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By now, bitcoin has become a household word. The idea of a digital, unregulated "cryptocurrency" elicits strong responses. Some have heralded bitcoin as revolutionary. Others, such as JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, denounced it as a "fraud." But in January of this year, Dimon walked that comment back, and declared, “The blockchain is real.” Why the change?
  • Joyce Mazero and William Sentell
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In 2015, I reported on the increasing use of technology in international franchising. Today, technology has become even more essential to the operation of franchised businesses around the world. Global use of technology in franchising includes franchise management, development, operations, training, social media, mobile pay, online delivery apps, marketing, and web-based POS systems.
  • William Edwards
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If you couldn't make it to FCMC this year, here's a highlight reel.
  • Eddy Goldberg
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When Kristina Van Bruggen joined Sizzler USA as vice president of marketing in 2014, the brand admittedly was a little behind the rapidly changing marketing curve.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 8,382 Reads 12 Shares
Effective succession planning can bring value to your business in the beginning as well as at the end.
  • Kendall Rawls
  • 5,993 Reads 33 Shares
Learn how 4 brands are using digital technology, plus tips from a marketing pro
  • Sara Wykes
  • 7,209 Reads 39 Shares
By now everyone is painfully aware that even a modest data breach at a medium-sized company can cause a world of pain. Cyber response costs alone (including reimbursing credit card companies for having to issue replacement cards) can run into the millions.
  • Eric Levy, Eddie Block, and Peter Vogel
  • 10,014 Reads 22 Shares
Life was full of promise when Tammy Whitworth and her husband Todd launched their first Window World franchise location in 1999 in Wilmington, North Carolina.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 28,026 Reads 2,339 Shares
Social media marketing news you can use. This week: 1) GDPR goes into effect on May 25, whether you're prepared or not; 2) McDonald's senior exec on how to respond (or not) to negative news; 3) 4 customer experience predictions for 2020; 4) what 9 franchise brands are doing with delivery.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 10,392 Reads 7 Shares
Larry Oberly, president and CEO of SpeedPro Imaging, knows from personal experience what it's like to be a franchisee. This provides him with an additional level of insight as he grows into his new role at SpeedPro.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 15,312 Reads 165 Shares
My career in business began at an unconventional location: the Brewhouse Grill in Hermosa Beach, Calif. Fresh out of college, I worked there as a waitress.
  • Jocelyn Mangan
  • 11,670 Reads 14 Shares
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In 2015, I reported on the increasing use of technology in international franchising. Today, technology has become even more essential to the operation of franchised businesses around the world.
  • William Edwards
  • 19,539 Reads 8 Shares
Franchising follows opportunities. Opportunities are created by economic and demographic changes.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 18,532 Reads 310 Shares
With the U.S. economy entering a period of inflation, franchise brands may have to raise prices
  • Darrell Johnson
  • 9,918 Reads 1 Shares
Andrew Howell, 29, has been in franchising for just four years but he is making big waves in Florida with his growing chain of Tropical Smoothie Cafes.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 13,209 Reads 7 Shares
8th Franchise Consumer Marketing Conference is coming up in June
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 11,544 Reads 4 Shares
Social media marketing news you can use. This week: 1) How to write a marketing budget your CFO will love; 2) 3 franchisees tell how to get buy-in on tech upgrades; 3) survey of 2,000 QSR and fast casual customers reveals delivery preferences; 4) Q&A with former Yum Brand CEO David Novak; and 5) consumer marketing technology news.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 11,125 Reads 1 Shares
Anil Yadav has graced the pages of this magazine before. He's well-known as a man whose work ethic took him from a Jack in the Box fry cook to the brand's largest franchisee, with 227 restaurants.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 34,958 Reads 62 Shares
Tutor Doctor focuses on quality prospects and international growth
  • Scott Thompson
  • 11,330 Reads 201 Shares
Understanding the Emerging Impact of the NextGen of Franchise Leaders and Consumers.
  • Kendall Rawls
  • 10,509 Reads 12 Shares
Carl Howard has served at the helm of Fazoli's for the past decade. In that time, he has helped lead the brand through numerous challenges and successes, helping it become America's largest fast-casual Italian brand, a thriving and growing franchise with more than 200 locations in 26 states.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 14,278 Reads 54 Shares
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How do you measure individual unit success? East Coast Wings tells how!
  • Sam Ballas
  • 10,048 Reads 168 Shares
The increase in opportunities to make data-driven decisions is changing the way Americans do business. With the influx of data, algorithms, and measuring systems, the days of intuition and gut decision-making are gone.
  • Sam Ballas
  • 10,101 Reads 2 Shares
Tracy Bouwens was a stay-at-home mom who never stayed home in Omaha when her discovery of Scooter's Coffee piqued her entrepreneurial instincts.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 14,988 Reads 3 Shares
Have you tried a cross-branded loyalty program yet?
  • Marty Greenbaum
  • 17,331 Reads 11 Shares
It will always be a fact in business that change is coming. Successful organizations must be willing to consistently innovate and adapt from the top down. Consider these steps to ensure you are tackling the questions of when, why, and how to adapt.
  • Champ Rawls
  • 11,824 Reads 6 Shares
How the opt-in local social media model can benefit your brand
  • Taylor Hulyksmith
  • 12,974 Reads 18 Shares
David Lopez made a bold move when he was 19 years old. He quit college, borrowed money, and opened his first business. Turns out he was pretty good at being an entrepreneur.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 24,351 Reads 90 Shares
When I first went to China in late 1982 there were no foreign brands operating in the country, and everyone wore Mao jackets and rode a bicycle. The term "middle-class consumer" did not apply. People shopped at government-owned stores and street vendors.
  • Bill Edwards
  • 14,631 Reads 11 Shares
Social media marketing news you can use. This week: 1) 6 email marketing experts predict what's ahead in 2018; and 2) introducing the Consumer Marketing Technology Roundup, featuring news briefs about ordering kiosks from Diebold Nixdorf, new ways to market from Google AdWords, LevelUp's new Broadcast service, and Toast and SpeedETab teaming up to offer native mobile ordering for restaurants.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 12,728 Reads 2 Shares
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