For those of you interested in the latest Franchise Marketing News, I have added a new page to my Franchise Marketing Site. I will keep you updated on all the new marketing trends, both online, and offline. If it...
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Marketing. Blog World Expo Is In Vegas Next Month!
I made the mistake of missing last year’s Blog World Expo. Not this year…. If you are involved in marketing, PR, or media relations, and you are not up to speed on just how powerful and important blogging...
Small Business Expert Of The Week
WOW! I want to publicly thank the fine folks over at Work.com for naming me "Business Expert Of The Week." You made this guy smile. Read about it on the Work.com Community Blog… By the way, The Work.com...
Pickles And Ice Cream
I just had to. I have no idea if this franchise is good, bad, or successful. But the name is the best one I have heard this year. My friends over at the Daily Franchise News are reporting that this franchise chain is...
THIS Franchisee Loves Helping Others
Sanderson PR The fine folks at Sanderson PR shared an uplifting story today about a franchisee of Express Employment Professionals, the re-branded name of Express Personnel, out of Oklahoma. This is a great week for...
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Solar Panel Franchises. My Servers Are Overloaded!
Ok! OK! OK!! I get it! Gas prices are over $4.00. My wife just put 11 gallons in her Mitsubishi Galant, and it cost $50. She came home, and proceeded to throw up! Does my wife's aggravation have anything to do with...
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An Interesting Coffee Licensing Opportunity
{Courtesy of fellow blogger and marketer, Sean Kelly, and his FranBest Coffee site} Village Coffee’s licensing program is designed for individuals who want to open a turnkey gourmet, community coffee shop without the...
Still More Small Business Trends To Ponder
I found an interesting blog that is run by The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council. One of their guest authors, Thomas M. Sullivan, is the Chief Counsel for Advocacy at the U.S. Small Business Administration...
Veteran Bloggers?
If you are a veteran blogger, does that mean you are a veteran? Or, does that mean you target veterans? Could it be that you are a veteran, a blogger, and target other veterans? Are you glad you just read that? Read...
Franchise Marketing: Do You Offer A Monday Through Friday Business?
If you happen to own or work for a franchise company, are you finding it tougher to find future franchise owners? Is our tough economy impacting the number of inquires you are receiving from interested parties? Is it...
The Franchise King Blog: Reaching Out To My Readers…
As we head towards the July 4th holiday weekend, I thought that it would be a nice time to reach out to you, for some suggestions. First of all, I hope you feel that I am doing a good job with The Franchise King Blog...
Your Vote Counts.
For The Coolest Franchise Website!!! With all this talk about voting this week, one would think that this is an election year….Anyway, there is this Cool little contest going on, and you have until Monday, June...
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"The Coolest Franchise Website" Contest Is Ready For Your Votes!
At 10:00 AM today, you can go to the nomination page of the contest, look at the websites that have been submitted, and cast your vote! You may vote for one Franchise Website, once per day. The "Coolest Franchise...
A Franchise Opportunity-Pet Funerals
The Pet industry is a multi-billion dollar one, with many different opportunities for the franchise industry to move in, and try to dominate things in different niches. It’s actually neeshes, according to my...
Alltop.com Keeps You In The Loop
Guy Kawasaki With thousands of new websites and blogs being added to the internet every day, it is becoming increasingly difficult to absorb everything that is going on in our world. It used to be easier. On the way to...
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Green Franchises; Which Major One Is Now Greening it’s Operation?
If you guessed Wendy’s, or Burger King, you would be wrong….If you guessed 7-11, or MAACO, you would be wrong. Are you thinking Arby’s? Dunkin Donut’s? Two Men And A Truck? The now famous 2 Dudes...
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Franchise Contest Update! Almost 50 Franchise Entries So Far
The Coolest Franchise Website Contest is still in progress, and so far, almost 50 contest entries have been received. There are thousands of franchise companies out there, and some of them may have Cool Websites. Are...
More About Those Silly Meal Prep Franchises
In July of last year, I discussed the "Meal Prep" franchise model, and how I felt that it wasn’t very well thought out. Here is part of what I said: "Since I am part of the dual income we have no...
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The Franchise King’s Video Response To Papa John’s 23 Cent Pizza!
*********Update****** Update****** Go here {today only May 8th} for Live Updates of 2,000+ people waiting in line for these 23 cent Pizza's. WKYC-TV's website. Police involved, now.Line jumping starting as...
Fellow Franchise Blogger Featured In Franchise Times Story
Jim Coen, a Boston area franchise consultant, and a guy who shares many of the same views as I do-concerning the franchise industry was just featured in Franchise Times, a leading industry publication. The topic was...
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A Franchise PR Firm’s Take On Papa John’s 23 Cent Pizza Apology
Chicago based Sanderson PR, the public relations agency for everything franchise, says that the DC franchisee who imprinted the infamous "Crybaby" T-Shirts for the Wizards-Cavs basketball playoff game was a...
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Does Papa John’s Franchise Dislike The Cleveland Cavaliers Franchise?
Being a franchise industry blogger based in Cleveland has it's ups and downs. Here is a down: "Cuyahoga County, metropolitan Cleveland's largest county, is now ranked #1!" Number #1 for what, you might...
Taking John Jantsch’s Duct Tape Marketing Advice
John Jantsch I was reading John’s Duct Tape Marketing Newsletter a couple of weeks ago, and I really liked his idea of having a one page web "hub." In a web hub , interested parties are sent to a central...
"The Coolest Franchise Website" Contest Has Been Extended!
We have extended the Cool contest until May 19th. That means you can nominate your favorite franchise website until May 19th at 10:00PM. The nominees will be announced on June 2nd, and that is also when voting will...
Solar Franchise Update From The Franchise King Blog!
With Earth Day being celebrated around the planet yesterday, I thought this would be the time to update you on a very popular topic…Solar Energy-Franchising…..
Nominations For "The Coolest Franchise Website" Contest Are Rolling In…
As we start tracking The Coolest Franchise Website nominations, I have been thinking about just how much the internet has changed everything. I do mean everything. From how our children are starting to learn about the...
What Exactly IS a "Cool" Franchise Website?
What is the definition of a "Cool" website? My definition may be completely different than your definition. For me, a "cool" website will have some nice color combinations, stunning graphics, easy to...
Nominate Your Favorite Franchise Website!
Nominations for "The Coolest Franchise Website Contest" can be submitted now! State Franchise Centers.com, in conjunction with The Franchise Engine, and Sanderson PR, are searching for the franchise websites...
