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Where is your company’s focus: short-term or long-term? Or is it somewhere in between? Take this short survey and you can be eligible to win an Amazon gift card, courtesy of Ingage Consulting. Take survey…
By Ricky Kalmon – Motivational Speaker, TV Personality and Corporate Entertainer Stress can produce headaches, illness, depression, stomach issues, and sleeping problems. It can also lessen productivity and affect your immune system. Reducing stress is not an occasional luxury afforded to a few—it’s a necessity accessible to everyone. You are responsible for the foods you eat…
As we all know the world is changing, the internet, social media and mobile is having a major impact on all of us. It’s easy to make a mistake, not understanding the new rules of the game. Check out this article on texting on IFA’s website. After reading this, you might want to review all of…
It’s 2017 and you’re a franchise consultant. What is your typical day like? Where is your office—at corporate headquarters, at home or in the clouds? How do you connect with your franchisees—in person, by webcam, Smartphone or a drop-in visit via jet pack? As part of the recent Franchise Operations Performance Summit (OPS) held in…
Here at Ingage, we spend a lot of time talking about franchisors engaging their franchisees and optimizing that relationship. Yet being engaged goes beyond your franchise organization and should include you being active in your local or regional franchise community. That’s why several years ago, I joined the New England Franchise Association as a member…
We’re extremely excited to add two more sponsors for next month’s Franchise OPS in Atlanta– Promoboxx and Tortal, a Driven Brands company. The main theme of this Franchise OPS, which takes place on Dec. 4-5, is how technology can be used to improve the efficiency of the role of field consultant. That’s a question I’ve…
Have you ever been to a conference or seminar where the featured speaker figuratively (and literally) put you to sleep? I know I have. We have one speaker at the upcoming Franchise OPS on December 4-5 that will put you to sleep but not in the way you’re thinking. His name is Ricky Kalmon. Ricky…
By now, you’ve probably heard we’re holding a brand new Franchise OPS on December 4-5 at the W hotel in Atlanta. I wanted to remind everyone that the early bird deadline to sign up for Franchise OPS ends this Saturday, November 3. I’m especially excited about this OPS. We have all new material, much of…
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in working with franchises over the past 25 years is that franchisors have a secret weapon over any kind of business: their franchisees. Sadly, many franchisors don’t quite know how to get most out of this critical relationship so that it benefits both of them. That’s part of what…
Earlier this year, Ingage Consulting, Speak! and Franchise Business Review conducted a survey of 200 franchisors regarding their franchisee conferences. With those results as the catalyst, we put together a three-part series of articles for Franchise Update on how franchisors can improve their conferences and use the momentum and knowledge gained from those events to…
