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IFA 2017 | Day 1 Recap
1851 Magazine's Nick Powills and Megan Ferringer discuss the highlights from the first day of the 2017 IFA Convention.
Nearly 4,000 franchisors, suppliers and industry leaders swarmed Las Vegas today for the the 2017 IFA Convention in Las Vegas. IFA's Convention—specifically designed by a committee of IFA members for franchisors of all sizes, single and multi-unit franchisees and our supplier partners— is the premiere forum to build relationships and foster new ideas for growth.
1851 Magazine's Nick Powills and Megan Ferringer share some of the highlights from the first day of the franchise industry's biggest event of the year.
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About the Author
Nick Powills
FollowNick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.
