Quite often we speak with franchising executives about the challenges they’re facing. During these conversations, one subject that is commonly broached is the challenge surrounding franchise sales/development. Many times what the organization’s leadership is explaining to us are sympt... May. 12, 2010 05:22 PM EDT Reads: 430 |
Is creating an emotional bond or emotional engagement really what you’re after when working with prospective candidates who are interested in your franchise? If your job function is in franchise sales you’ll probably say “Yes”. If you’re a CEO you're likely thinking “No?”. The natur...May. 13, 2010 01:10 PM EDT Reads: 1,239 |
In my previous post, titled “Designing a Process for Awarding Franchises – Part 1: Leadership”, I looked at the notion of how designing a process of awarding franchises has to start with prioritizing around the characteristics that your franchisees should have. Without fist hashing ou...Mar. 14, 2010 08:11 PM EDT Reads: 1,666 |
Many franchisors utilize Twitter to communicate their products and services to would-be customers. But how do you know if your social media efforts are paying off? Can you pull up a real-time report to see just how many new leads you’ve created over the past week? If you find ...Mar. 24, 2010 02:34 PM EDT Reads: 2,309 |
As a follow up to yesterday’s post about effectively managing lead-flow, I’ve posted another video showing what I’ve found to be very useful and effective tools for lead generation. You might want to consider incorporating Google Adwords campaigns into your repertoir... Mar. 10, 2010 10:28 AM EST Reads: 1,329 |
Designing a process for effectively awarding franchises can be challenging. There is both a management and a leadership component to doing it. You may recall the image that Stephen Covey paints in “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” whereby a group of Workers are ... Mar. 13, 2010 08:23 PM EST Reads: 523 |
Like most companies in most industries, franchisors have plenty of moving parts and pieces in their business. For instance, there are potential franchise candidates to evaluate, real estate to analyze, franchisees to train, and franchisees to support; not to mention all of the franchi... Feb. 13, 2010 05:33 PM EST Reads: 935 |
Information Technology within franchise systems would appear to be a scarcity, judging by the lack of conversation on the topic. In this post, I've laid out 5 of the most important aspects that franchisors will require from their technology vendors.Feb. 25, 2010 10:57 AM EST Reads: 1,338 |
In the spirit of posting helpful information that has real-world applicability, I’ve put together a short video demo of effectively managing lead flow. This clip deals with managing incoming or reactive lead flow, as opposed to proactive lead generation.
Sophisticated franchise ... Mar. 9, 2010 01:11 PM EST Reads: 674 |






Is creating an emotional bond or emotional engagement really what you’re after when working with prospective candidates who are interested in your franchise? If your job function is in franchise sales you’ll probably say “Yes”. If you’re a CEO you're likely thinking “No?”. The natur...
In my previous post, titled “Designing a Process for Awarding Franchises – Part 1: Leadership”, I looked at the notion of how designing a process of awarding franchises has to start with prioritizing around the characteristics that your franchisees should have. Without fist hashing ou...
Many franchisors utilize Twitter to communicate their products and services to would-be customers. But how do you know if your social media efforts are paying off? Can you pull up a real-time report to see just how many new leads you’ve created over the past week? If you find ...
Information Technology within franchise systems would appear to be a scarcity, judging by the lack of conversation on the topic. In this post, I've laid out 5 of the most important aspects that franchisors will require from their technology vendors.
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