Publications in the Mainland Community: Sitemap > 2017 > January
- Columbia Daily Tribune: Pita Pit Franchisee Grows Local Empire
- Franchisee Spotlight: Trina Slatinsky of Right at Home
- Crain's Dallas: Lennys Grill & Subs Focuses in on Dallas for Major Expansion
- Famous Toastery Brings Seven New Locations to Untapped Markets Across the East Coast in 2016; Plans to Open in Four New States in 2017
- IFA 2017: Robert Cresanti, Aziz Hashim Outline Plan of Attack to Preserve the Power of Franchising
- Mashable: Walmart Introduces Free 2-Day Shipping With No Membership Fee
- IFA 2017: Social Media is Today’s Secret Sauce for Telling Your Franchise Story
- FOX: Trump Halted $181 Billion in Regulatory Costs on First Day in Office
- Adweek: Papa John’s First Chief Ingredient Officer Gives the Chain an Edge on the Competition
- IFA 2017 | Day 1 Recap
- Crain's Nashville: Several Franchises Eye Nashville for Growth
- Franchisee Spotlight: Mark Wilkes of Welcomemat Services
- Houston Chronicle: The Brass Tap Focuses on Houston for Development
- 10 Easy Tools to Start Your New Business
- Adweek: A Look at All the Ways Fans Will Use Social Media During the Super Bowl
- Forbes: Hitting Back at Trump’s Executive Order, Starbucks CEO Vows to Hire 10,000 Refugees
- Why Mentorships in Business Matter
- Fast Casual: New Year, New Menu: Winter’s Trends Include Bowls, Healthful Options, Variety of Proteins
- Wall Street Journal: Toppers Pizza Founder and President Weighs in on Trump Presidency
- Franchisee Spotlight: Wendi Rabatin of Right at Home
- Delaware Business Now: Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa Expanding in Delaware
- Bootstrapping Your Brand in a Brand New Year
- Franchise Times: ‘Simple’ Wingstop Opens 1,000th Location
- The 8 | January 27, 2017
- QSR: Voice Activation Spurs an Ordering Revolution
- Social Geek Radio: Sharing Your Brand Story
- Adweek: Tostitos’ New Party Bag Knows When You’ve Been Drinking and Will Even Call you an Uber
- Resolving a Business Crisis: How to Turn a Catastrophe into a Win
- Houston Chronicle: Checkers & Rally's Grows Presence in Texas
- Franchisee Spotlight: Leo Sayles of Miracle Method
- How to Score a Big Client at the International Franchise Convention
- Baltimore Business Journal: Philly Pretzel Factory Opening in Baltimore Area
- USA Today: McDonald’s All-Day Breakfast—Is The Thrill Wearing Off?
- AdWeek: What Brands Need to Know About Gen Z to Reach the New Generation of Consumers
- TechCrunch: Facebook Messenger Begins Testing Ads…and They’re Big
- What Franchise Executives Can Learn from Athletes and Their Coaches
- The Observer: Philly Pretzel Factory Opens Near College Campus
- 1851 Magazine and FranConnect Team Up on 2017 Franchise Sales Trends Report
- Franchisee Spotlight: Matt Iwaszkiewicz of Your Pie
- Houston Chronicle: K9 Resorts Makes Plans to Serve Houston Hounds
- As Franchise Industry Outpaces the Rest of U.S. Economy, FranNet Enters 2017 On High Note
- Smash Your Goals by Mismanaging Your Time
- Fast Casual: 3 Final-Hour Moves to Master This Year’s Shorter Tax-Filing Timeframe
- CNN: Super Bowl Gives Small Businesses a Chance to Score
- QSR Magazine: Dickey’s Offering ‘Pulled Pork and Pigskin’ for Super Bowl
- How it Took Moving to the U.S. for this Entrepreneur to Achieve His Dreams
- DNAinfo: Download the Shake Shack App, Get a Free Burger
- Fayetteville Observer: Toppers Pizza Eyes Fayetteville Expansion
- Franchisee Spotlight: Dave Morrissett of The Cleaning Authority
- Houston Chronicle: SafeWay Driving Paves the Way for More Home State Locations
- How to Match a Great Product with an Even Better Narrative
- QSR: Zoup! Set to Make New Jersey Debut
- SafeWay Driving Names Ann Littmann New CEO as Premiere Driver’s Training Program Prepares for Rapid Growth Across Texas in 2017
- Mashable: Hold Onto Your Big Mac, the Special Sauce is Comin’ Home
- 20 Traits That Make Great Leaders
- The Herald-Palladium: St. Joseph Native Finds Great Fit With The Cleaning Authority
- Franchisee Spotlight: Rafael Sanmiguel of GYMGUYZ
- The Virginian-Pilot: Virginia Beach-based Franchise Group, Buzz Franchise Brands, Sees Growth
- How to Make Your Brand’s Website Stand Out and Get More Traffic
- CNBC: McDonald’s Earnings Top Wall Street Views as Global Same-Store Sales Strengthen
- QSR: Quick Service’s Push for Healthier Cooking Oils
- Fast Casual: Juice It Up Outpaces Rest of Industry
- How This 31-Year-Old CEO Plans to Shift the Way Brands Communicate with Audiences
- Upstate Business Journal: K9 Resorts Plans for Expansion in South Carolina
- Franchisee Spotlight: Jiger Patel of Checkers & Rally's
- Restaurant Business: How Aziz Hashim Found Success in Franchising
- Star Tribune: Great Clips CEO to Step Down at End of 2017
- Using LinkedIn to Generate Business Leads
- QSR: Chipotle Tabs New Advertising Agency
- The 8 | January 20, 2017
- CNBC: Amazon Isn’t the Only Retailer Trying to Get Rid of the Checkout Line. Here’s What Others Are Doing
- Social Geek Radio: How To Tell Your Franchise Story
- Adweek: SnapChat Advertisers Can Now Target the App’s Users Based on Offline Sales Data
- Financial Lessons From a Franchise Industry Veteran
- Saladworks to Rebirth 30-year-old Brand in 2017
- Jamaica Plain News: MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes Opens in Untapped Territory
- Franchisee Spotlight: Julie Isenberg of Right at Home
- The Individual is in Control of the Content
- Upstate Business Journal: Toppers Pizza Targets Growth in the Upstate
- The Five Most Important Rules of Employee Engagement
- AdWeek: How Storytelling Is Helping Brands Sell More Products
- QSR: The 5 Biggest Fast Casual Openings of 2016
- CNBC: Pizza Hut Plans to Open More Stores, Create 11,000 Jobs
- By Embracing Non-Conformity, Entrepreneurs Have the Power to Change Their Industries
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Toppers Pizza Introduces New Prototype Store Design
- Franchisee Spotlight: Glen Milan of Honest-1 Auto Care
- Franchise Times: Famous Toastery Uses Social Media Campaign to Spread Holiday Cheer
- Skift: TripAdvisor Expands Subscription Business Into Restaurants
- FSR Magazine: Ruby Tuesday Unveils Upgraded Salad Bar Nationwide
- Landing Your Dream Job in Franchising
- Nation’s Restaurant News: Schlotzsky’s Rolls Out Shrimp and Brisket
- PMQ Pizza Magazine: Your Pie Creates a More Accessible Pizza Experience
- Franchisee Spotlight: Anne Kurilich of ARCpoint Labs
- QSR: Which Wich Takes Europe
- Toppers Pizza Adds Two Customer-Inspired Pizzas to House Menu for Limited Time
- How Do I Give Enough Love to My Second "Child?"
- CNN: Twitter Officially Shuts Down Vine
- CNBC: Most Small-Business Owners Are Optimistic About Trump and Repealing and Replacing Obamacare
- QSR Magazine: Fast Food Trends for 2017
- Gaining Smarts from Stumbling Starts
- Shelbyville Daily Union: Philly Pretzel Factory Eyes Shelbyville for Development
- Franchisee Voices: Jeff Huckabee of Mosquito Joe
- Street Fight Magazine: Welcomemat Says Data Is Your Friend In Keeping Customers Loyal
- With Overtime Law Delayed, How Can Small Businesses Prepare?
- QSR Magazine: Millennials’ Next Frontier: Franchising
- FSR Magazine: Can Restaurants Give Barnes & Noble a Boost?
- Restaurant Business Online: Beer for Delivery
- How The CEO of North America’s First Blow Dry Bar Plans to Make 2017 the Best Year Yet for Attracting New Franchisees
- Peoria Today: Dairy Queen Plans for Large Expansion in Arizona
- The Business Report of North Central Florida: Checkers in Gainesville Debuts New Look
- Franchisee Voices: Mark McClain of Christian Brothers Automotive
- Move Over Gen Y—Gen Z is Here
- Mashable: 5 Digital Marketing Trends That Will Die in 2017
- The 8 | January 13, 2017
- Franchise Times: Dueling Surveys Blast, Praise Trump's Labor Nominee Puzder
- Social Geek Radio: IFA President and CEO Robert Cresanti Shares His Expectations for 2017
- CNBC: 450 Ingredients, 122 New Recipes and Panera Bread Hits Its Goal of Ditching All Food Additives
- What to Look for in a Business Partner
- South Bend Tribune: Philly Pretzel Factory Expands in Indiana
- B-to-B Marketing: Place is Now Irrelevant
- Franchisee Voices: Vince Rosetti of Saladworks
- Milwaukee Business Journal: Toppers Debuts New Look in Milwaukee
- From Running the Place to Owning the Place: 10 Tips on Going from Manager to Franchise Owner
- Bloomberg: Amazon to Create 100,000 New Jobs in U.S. in Next 18 Months
- Fast Casual: Food Truck Growth Goes Full Throttle: Part 1
- CNBC: Paid Media Spend on Social Up By 65 Percent, Instagram Leads Growth: Report
- How to Make Your Employees Happier Than Ever This Year
- Roanoke Times: Which Wich Opens First Location in Roanoke
- Franchisee Voices: Andrew Cohen of Right at Home
- Crain's Dallas: Checkers & Rally's Plans DFW Expansion
- 10 Email Etiquette Strategies That Will Impress Your Clients—And Score You More
- New York Times: Higher Minimum Wage May Have Losers
- TechCrunch: Instagram Stories Hits 150 Million Daily Users, Launches Skippable Ads
- Nation’s Restaurant News: Papa Murphy’s Comeback Plan Includes Delivery, Refranchising
- 9 New Year’s Resolutions from the Franchise Industry’s Leading Executives
- Colorado Springs Gazette: New Ownership at Sylvan Learning Colorado Springs
- Franchisee Voices: Robert Gesek of Philly Pretzel Factory
- QSR: Millennial's are the Future of Franchising
- 3 Silver Bullets to Growing Your Franchise
- CNN: Small Business Optimism Gains the Most Since 1980
- FranConnect to Discuss 5 Best Practices for Cranking up Franchise Field Operations in Upcoming Webinar
- Fast Casual: Positive Loitering: How Fast Casuals Can Increase Customer Dwell Time, Spend with Digital Signage
- CNBC: Wingstop Partners with Amazon’s Alexa
- How to Make a Buzzy Business Last Beyond the Hype
- Dallas Morning News: Slim Chickens Grows in the Dallas Fort-Worth Area
- Franchisee Voices: Aaron Anthonsen of GYMGUYZ
- Baltimore Sun: The Brass Tap Starts Tapping in Baltimore
- 8 Tips for Conducting Franchise Research to Make a More Educated and Profitable Decision
- Adweek: Here’s What It’s Going to Take for Brands to Win Over Consumers in 2017
- QSR: McDonald’s Selling China Operations for $2.08 Billion
- USA TODAY: CES 2017: Robots Steal the Show at This Year’s Event
- Ongoing Education and Global Expansion Opportunities Will Fuel Anytime Fitness’ Growth in 2017
- Knoxville News Sentinel: Which Wich Gives Back in Gatlinburg
- Franchisee Voices: Page Nichol of FranNet
- Daily Voice: Saladworks Sees Sales Spike as Resolution-Makers Enter New Year
- How The Right Office Designs Can Boost Your Company's Bottom Line This Year
- CNBC: You’ll Be Paying More at Restaurants This Year
- The 8 | January 6, 2017
- QSR: What is the Future of the Overtime Rule?
- Social Geek Radio: Social Media Marketing Predictions for 2017
- Mashable: The Sass Master Behind Wendy’s Twitter
- How to Become the Michael Jordan of...
- Central Penn Business Journal: Business Trend Expectations in Central Pennyslvania
- The Power of LinkedIn: How to Get a New Job and Find a Great Prospect
- Franchisee Voices: Andy Mark of ARCpoint Labs
- Franchise Times: Young DQ Franchisee Finds Success Through Employee Empowerment
- The Most Reliable Industries to Start a New Business in 2017
- Eater: Shake Shack Hikes Burger Prices to Increase Worker Wages
- FOX Business: Dismal Holiday Sales at Macy’s, Kohl’s Spell Gloom for Sector
- Fast Casual: 6 Ways Technology Can Conquer 2017’s Top Challenges
- Personality Traits of Effective Leaders
- The Mercury: Philly Pretzel Factory Steps in to Give Back
- Revere Journal: Philly Pretzel Factory Opens First Location in Massachusetts
- Franchisee Voices: Dean and Lisa Sukin and Laurie and Rob Gagnon of Right at Home
- How to Host the Best Grand Opening in 2017
- RestaurantNews.com: Argosy Private Equity and MTN Capital Acquire Rita’s Franchise Company
- QSR: Dairy Queen Offering New $5 Buck Lunch in January
- Fast Casual: Chipotle Launches Online Tool to Help Customers ‘Make Calories Count’
- How The Halal Guys Scaled Their Business By Capitalizing on One of the Restaurant Industry’s Latest Trends
- The Business Journal: Checkers & Rally's Eyes Mahoning Valley for Growth
- Columbus Ledger: Papa Murphy's Makes Plans in Columbus
- Franchising in 2017: Which Sectors Are Entrepreneurs Targeting This Year?
- Bloomberg: Starbucks to Top McDonald’s as Restaurant King, Analyst Says
- CNBC: Pizza Hut Slashes Mobile Ordering Prices in a Bid to Entice Diners
- QSR Magazine: Taco Bell Scrapping XL Soda Cups in 2017
- How the Founder of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream Plans to Make 2017 the Best Year Yet for Her Growing Business