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How to Drive Franchise Profits Via Customer Satisfaction

By |2026-04-14T15:19:27+00:00November 6th, 2015|Blog|

As local business owners, your franchisees are often buried in the day-to-day details of running their businesses—hiring, payroll, sales, customer service—meaning they typically have time to pay attention to customer satisfaction. Make it easy for them by providing them with customer satisfaction data that relates specifically to their location.

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The Most Important Franchise Operations Tool You May Not Be Using

By |2026-04-14T15:19:49+00:00July 7th, 2015|Blog|

In June 2015, over 100 franchisors learned how to run their brand more successfully via Franchise Business Review’s 2015 Ops Webinar Series. They benefitted from the insight of 15 respected franchise industry leaders who shared their experiences, expertise, and favorite resources during five online sessions. Throughout the series, one idea kept that regardless of the session topic was...

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GAINING TRACTION: 5 Steps to Drive Franchise Performance and Profitability

By |2021-02-12T16:59:51+00:00February 20th, 2015|Blog|

Having a strong culture of transparency is critical for the long-term success of your franchisees and your system as a whole. Franchisees can easily get distracted as their business grows, which will ultimately stall their growth. Being 100 percent transparent as an organization will keep you and your franchisees laser-focused on things that really matter.

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Don’t Be a Dummy

By |2026-04-14T15:16:22+00:00July 3rd, 2014|Blog|

No matter how “good” your system is, there’s a little bit of dummy in every organization. If any of these sound like someone you know, now is the time to address it – they could be holding you back from being truly GREAT.

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Improve Franchisee Relations One Note At A Time

By |2024-11-18T15:09:53+00:00June 19th, 2014|Blog|

A common complaint from franchisees is that their franchisor doesn’t listen, the corporate office is out of touch, and they don’t feel part of the larger brand. There are a lot of big picture things you can do to change this, but there’s also one seemingly small thing that can make all the difference: A handwritten note.

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Jimmy John’s Greatest Mistake

By |2026-04-14T15:17:43+00:00April 7th, 2014|Blog|

The passion of Jimmy Liautuad is palpable. He’s got a big personality, and as he shared at Franchise Time’s Finance and Growth Conference in March, he’s had a great ride as CEO of Jimmy John’s Gourmet Subs—a brand he started back in 1983. But it hasn’t all been roses.

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Compete Locally to Succeed Nationally

By |2026-04-15T14:32:23+00:00October 7th, 2013|Blog|

Local efforts can have a big impact on a franchise system as a whole, including its unit profitability, storewide sales, and overall brand growth. If you’re not already, you may want to consider what (or who) is actually driving your local efforts.

Item 19: Uncluttering the Debate

By |2026-04-14T14:32:41+00:00June 27th, 2013|Blog|

It’s no secret that the Item 19 is a hot-button issue in franchising. While the majority of experts vote in favor of it, there are still many who argue that an Item 19 is not absolutely necessary. Who's right?