Reads 115 Shares
We learn by doing. Think about the basic skills you've acquired in life. You learned to walk by pulling yourself up, turning loose, and taking a step.
  • Dr. Nido Qubein
  • 14,121 Reads 3 Shares
Lloyd Sugarman--Sugie, to his friends--is something of a "franchise whisperer." He sniffed out Coldstone Creamery as a concept with great franchise potential years before the couple who started it were ready to grow.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 10,401 Reads 1 Shares
Creating a customer-focused culture requires strategy and constant review. Each year you should review your goal setting and organizing efforts.
  • Lisa Ford
  • 5,775 Reads 36 Shares
When one brand just won't do, growth-hungry franchisees add new ones. And why not?
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,344 Reads 44 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
  • 5,441 Reads 1,021 Shares
In all likelihood, 2013 will feel a lot like 2012. Only two significant factors could change the economic environment in 2013 from the past two years of choppy, but painfully gradual improvement.
  • Darrell Johnson
  • 7,250 Reads 2 Shares
David Grimaud grew up in the car repair business. His father, Joe, operated a Midas shop in Alexandria, La., where David spent many days working as a teenager.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 8,698 Reads 1 Shares
In 2009 we profiled Tony Lutfi and asked him our routine question about where he'd like to be in five years. At the time he had 52 units and told us he would like to be at 100.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 11,232 Reads
I am often asked how I define exceptional customer service. Here it is in a nutshell: Speed, price, and technology--all built around service.
  • John Tschohl
  • 5,804 Reads 32 Shares
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There's always more hype and more promises during a presidential election season. With all the rhetoric, expectations rise.
  • Darrell Johnson
  • 3,298 Reads 1,023 Shares
In a recent survey, workplace expert Michelle McQuaid found that 65 percent of workers in the United States would be happier if they had a boss who recognized their good work
  • John Tschohl
  • 7,072 Reads 270 Shares
Franchise business growth will slow down a bit in 2013 yet will continue to outpace growth in other business sectors, according to an IHS Global Insight report prepared for the International Franchise Association Educational Foundation.
  • 7,702 Reads
What make a franchise All-STAR? A passion for excellence. That's the premise behind the STAR Awards (Speaking To and Responding), presented annually at Franchise Update's Leadership & Development Conference, held October 3-5 in Atlanta.
  • Michele Chandler
  • 8,389 Reads
Having a flock of happy customers is like having your own advertising agency.
  • Dr. Nido Qubein
  • 6,076 Reads 163 Shares
In an episode of "The Simpsons," Lisa tells her dad that the Chinese use the same word for both "crisis" and "opportunity"--to which Homer replies, "Yes! Crisitunity!"
  • Carol Schleif
  • 6,724 Reads 150 Shares
The Summer Olympics reinforced my respect for world-class athletes of all nationalities.
  • Jack Mackey
  • 6,062 Reads 35 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in today's transforming global economy, FUSR bring you positive news each month
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,899 Reads 172 Shares
FUSR bring you positive news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, innovating, and continuing to grow, both domestically and overseas.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,521 Reads 1,014 Shares

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