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Takeaways from the Franchise Leadership and Development Conference
We’re entering a new era in franchise recruitment and growing a franchise brand in the decade ahead is sure to be a challenge By Thomas Scott, CEO, and Founder, Brand Journalists As we wind down the 2010s, we stand on the threshold of a new and wildly different era of franchising. The 2019 Franchise Leadership...
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Thomas Scott Named to Titus Board
Scott Named to Titus Center Board of Advisors Brand Journalists’ CEO Thomas Scott has been appointed to the board of advisors of the Titus Center for Franchising, a center of excellence based at Palm Beach Atlantic University. The Titus Center provides franchise-oriented academic coursework leading to a bachelor’s degree with a concentration in franchising. The...
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Franchise Development Takeaways from the 2018 IFA Conference
The opportunity for massive growth exists for those systems that get it For the 58th International Franchise Association Conference, almost 4,000 attendees traveled to sunny Phoenix to attend a week’s worth of best-practice sharing, think tanks, education, and franchising strategy sessions. The IFA conference remains the premier event to learn about franchising in the world....
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Takeaways from the 2016 Franchise Leadership & Development Conference
Gradual growth, record demand and younger buyers force change in franchise development It’s hard to believe it is the 18th year of the Franchise Leadership & Development Conference (FLDC). From humble beginnings with fewer than fifty people, the event has grown to become one of the premier places for franchise recruitment professionals to learn about...
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Why Your Franchise Development Video Campaign Is All Wrong
Leverage prospects’ emotional connections to your brand and unlock results By Josh Harrell, VP of Video Strategy When Keith and Chris McBrayer opened their first Captain D’s franchise two years ago, they were overwhelmed by the support of their local community they loved so much, by the business they brought in, and ultimately, by fulfilling...
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Google Reports More Visitors on Mobile Devices Than Desktops for First Time
Percentage of visitors increases from 29% to more than 50% in one year Google quietly announced on its blog recently that in 10 countries the number of users using the search engine on mobile devices was larger than the number of desktop / laptop users for the first time in history. Last year, the number...
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RIP Ray Bradbury
Much of our work at Brand Journalists is telling stories about driven entrepreneurs in the franchise industry. Our clients are a diverse bunch but they all have one thing in common: like Ray Bradbury, they launch rockets in their mind and as a result, achieve great things in life. Willpower and imagination are cornerstones of great business leaders and Bradbury understood this. Achievements take a leap of faith.
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Facebook Reviews Tab for Businesses Going Away
One of my daughters marches in her High School marching band and they’ve enjoyed several years of success in competitions. We really enjoy watching the band and always like the sections where the entire band lines up near the front of the field, closest to the stands. When they do this, the sound is at...
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The New Information Food Chain
Pam Coyle, April 20, 2010 Thomas Scott, a friend and former colleague at The Times-Picayune, recently asked me to help punch up a press release. He’s vice president of marketing at Showhomes, a home staging franchise business, frequent blogger and social media thinker. I got a great up-close lesson in the new ways of the...
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Showhomes Home Staging Hits Franchise Expansion Goal
Showhomes home staging is one of the few companies in franchising that has succeeded in using social media to have dramatic breakthroughs in franchise sales. Their brand journalism approach to social media deserves the credit and any franchise professional should read this article by the Daily Vista to learn how they did it:
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