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Franchise sales and development professionals answer topical and challenging questions here. These include issues related to franchise brand growth, using new technologies, building sales teams, and recruiting top franchisees and supporting them in the field by providing ongoing education, training, and new products and services.

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In what ways does your development department work alongside your operations department to enhance the recruitment process?
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We are considering a number of options as we work toward our 2018 franchise development goals, focusing primarily on zeroing in on what is working and switching up the approaches that are not.
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Over the course of the past year, The Gents Place has been heavily involved in marketing our franchise opportunity through a number of avenues, including social media marketing, public relations, open house events, and franchise expos--all designed to leverage our personal networks and entice growth.
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The data available through today's manifold third-party resources and related technologies is now required to inform and guide our decisions at every step of the lifecycle of our franchise owners.
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The process of hiring, training, and retaining qualified individuals for sales and development is a necessary company practice that should not be taken lightly.
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Unit franchise growth is the fuel that supplies life and sustainability to every franchisor's existence.
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At Pancheros, interviewing prospective franchisees who fit within our brand's culture is a lot like dating.
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What do you look for in a salesperson, and what are the critical elements to building a great sales and development team?
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Essentially doubling in size since 2010, Toppers Pizza is one of the fastest-growing pizza chains of the past 3 years.
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