In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 31, 2011

I began blogging about leadership, strategy, marketing and life last February. There has to be a break from day-to-day operations in the process. You’re Not a Real Marketer until You Create a Brand [link]. Brand Managers inherit brands and manage existing franchises. ” Self-assessment is never easy.

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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. link] Social Influence Measurement – Tools, Resources & Commentary | Digital Marketing Blog // Digital Operative [.] Social Media Influence [.]

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 16, 2020

Many entrepreneurs wish to start a business based on an idea they have that they believe fills a gap in the market – or creates a new market. This is where franchises come in. The main advantage of a franchise is that you don’t need to establish your business in a competitive marketplace.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 3, 2021

There’s no denying that you’ve got several routes into the world of commerce, and one of those is starting a franchised business. Many of today’s top everyday brands that you see on your travels are franchised organizations, so that’s proof alone they are a winning idea. Myth #2: Franchises Will Make You Go Bankrupt.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Franchising your company is a good way to earn more revenue, grow your brand, and take on exciting new opportunities. People often assume their franchise’s growth will come naturally, but businesses don’t grow on their own. You need to be willing to put in the work to make sure your franchise grows. Have a teacher’s mindset.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 11, 2011

by John • December 11, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 1 Comment. I was Nabob’s VP of Marketing, a 32 year-old disciple of an excellent turnaround CEO – a fellow by the name of Hugo Powell who eventually moved on to Interbrew (now Anheuser-Busch InBev ) as CEO. In the CEO Afterlife.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 29, 2019

Owning a franchise is an easy and affordable way of starting a new business. As a franchise owner, a lot of the heavy lifting involved in starting a business is already done for you. Franchisees can take on an already established brand and don’t have to worry about marketing themselves, as this is done by the franchise centrally.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Franchising is a the ultimate definition of scale where a business owner removes themselves completely from operational responsibilities in order to become a coach to others who wish to enter the world of entrepreneurship. billion and a boat that is larger than some countries.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 20, 2019

Business Ownership Strengthens Your Employee Net Worth: In most positions you rarely get the opportunity to experience the functions associated with the roles of a Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer, as well as manage the day-to-day requirements for customer engagement and retention.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 16, 2018

Many entrepreneurs wish to start a business based on an idea they have that they believe fills a gap in the market – or creates a new market. This is where franchises come in. The main advantage of a franchise is that you don’t need to establish your business in a competitive marketplace.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 2, 2020

It takes a fair amount of research, and you would have to consider several factors, such as its proximity to your target market, among many others. When you open your business at a new location, you aim to gain access to new markets and customers. The internet allows you to reach a wide range of potential and existing customers.

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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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Strategy Driven

JUNE 17, 2024

Some of the business models to consider include: Franchise Model: Franchising lets you run your business under an established brand name, get ongoing support, and profit from its marketing strategies Service-based Model: Here, your business mainly offers dryer vent cleaning services.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2021

As there is no other way to operate for your business, you know that you don’t have any worries of competitors doing things differently. Now is the time to stop and reevaluate your social media marketing and make some changes. Place a focus on your marketing. There may be times that you are not posting as consistently.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 23, 2015

Generating new ideas, recognizing those with breakthrough potential, and then mobilizing an organization to drive those ideas from the mind to the market – often in the face of substantial risk and uncertainty – is not something every CEO feels cut out to do. Then they design solutions from the customer backward.

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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. Janitorial and Cleaning Services Operating a business from your home and staying on top of cleaning can be tough. It's also a great way to meet people at local trade shows and farmers markets!

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 30, 2021

What are your thoughts about a family owning a franchise business? Many families own successful franchise businesses. Of course, franchises come with rules and requirements from the franchisor -- you are not as free to build the business in your own way as you might be if you started a business from scratch.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

What are your thoughts about a family owning a franchise business? Many families own successful franchise businesses. Of course, franchises come with rules and requirements from the franchisor -- you are not as free to build the business in your own way as you might be if you started a business from scratch.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 20, 2021

From here, then you will need to contemplate whether or not you would prefer to start a business from scratch or own a franchise. This is particularly important if you are planning on running a franchise, as your responsibilities will be mainly management and administration-based instead of dealing with the public.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Great execution can elevate a flawed plan; at the same time, poor operational capabilities can easily sink a great set of ideas. The real magic for me as a leader was understanding how to shape our strategy and operational plans by integrating ideas from others and empowering them to bring those concepts to life.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2019

In the US, McDonald’s doesn’t allow franchise locations near highway rest stops. All McDonald’s locations in rest stops are directly owned and operated by the corporation. Sam Hua is a board chairman and founding partner of Shanghai H&H Marketing Consulting Co., A neighborhood restaurant relies on customers from nearby.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 27, 2021

Apart from conducting detailed market research, finding out fair clientele, performing surveys, retaining target groups, exploring SEO, and researching public data, which are obviously important factors, one must also remain very adaptable to changing situations. What will be the market where you want to get into?

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Yes, the team is there to help you, but an owner knows best, and he should look at all aspects of the business and check that all operations are working efficiently. It is common in some stores to find ill-mannered sales personnel who force customers to buy their marketed products. Sociability.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 23, 2019

To run a successful business, you also need to get to grips with marketing strategy, techniques and advertising standards you need to comply with. A big decision you’ll be faced with early on is the choice between starting a car dealership franchise or your own independent used car business. Devise a Marketing Strategy.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 7, 2013

The second was at what was the fourth KFC franchise to open in the United States. It occupied one counter at 2-J’s Hamburgers, an established Austin restaurant, owned and operated by Ralph Moreland. The first which I attended was at the Armstrong-Johnson Ford dealership. Fast forward 20 years to 1979. No, he never returned.

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Steve Farber

MARCH 27, 2017

Researchers with Deloitte , for instance, found that “ mission-driven ” companies typically are first or second in their market segment, have 30 percent higher levels of innovation, and have 40 percent higher retention levels. One of Gill’s first new hires was an “emotionally intelligent” VP of operations.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2012

The marketing budget to cement that perception was nearly $100 million, but the opening weekend not only missed financial expectations, it flat-lined. Disney admitted its studio would have an operating loss of $80-$120 million, making the film arguably the biggest flop of all time.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2012

The marketing budget to cement that perception was nearly $100 million, but the opening weekend not only missed financial expectations, it flat-lined. Disney admitted its studio would have an operating loss of $80-$120 million, making the film arguably the biggest flop of all time.

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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).

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Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

There are just so many factors you can’t easily explain all the factors unless there has been a huge amount of effort to figure it out (so for example, a huge franchise organization that is well run may well have a decent idea of the critical factors and how the are inter-dependent, but most organizations will not).

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2012

For a social entrepreneur with an innovative solution, the holy grail is scaling it —that is, taking it to a level where the new approach operates efficiently and effectively to achieve significant mitigation of a social problem. Increasing numbers of social programs grow with revenue generated by their own operations.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Because the "unmentionable" subject of menstruation is taboo, the market failure — supplying cheaper pads — had never received the attention it deserved. As product is sold, some of the initial working capital that SHE puts up is paid back, with the entrepreneurs eventually owning their local franchises.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2010

And immediately, enterprising tinkerers hacked Kinect to allow images of real objects, including themselves , to operate in virtual worlds; to enable games of their own devising (one involves virtual puppets controlled with the player's hands); and to enhance devices that have nothing to do with gaming or PCs.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2012

Founders Forum is a franchise started by two successful UK-based entrepreneurs, Brent Hoberman and Jonnie Goodwin, to stimulate US-style entrepreneurship in the European region, and now around the world. As unit economics enable ever cheaper smart phones (the lowest price in the market is now $65), their penetration will rise.

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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.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Take the example of Harvey Norman , an Australia-based household-goods retailer that operates under various brands and has stores in several countries. Its revenue comes from franchises ($AU4.77 Whole Foods Market in the U.S. Research shows a direct link between stakeholder engagement and market value.

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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?

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