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.…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
I think there’s nothing that has a greater impact on cooperative than a live event. Exhibit A to that argument is an annual convention. A very close second are town hall meetings where management hosts regional sessions to both share…
As you read in a previous post, the recently held Franchise Operations Performance Summit (OPS) held in Denver, Colorado was a sellout. I was really excited about that. While I think that selling out makes it a success on one…
Operating at full capacity. 2012 Franchise Operations Performance Summit (OPS), to be held July 18-19 in Denver, CO, sells out.
byThe Franchise Operations Performance Summit (OPS), the only franchise executive conference dedicated to performance operations excellence, recently announced the July 18-19 event was a sellout. “Clearly we’re thrilled with the response to this year’s Franchise OPS in Denver. One of…
Matt May is the author of In Pursuit of Elegance: Why the Best Ideas Have Something Missing and The Elegant Solution: Toyota’s Formula for Mastering Innovation. He is also a weekly columnist for the American Express OPEN Forum Idea Hub. …