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Social media is a regular function of our franchise development team. We use it to generate leads, nurture existing prospects, and validate that the franchise candidate is right for our brand.
  • Franchise Update
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Renée Israel loves the smell and taste of fresh, kettle-cooked popcorn. When she and her husband Rob spotted mom-and-pop kettle corn makers at a farmers market in Boulder, Colo., in the early 2000s, it got them thinking. How could they bring fresh-popped flavored popcorn to a wider audience?
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 3,579 Reads 6 Shares
Attracting and validating candidates through social media continues to grow in importance. Here's how Alex Samios, Dogtopia's director of franchising, manages it.
  • Franchise Update
  • 4,688 Reads
Heidi Ganahl says she has always been an entrepreneur and dog lover. "My husband and I were characterized by two things: we thought up crazy, wild ideas and we loved taking care of our two dogs," she says of their life in the early 1990s.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,432 Reads 2 Shares
New Franchise Business Review "Best of the Best" report highlights the most satisfied franchisees in the business.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 11,678 Reads 3 Shares
Social media marketing news you can use. This week: When was the last time you updated your LinkedIn profile?; Facebook is looking to enter the local services directory business; 7 tips to keep your tweets short and sweet; and the EU considers legislation to limit teenagers' social media use.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 3,476 Reads
Sport Clip's franchise recruitment process earns the brand a strong 2nd place in the 2015 STAR Awards for Best Overall Performance.
  • Helen Bond
  • 4,491 Reads
For many years, our organization struggled to create a solid, stable team. We were guilty of hiring to fill spots rather than thinking of our people as guardians of our brand.
  • Steve Adams
  • 7,829 Reads 1 Shares
Hiring the right team is absolutely the most important element of getting the results you want.
  • Franchise Update
  • 5,570 Reads 1,021 Shares
Social media marketing news you can use. This week: fake followers on Twitter and Instagram; Valentine's Day on Facebook trends; Oscars on Twitter and Facebook; PetSmart's clever online video ads; and how to contact a real live person at Google for local business support (really).
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 4,317 Reads 32 Shares
What do you look for in a salesperson, and what are the critical elements to building a great sales and development team?
  • Franchise Update
  • 7,555 Reads
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We asked Pete Lindsey, Vice President of Franchising at Sport Clips, what changes he's planning for the brand's lead generation practices in 2015.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 3,663 Reads
Hudl, a sports video software company based in Lincoln, Neb., has a system for feedback they refer to as #RealTalk. Playing off the slang phrase "real talk" (curt honesty), the team uses the phrase to denote when a conversation has taken a serious turn.
  • Gregory Ciotti
  • 4,070 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
  • 6,064 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
  • 10,827 Reads 1 Shares
The European Court of Justice dealt a defeat to Google and a victory for privacy advocates when it ruled that people in the EU have the right to have data about them deleted from online databases.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 6,574 Reads 1,023 Shares
Have you ever wanted to slap an exceptionally rude customer silly? That won't help as much as a solution a cafe owner in Nice, France...
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 2,846 Reads
"Age 85 is a bad time to go broke," says retirement planner Jeff Gorton.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,510 Reads 1,023 Shares
As a rule, I believe most press releases are not worth the time it takes to write them. Newspapers, magazines, and online news outlets publish articles, not press releases, which means publishing your news will require extra steps for them.
  • Marsha Friedman
  • 4,987 Reads 123 Shares
If you are looking to start your own business, an excellent way to minimize risk while increasing the odds of succeeding, is to consider opening a franchise.
  • Charles Franklin
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Amy Nichols has always loved working with animals. In high school she worked in a pet store. In college she worked in a biopsychology lab with birds.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,825 Reads 1 Shares
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More employers are offering benefits that encourage employees to improve their health in 2012, according to a survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) released this past summer.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 3,947 Reads 15 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in today's transforming global economy, FUSR brings you positive news each month
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,426 Reads 1 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a changing 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
  • 5,665 Reads 195 Shares
Andy Lanz got started in franchising right out of the University of Wisconsin in Madison. With the help of his parents, the newly minted economics graduate purchased a Cousins Subs franchise in nearby Verona. Then he added a Figaro's Italian Pizza franchise as well as a Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream operation, and put them all together inside his first 2,500-square-foot store.
  • John Carroll
  • 7,388 Reads 1,014 Shares
The Great Recession has shifted the thinking and behavior of consumers, forcing franchise brands to respond with changes of their own as they try to keep up with the new normal. Indeed, no discussion of franchise trends in 2011 and multi-unit operators' favorite brands can begin without a nod to the recent economic turmoil and its residual short and long-term effects.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,759 Reads 4 Shares
Franchisees are an optimistic lot, expansion-minded, on the grow, always alert to new opportunities. And for them, multi-unit franchising represents one of today's most attractive opportunities. Whether it involves increasing the number of units of their current brand or adding new brands to their holdings, the allure of multi-unit franchising is attracting the best and brightest franchisees in the business with increasing frequency.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 4,893 Reads
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a challenging economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, striking deals with investors, and continuing to grow. And, as the U.S. struggles through its "jobless recovery," growth-oriented franchisors continue to look overseas for expansion opportunities.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 9,489 Reads 93 Shares
Franchisees are an optimistic lot, expansion-minded, on the grow, always alert to new opportunities. And for them, multi-unit franchising represents one of today's most attractive opportunities. Whether it involves increasing the number of units of their current brand or adding new brands to their holdings, the allure of multi-unit franchising is attracting the best and brightest franchisees in the business with increasing frequency.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine
  • 3,517 Reads 4 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in this challenging economy, FUSR will continue to bring you good news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, striking deals with investors, and continuing to grow despite the economy - maybe even because of it. And, as the U.S. struggles through its "jobless recovery," growth-oriented franchisors continue to look overseas for expansion opportunities.
  • Franchise Update
  • 7,368 Reads 2 Shares
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