Healthy Franchise Relations Tip #43 – The Invisible Factor
Here’s a tip from Greg that is well worth sharing. Being present and fully engaged in every moment is a lifelong practice. Certainly for me, I can get so focused on the checklist, getting things done and meeting objectives, that sometimes I forget to fully ‘be’ with what is occurring in this moment. Check out […]
Calling all Franchise Industry Events!
We will be publishing our Q-2 update of SPEAK!’s2014 Franchise Industry EventsCalendar on 4/1/14. Please take a look at the Q-1 calendar and let us know if you have anything to add, update, or delete. Click here to view the calendar. Deadline for new submissions and updates is Monday 3/24/14. Thanks for your help […]
3 Reasons to Include a Game Show to Liven Up your Next Franchise Convention!
Incorporating a game show into your next franchise convention is a great way to engage your attendees in a high-energy and often times hilarious learning experience. Whether using a game show as a way to reinforce new information, to build a sense of unity and teamwork or to just simply entertain and engage your franchisees, […]
Do You Really Know What Your Franchisees Are Saying About Your Brand?
Recently, Michelle Rowen, President of Franchise Business Review, and I had a chat about the upcoming Franchise Satisfaction Survey. Michelle took me through a tour of what their survey does and the wealth of data that is available to franchisors who participate. WOW! WOW! WOW! – I can’t imagine running a franchise system without this kind […]
How to Get the Key Messages of Your Franchise Conference to Stick!
In every conversation we have with our franchise clients, at some point we will talk about the success they have had in the past in getting their key conference messages to stick in the minds (and businesses) of their franchisees. What we mean by ‘stick’ is really engagement. It’s about inspiring franchisees to implement and […]
Common Sense Insights to Improve Your Sales and Marketing Results
Today's post is by one of most in-demand speakers, Ford Saeks. Our client's love working with Ford because he absolutely understands what actionable tools are relevant to franchisee audiences and how to deliver those tools in an engaging and exciting way. Ford also works with franchisor organizations and today's post is all about revisiting a […]
Mastering the Art of Effective Facilitation
Picture credit from Kevin Kuhne's Book Illustrations One of the things that really stood out at this year’s Faegre Baker Daniels Franchise Summit was watching great facilitators at work. The Leading Edge team of Carol Grannis and Cindy Maher are professional adult educators and a big part of their remarkable delivery is their razor-sharp facilitation skills. […]
Improved Attitude, Improved Life
I loved today’s thought from Ralph Marston so much, I printed it and taped it to my monitor. Just being reminded that, “no matter how good and positive your attitude may be, you can improve it!”, created a fabulous shift in my thinking for the day. Taking a moment to focus on the very best possibilities […]
Why Franchise Relationships Get Strained
Relationships are hard. Period. From personal to professional, anyone who is successful in their relationships knows that it takes serious work that is conscious and continuous. When it comes to franchising, there’s no one who “gets” how to build healthy franchise relationships more than Greg Nathan. And we are lucky to have Greg here in […]
Add Value, Make a Profit
With the end how to get your ex back less options in the marketplace it's difficult to find those loyal customers who don't shop around – you know, your “buddies” who you can count on to spend their money with YOU every time they need your product or service. They have no need to shop […]
