Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2013

We can learn much about achieving excellence—not only for our customers, but for ourselves—by taking a lesson from franchises. The franchising concept has been wildly successful over the past 40 years. The appeal of a franchise is rooted in two promises. What comes to mind when you think of Starbucks?

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Franchising Wilde Price Marketing Strategy 95

Six Disciplines

MARCH 29, 2013

We can learn much about achieving excellence—not only for our customers, but for ourselves—by taking a lesson from franchises. The franchising concept has been wildly successful over the past 40 years. The appeal of a franchise is rooted in two promises. What comes to mind when you think of Starbucks?

Franchising 95

Franchising Wilde Price Marketing Strategy 95

ExactHire - Leadership

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Elevate your training beyond a blurb in the handbook. Create a comprehensive anti-discrimination training plan using how-to videos and assessments to ensure understanding. Create additional, in-depth training programs for managers. Use your ATS and onboarding software to create job descriptions and trainings for each position.

Tips 98

Tips Human Resources Software Training 98

CEO Blog

MARCH 22, 2012

We like consistency and good brands (like many franchises) deliver that comfort. I like to think I am a sophisticated consumer who is not influenced by marketing and brand. It is the people but it is also to training, coaching, mentoring, tools and processes that are in place to make the people great and consistent with the brand.

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Brand Franchising Customer Loyalty Reputation 162

Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Car salesmen, for example, are trained to not directly ask a customer if he or she wants to buy the car they were looking at because that leads them to a binary option and potentially a fast, “No.” And it’s accomplished just by carefully wording a statement in a very specific and purposeful way.

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Film Leadership Franchising System 166

Strategy Driven

APRIL 29, 2019

Your Own Brand or a Franchise? First of all, consider whether you would like to have your own day care brand or prefer the perks that come with a franchise. Training and Education: It’s likely that you will need to gain some formal childcare qualifications before you can be approved to start your own day care from home.

Franchising 10

Franchising Licensing Guidelines Education 10

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2016

No longer a discretionary luxury, predictive analytics are now the name of the game for those who seek to utilize customer metrics in a meaningful way to establish a tremendous competitive advantage, gain notable market share and significantly boost bottom lines. Maximizing Marketing Budget ROI. About the Author.

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CRM System ROI Audience 50

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2018

The marketing industry will be no exception. AI holds great promise for making marketing more intelligent, efficient, consumer-friendly, and, ultimately, more effective. Data-Driven Marketing. But first, what are some examples of how AI can help make marketing more effective? Using AI in Marketing. Insight Center.

Marketing 8

Marketing Policies Technology Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

Some companies increase their social media staff to offer live responses during big events like the Super Bowl or the Grammys, but then they return to predominately one-way social media or content marketing. Here is a simple process from my book Social Media Strategy, Marketing, and Advertising in the Consumer Revolution.

Media 8

Media Marketing Software Human Resources 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2013

It's time to bring a proven business model to the social enterprise space: the franchise. Franchising has a special place in our economic system. For example, it's much less risky to franchise a restaurant than to start your own. A restaurant franchise buys the core elements of the business — brand, menu, advertising.

Franchising 8

Franchising Business Model Supply Chain Entrepreneur 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 6, 2014

I recently stopped for lunch at a franchise restaurant. I support cause related marketing and have advised many corporations on setting up such programs. I went to their website, where franchise chains allege they want customer comments. I say it is not, and I’m an expert on cause-related marketing.

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Franchising Marketing Strategy Strategic Planning 74

Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Networking and marketing are vital parts of building a business, so make sure you have a plan to tackle both. If you go the non-medical route, you need to decide if you want to be part of a home care franchise or go independent. It's also a great way to meet people at local trade shows and farmers markets!

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Tips Franchising Cost Travel 95

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Minimal professional training? Because the "unmentionable" subject of menstruation is taboo, the market failure — supplying cheaper pads — had never received the attention it deserved. She was recently contacted by entrepreneurs from Zambia and Zimbabwe who were interested in starting SHE franchises.

Franchising 13

Franchising CEO GDP Entrepreneur 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2018

My perspective and approach to misconduct risk are influenced by my work as a bank supervisor, and by my background and training as an economist. Market Failures and Misconduct Risk. Namely, firms may operate with sub-optimal levels of cultural capital due to different types of market failures. Externalities.

Company 12

Company Banking Incentives Human Capital 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2013

The concept seems appealing — incremental investment enters the "social impact" market in the form of below-market loans or equity, incenting mission-driven organizations to become self-sustaining. So we offer farmers what we call a "market bundle": seed and fertilizer on credit, training, and market facilitation.

Bottom-up 8

Bottom-up Franchising Operations Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Women-owned entities in the formal sector represent approximately 37% of enterprises globally — a market worthy of attention by businesses and policy makers alike. Similarly, I recently met with Sanergy and Copia Global, Kenyan social enterprises using franchise models. I think it''s safe to say that it''s the latter.

Globalization 13

Globalization Entrepreneur Banking Supply Chain 13

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 28, 2015

One remote on which I joined Cactus was for the fourth KFC franchise in the United States. We train people to be trustworthy. Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. About the Author.

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Pryor Mentor Learning-by-Doing Audience 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

This striking gap signals an opportunity for companies: Secure a competitive advantage by building your employees' ability to succeed in the increasingly complicated labyrinths of today's — and tomorrow's — markets. In our experience, social entrepreneurs can be extraordinary role models in this regard.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Company Six Sigma Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2014

How do you identify, blend, develop, train and coach a mix of talents into wholes measurably greater than the sum of their parts? That’s the “franchise of the future” challenge haunting sports’ brightest minds and biggest wallets. What combinatorial characteristics of high-performers empower everyone else to over-perform?

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Team Sports Franchising Early Adopters 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

Myriad potential public policy-related risks and opportunities for companies arise across a broad spectrum of political and economic systems — from the state capitalism of former Communist states to the “ mixed economies ” in traditional “liberal” democracies, from developed to developing markets.

Policies 8

Policies Politics Short-term Globalization 8

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Become a part of them as opposed to a vendor to them …This is a difficult concept for old-school marketers to get their arms around, but a critical one nonetheless. I created a successful language school in the 70s, the old way, of course, literally, physically knocking on corporate doors and asking to speak to the training manager.

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Media Influence Blog Real Estate 368

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Building employee engagement and customer satisfaction takes years of action across a variety of fronts: training, measurement, compensation, etc. (If Human Resources, Sales and Marketing, and Operations—at least—need to be involved. If there is a "do this and get rich quick" article in HBR , I haven't read it.).

Retail 8

Retail Heskett Franchising COO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2013

The unique experience plus the added revenue from selling the figurines has made Skylanders a billion-dollar franchise. Tesco already achieved dramatic results with its virtual grocery store in Korean subways, enabling people to shop while they wait for a train. Tap-based marketing solves these problems. NFC saves time.

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Download Loyalty Objective Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2012

According to Rosenfeld, "unlike most of the other markets in which we co-produce, Sesame Street had never been broadcast in India. Rosenfeld says they've piloted the delivery of content through mobile phones, including teacher-training videos which are on pre-loaded sim cards. Being Willing To Try New Operating Models.

Globalization 8

Globalization Power Workshop Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

When my organization, Education For Employment , began operations in 2006 as a demand-driven answer to Arab youth unemployment, I felt that creating a social franchise model was the best way to meaningfully address an issue of this scale. The franchise model empowers local board and staff members to take appropriate action.

Franchising 8

Franchising Uncertainty NGO Operations 8

ExactHire - Leadership

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Eliminate Workplace Discrimination, Promote Diversity Elevate your training beyond a blurb in the handbook. Create a comprehensive anti-discrimination training plan using how-to videos and assessments to ensure understanding. Create additional, in-depth training programs for managers. Sometimes payroll mistakes will happen.

Tips 52

Tips Human Resources Software Training 52

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2010

She'd mentioned her business, Calidad de Vida, a group of day care centers for the elderly, and he'd peppered her with questions, explaining that he was interested not only as a doctor (he was the leading cardiothoracic surgeon at Madrid's best hospital) but also as a potential investor (he'd unloaded his stocks just before the market collapsed).

Case Study 13

Case Study Franchising Health Care Follow-up 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

In this environment, a new 4G only player has entered in 2016 with an initial investment of $20 billion in network and market infrastructure. Over 90 % of India’s brick and mortar stores are tiny, single location shops (not part of chains or franchises). It is another internet revolution, yet again.

Strategy 8

Strategy Banking Venture Capitalist Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2017

Primary care delivery faces additional challenges for scaling because it operates on thin margins, often is not highly valued by patients, and has difficulty attracting trained providers. Market focus. There are considerable hurdles to scaling any health service in resource-constrained settings. Insight Center.

Development 8

Development Health Care Operations Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2012

It's hard to take a venture to the next level without knowing how to recruit, train, and retain talented people. Aflatoun has scaled its impact by making it easy for others to copy what it does, providing access to the curriculum materials it has developed for teaching children financial skills to franchise partners all over the world.

How To 15

How To Franchising ROI Entrepreneur 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2012

But today, franchises like these are no longer enough to sustain both the profit and growth expectations of these legacy electronics businesses. Though they may be poorly positioned to vie for the gamers who are playing games on their cell phones during train rides, there are jobs for which consoles are uniquely positioned.

Industry 8

Industry Franchising Christensen System 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

These concerns get polite nods here and there but, mostly, serious Africans ignore them and firmly redirect the conversation back to private equity, or franchise deals, or something along those lines. Bottom line: Are you game or are you out? And have you heard that we have more mobile phones than any other continent besides Asia?

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Globalization Politics Franchising 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

And, importantly, it would set up the sales and distribution infrastructure to sell the product to those who could afford to pay for it, while still focusing on bottom of the pyramid markets. At the same time, the nonprofit is able to focus on broader issues around newborn health, through training, education, and monitoring and evaluation.

NGO 8

NGO Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Short-term 8

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Any number of franchised coaching offerings can be purchased at affordable prices, numerous affliliations with the hot coaching brand de-jure are available for the asking, or if all else fails coaches can just go it alone as a solo practitioner – the more the merrier right? And you are right about some of the coach training schools.

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Blog Mentor Advice Brand 329

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

Department of Labor’s Office of the Chief Economist — have been hard hit by the consequences of fissuring for some time, those with college and graduate educations, even in professions once regarded as protected from the ups and downs of churning labor markets, are being affected as well. Take the case of Subway.

Compliance 10

Compliance Supply Chain Hotels Insurance 10