Greg Nathan: 33 Common Mistakes When Organising Franchise Conferences
Unfortunately, we all learn through mistakes, whether another’s (ideal) or our own (a bummer). 😊 A couple year’s back, Greg Nathan compiled a list of 33 Common Mistakes When Organising Franchise Conferences. With the 2018 event planning season in full swing for most of you, I thought I’d send it out again for potential use […]
Recovery Ongoing: Supporting Franchisees in Crisis from Greg Nathan
In thinking about so many of our franchisor friends which have franchisees working to recover from the damage of the recent hurricanes, I remembered a wonderful and useful article Greg Nathan shared a few years back. I thought I’d pass it along it hopes that it may be useful to some of you. Greg Nathan’s […]
Event Planning: HELP, am I forgetting anything?
Are you a “wake up in the middle of the night remembering something you forgot to do” sort of person? Boy, I try hard NOT to be (but sometimes it still happens 😊), Checklists are my go-to prevention tool! And is there a function that needs a timeline and checklist any more than event planning?!?! […]
SPEAK!’s Top Twelve Most Requested Keynote Topics
Would it be helpful to see a list of popular franchise keynote topics for help in your 2018 event planning? Well, we created our SPEAK!’s Top Twelve Most Requested Keynote Topics, for just that purpose! And we’re currently in the process of gathering 2017 information as well and will update it at year’s end. So […]
Poker Anyone?
I just ran across an article from MeetingsNet and thought it was smart, concise and useful. So, of course, I thought I’d pass it along. 🙂 Attorney Barbara Dunn O’Neal says regarding contract negotiations, “It’s not poker people, put your cards on the table.” Check out the full article, Contracts 101: Know Before You Negotiate, […]
WHERE to Next? Meeting Destination Tips!
We were talking to our friend Marcus Johnson, from the Reno/Tahoe Convention Visitor’s Bureau about franchise convention destinations the other day and he mentioned a great article from the Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) that we thought we’d pass along. Leverage your Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) or Destination Management Organization (DMO) to Make Your […]
Let’s Talk About Values
Have you ever… interacted with a franchise organization regularly (other than your own), and tried to guess what their core values are? Unintentionally, we definitely have! At IFA a couple months back, Debbie and I had the pleasure of meeting or reconnecting with so many wonderful people. In some cases, we met multiple team members […]
Greg Nathan: The Sock Thief – Greg’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute Tip
Greg’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute Tip The Sock Thief Knowing Greg has a new puppy, I thought I knew where this one was going. 🙂 Read on… “I once operated a bakery cafe where we made all our pastries from scratch. Because our top-seller was apricot danish, we kept a large stock of tinned apricots. […]
Was My Franchise Convention a Wild Success?!?
Here’s Part 3 of SPEAK’s series with tips for creating Fantastic Franchise Conventions! In January, I again had the wonderful opportunity to co-facilitate (with Marcus Johnson, Reno/Tahoe Visitors Bureau) a Business Solutions Roundtable at IFA and listened to some of the most successful franchisors talk about their convention successes. Here’s Part 3 of our series […]
Conference Insider Tips for Fantastic Franchise Conventions – Part 2
At IFA in January, I again had the wonderful opportunity to co-facilitate (with Marcus Johnson, Reno/Tahoe Visitors Bureau) a Business Solutions Roundtable and listened to some of the most successful franchisors talk about their convention successes. From those conversations grew a slew of valuable conference tips—and here’s Part 2! Conference Tips: Provide time for franchisees […]
