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Informative articles to support business buyers, franchisees, and franchisors in New York.

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
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Franchising is a diverse world comprised of all kinds of brands, products, services, and opportunities.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Whether you're launching a new business or wondering why your existing company isn't performing as well as predicted, longtime corporate executive Larry Katzen suggests taking a careful look at your business plan.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,772 Reads 1,022 Shares
Does a 120 percent conversion rate on a social media marketing campaign sound appealing? Yes, that's right: a conversion rate of more than 100 percent is exactly what First Cup LLC, a large Dunkin' Donuts franchisee in Arizona...
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,644 Reads
As the resident copywriter at Local Search Masters, I review more online ads every day than is probably healthy. Luckily, spending all this time working with and thinking about these ads has helped me learn a few good habits I'd like to share here.
  • James Crater
  • 4,312 Reads 1,023 Shares
Apple's new iBeacon technology, an "indoor positioning system" that allows devices to notify iPhones and iPads when they're nearby, is being evaluated by a lot of mobile marketers.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 4,294 Reads
When a customer ordered a sandwich at one of Mike Knobelock's restaurants in North Carolina, it came with pickles on it. "They didn't like pickles," says JJ Villafranca, COO at Knobelock's company.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,833 Reads 2 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
  • 3,132 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
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Whether the mergers and acquisitions market is in a hot upswing or in a down cycle, one valuation measure remains the primary focus in nearly all transactions: the multiple of EBITDA (or cash flow).
  • Dean Zuccarello
  • 14,387 Reads 1,014 Shares
Do your franchisees use location analytics? Do they know what it is, and how it can boost their average unit volume and help the system grow? Do you?
  • Jack Mackey
  • 2,391 Reads
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Every day there seems to be a new "security breach" making the news. We hear a lot more that don't make the news. Businesses from all over the world call us in a panic, trying to figure out what went wrong with their online security.
  • David Ellis
  • 3,032 Reads
Objective: Candidate gains insights and understanding of the opportunity from owners. Review the results of your candidate's conversations.
  • Steve Olson
  • 3,457 Reads
Do you know there is "free" money out there for your business, and that it is easier than ever to claim it?
  • Nate DaPore
  • 6,071 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
  • 5,124 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
  • 5,657 Reads 70 Shares
Corporate prepaid credit and debit cards offer a new approach to managing day-to-day employee spending that, until now, was available only to the largest corporations.
  • Toffer Grant
  • 5,463 Reads
What's the downside to getting information from your sales force into your CRM system? If you're like most managers, you'll answer, "Actually getting the information from the sales force."
  • Mark Penson
  • 3,290 Reads
Imagine you're a new snowboarder or skier having a rough day on the slopes. Suddenly, a Vail Resorts employee glides alongside of you. You wonder if she's going to ask you to get off the mountain so you don't endanger yourself or anyone else.
  • John Tschohl
  • 4,492 Reads 1,014 Shares
If a 1% or 2% percent return on a direct mail campaign is about okay, then using the same odds you're sure to find at least one or two useful, inspiring, or challenging nuggets among these "101 Awesome Marketing Quotes" collected by HubSpot, the inbound marketing software platform provider.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 2,818 Reads 2 Shares
YouTube soft pedals it for fear of alienating advertisers seeking other age groups, but the 14- to 18-year-old set is their single largest demographic.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 3,989 Reads 20 Shares
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Grant Simon is a textbook example of a multi-unit franchisee who can't sit still. When we profiled Simon in 2008 (Q3), he was operating 18 Great Clips salons in the Atlanta area.
  • Kerry Pipes
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Ted Kergan's path to success as Louisiana's largest Sonic Drive-In franchisee has been marked by hard knocks.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 9,498 Reads 1 Shares
As a franchise owner, your employees are likely making purchases on behalf of you and your business, which can conflict with the strong need you have to control expenses and limit risk.
  • Toffer Grant
  • 6,852 Reads
Investing wisely does not come naturally to most of us. Many of the skills that support ultimate financial management success run counter to how our natural wiring prompts us to behave.
  • Carol Schleif
  • 4,884 Reads 1,021 Shares
We asked Chris Cheek, chief development officer at Toppers Pizza, what role diversity plays in his brand's recruitment and development process. Here's what he had to say
  • Chris Cheek
  • 2,658 Reads 15 Shares
If you're a franchisor looking for experienced, successful multi-unit franchisees, consider attending Franchise Update Media's 2014 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference next month, April 23-25 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
  • Franchise Update Media
  • 3,399 Reads 30 Shares
Frances Allen, executive vice president and chief brand officer for Denny's since July 2010, is no stranger to big brands.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,260 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
  • 10,331 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
  • 4,435 Reads 1 Shares

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