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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
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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
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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
  • 5,177 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
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My very first experience in the restaurant industry was a job as a server at my local IHOP, which began a lifelong love affair with the restaurant industry.
  • Franchise Update
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Every successful franchisor reaches a certain point where they must decide what the next step will be in expanding their business.
  • Jim
  • 2,442 Reads
John Sullivan is a Midwesterner with a background in retail and corporate America. He moved to St. Louis following college and began his career with Macy's department stores.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,689 Reads
Fast on the heels of its recent legal challenge to a new minimum wage law passed in Seattle, the International Franchise Association (IFA) has now set its sights on the city of Chicago.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,929 Reads
Essentially doubling in size since 2010, Toppers Pizza is one of the fastest-growing pizza chains of the past 3 years.
  • Franchise Update
  • 3,446 Reads 9 Shares
Franchise development executives know that a high percentage of their future franchisees will require debt to purchase a franchise unit.
  • Mike Rozman
  • 4,135 Reads 32 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
  • 6,575 Reads 1,023 Shares
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Growing franchisee profitability usually requires growing the top line, as well as controlling costs. With no rising economic tide to lift all boats, the way to grow sales is to take share from the competition.
  • Jack Mackey
  • 5,867 Reads
From a young age, I knew that I wanted to lead an organization. This is possibly due to spending time during my childhood working alongside my father in our family businesses.
  • Franchise Update
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As CMO at Austin-based Schlotzsky's, Mark Mears oversees the direction of the brand's marketing division, including the strategic management of its marketing and creative services departments, along with directing brand promotions, advertising, creative design, menu tests, and other initiatives.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,543 Reads 144 Shares
Google will now allow desktop and Android mobile users to filter restaurant searches by price, ratings, cuisine, and whether they're open
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 3,973 Reads
MFV Expositions, the International Franchise Association and Franchise Update Media Join Forces for an All-Day, Educational Event in New York City on June 18, Exclusive to Multi-Unit Franchise Owners
  • Franchise Update Media
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Why won't my employees just do what I tell them? Why am I struggling to motivate my team? Why aren't they giving me the performance I need?
  • Dr. Tasha Eurich
  • 7,036 Reads 1 Shares
Franchise Update's Multi-Unit Franchising Conference just wrapped another winning event that attracted record numbers and offered another stellar lineup of keynote speakers and industry titans.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,540 Reads
Discuss the role of diversity inside your marketing department and in your marketing strategies.
  • Franchise Update
  • 4,611 Reads 1,021 Shares
I literally grew up working in the business before it became a holding company for multiple franchised service brands. By the time I was 13, I was learning all about sales and customer service at a car wash my father owned.
  • Franchise Update
  • 4,864 Reads
If you have decided to "Go Global" with your franchise, the next question is, "Now what?" Recent reports by both McKinsey and the Economist indicate that global executives in many regions of the world are more bullish about new investments than in recent years.
  • William Edwards
  • 3,100 Reads
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I believe the saying, "You are the sum of all your experiences" is pretty accurate. I've experienced a lot of challenges throughout my life, both personal and professional, and those challenges have definitely helped guide me in leadership roles.
  • Franchise Update
  • 4,611 Reads 1 Shares
In previous articles we looked at the basics of taking your franchise global, how technology helps you succeed globally, and how U.S. franchises are growing around the world. So if you have decided to "Go Global" with your franchise, the next question is, "Now what?"
  • William Edwards
  • 3,085 Reads 1 Shares
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
  • 5,200 Reads
Frances Allen is no stranger to big brands. Over the past 25 years, she's logged successful stints as a senior marketing executive at Dunkin' Donuts, Sony Ericsson, PepsiCo, and Frito-Lay.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 5,065 Reads 1 Shares
Franchisees looking to grow, expand, or simply up their game would do well to check out Franchise Update Media's upcoming 2014 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference (MUFC) next month, April 23-25 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,606 Reads 70 Shares
Frances Allen, executive vice president and chief brand officer for Denny's since July 2010, is no stranger to big brands.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,222 Reads 1,021 Shares
When we profiled David Griffin in 2010, he had just purchased 25 Jiffy Lube stores in Colorado. The stores were underperforming, some were dilapidated, and the U.S. economy still at one of its all-time lows.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 10,247 Reads 1 Shares
When it comes to franchise sales, it seems the more things change, the more the development practices of many franchisors remain the same.
  • Helen Bond
  • 4,391 Reads 1 Shares
We asked Stacy Anderson, chief marketing officer at Anytime Fitness and Waxing the City to discuss the role of diversity in the company's marketing department and in its marketing strategies.
  • Stacy Anderson
  • 26,062 Reads 121 Shares

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