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Informative articles to support business buyers, franchisees, and franchisors in New Jersey.
Rich Wilson needed to earn money for his college education. The way he saw it he had two choices.
- Kerry Pipes
- 3,549 Reads
Before rebranding to Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom in 2013, Old Chicago Pizza & Pasta had a successful 37-year history that served three generations of guests.
- Mike Mrlik
- 3,049 Reads 1 Shares
Give 'em something to talk about. Just having a satisfied customer and giving them service that is simply good enough will not get anyone talking.
- John Tschohl
- 2,489 Reads
Four out of five companies can testify that onboarding new hires leads to such positives as higher job satisfaction, better job performance, greater commitment to the organization, and stress reduction.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 7,248 Reads
"Insight is a new configuration of knowledge that breaks the existing pattern of thinking in an unexpected way." This definition of insight comes from Luke Williams, professor of marketing and innovation at the NYU Stern School of Business.
- Jack Mackey
- 6,091 Reads 6 Shares
The benefits of having employees who are better trained, more engaged, and who stay longer are clear. You might even call it the Holy Grail of HR.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 10,868 Reads 1 Shares
Christie Finley, chief brand officer at Dickey's Barbecue Pit, brings vision, drive, and creativity to the nation's largest barbecue brand, with more than 400 locations in 42 states.
- Kerry Pipes
- 4,298 Reads
In one of our recent franchise surveys, 62 percent of CEOs and operations VPs and directors responded that they do not have a formal training program for their operations consultants and field staff.
- Keith Gerson
- 2,678 Reads
In survey after survey company meetings get knocked by everyone from employees to senior executives as being among the biggest waste of work hours.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 5,832 Reads
This is part 5 of a 6-part series on why new and emerging franchise brands fail. In the first two parts, we discussed 8 reasons they fail. Part 3 began our discussion on how franchisors can get it right.
- Joe Mathews and Thomas Scott
- 3,428 Reads
In previous issues of this newsletter, we've covered many components and aspects of The Six Steps to Selling Success from Steve Olson's best-selling book "Grow to Greatness," a guide to building and sustaining a successful franchise brand.
- Steve Olson
- 6,647 Reads
The Internet portals continue to be one of the most successful inquiry generators for franchise sales.
- Marc Kiekenapp
- 2,773 Reads
The list of accomplishments is long for Paul Hitzelberger. He was a senior officer with General Mills, part of the Coast to Coast franchise...
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 8,407 Reads 1 Shares
It's mid-2014 and nearly every American is required by the government to have health insurance coverage as outlined under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
- Kerry Pipes
- 9,077 Reads
As 2014 dawned, Mark Mears stepped into the C-suite at Austin-based Schlotzsky's to lead the brand's marketing initiatives. By all indications, it's been a great move.
- Kerry Pipes
- 5,210 Reads
Joseph Schumacher, CEO of Goddard Systems and its 410 locations, traces his franchising career back to 1977 at Maaco.
- Kerry Pipes
- 3,896 Reads 1 Shares
If you're the CEO of a company, the realization that much of what you do can be copied by your competitors may be distressing, but veteran sales manager, consultant, and business speaker Jack Daly says not so fast.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 8,745 Reads 2 Shares
Texas-born and bred Dickey's Barbecue Pit is looking to expand. That's partly why executives of the family-owned brand recently created a new position - chief brand officer...
- Kerry Pipes
- 4,169 Reads
We asked Melissa Conner, who leads marketing and operations at Kidcam Camps, how she identifies ideal customers - and how she targets them effectively with marketing initiatives.
- Franchise Update
- 4,226 Reads
"SEO, SEO, SEO" has become the online equivalent of "location, location, location." So many articles, so many years of expert advice, and so many case studies, success stories, best practices...
- Eddy Goldberg
- 2,845 Reads
It turns out online advertising suffers the same problems as other kinds of advertising: reliably separating correlation from causation, as in, Would that purchase have happened anyway, or did our online ad trigger the behavior?
- Daniel Lieberman
- 3,326 Reads
The best franchisees are some of the hardest-working and kindest people around. They provide customers with consistent products and services, give back to their communities, and provide jobs for thousands of employees.
- Kerry Pipes & Eddy Goldberg
- 6,650 Reads
The continuing evolution of media consumption has made it increasingly challenging for an advertiser to both capture and hold an audience's attention.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 5,438 Reads
With dozens of locations and hundreds, or even thousands, of employees to hire, train, manage and retain, multi-unit franchisees need tools that are effective, economical, and simple to use.
- Franchise Update
- 3,058 Reads
This is Part 4 of a series on why new and emerging franchise brands fail. In the first two parts, we discussed 8 reasons they fail. Part 3 began the discussion on how franchisors can get it right.
- Joe Mathews and Thomas Scott
- 2,338 Reads
Twelve weeks is the average length of time in awarding a franchise, according to franchise companies surveyed in Franchise Update's Annual Franchise Development Report.
- Steve Olson
- 3,052 Reads
It seems nothing changes faster than the big social media platforms - Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. No sooner do marketers figure out how to best promote a product or business than they change the rules!
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 7,947 Reads 1,023 Shares
There's a lot of competition out there. As the economy continues to show signs of improvement, new franchises are entering the marketplace while existing brands open new stores or add new service providers.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 5,937 Reads 1,014 Shares
Back when I was in IT, my biggest fear was implementing a solution that no one liked -or worse, that they didn't end up using. Being at a startup tech company, my IT budget was minuscule.
- Johnny Cheng
- 2,682 Reads
Kleiner Perkins venture capitalist Mary Meeker gives out a valuable presentation about Internet trends every spring. It's widely considered a sort of "State of the Internet" address.
- Daniel Lieberman
- 2,700 Reads
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