franchise convention video

Your franchise convention ends. Your content should not.

Alex Colthart
Oct 15 '26
Alex Colthart argues that franchisors who invest in annual conventions are sitting on a content goldmine – and most of them let it walk out the door when the event ends.
smaller franchise territories

Bigger is not always better: why smaller franchise territories can win

Ken LeBlanc
Oct 13 '26
Ken LeBlanc, CEO of PropertyGuys.com, explains why some of the network’s most successful franchisees operate in smaller, highly localised territories – and how that insight shaped the creation of the Flex Franchise model.
Franchise PR Canada – hands using a phone with public relations icons

Stop treating franchise PR like consumer PR

Lisa Raffaele
Oct 9 '26
The story that gets customers through the door isn’t necessarily the one that gets a prospective franchisee interested
Franchise marketing

Franchise marketing has a last-mile problem

Sponsored Article
Oct 7 '26
AI is giving franchise brands access to increasingly sophisticated marketing capabilities. The next challenge is ensuring those capabilities reach every local market in a way that is relevant, scalable and effective
Your marketing data is lying to you: what the 7-11 touchpoint principle reveals about your customer journey

Your marketing data is lying to you: what the 7-11 touchpoint principle reveals about your customer journey

Jess Parker
Oct 5 '26
9,000 clicks. 500,000 views. Thousands of impressions. Your analytics marketing report can look impressive, but without understanding the people and journey behind those numbers, they can also lead to some very expensive conclusions
franchise videos

The formula behind franchise videos people actually watch

Jess Parker
Sep 25 '26
Franchise brands are creating more video than ever, but pressing record does not guarantee attention. Jess Parker explains what makes people stop, stay, connect and remember
The local playbook: Keeping franchise content on-brand and on-the-ground (part 2)

The local playbook: Keeping franchise content on-brand and on-the-ground (part 2)

Sebastian Aguirre
Sep 22 '26
Sebastian Aguirre expands on his Part 1 guide, showing franchise marketers how to maintain brand consistency while empowering local voices across Ontario locations such as Toronto and Niagara
The franchise buyer's shortlist is being built before you know they exist

The franchise buyer’s shortlist is being built before you know they exist

Steve Buors
Sep 21 '26
Steve Buors of Reshift Media explains how AI search is creating a new discovery stage in the franchise buyer journey, and why franchise brands need to establish visibility now
franchise funnel

Your franchise funnel looks perfect. So where are the signed agreements?

Dani Peleva
Sep 21 '26
Every CRM box is green. Every sequence is firing. But if no one is picking up the phone, your franchise development process has a problem automation cannot fix
The 90‑day franchise rescue: What I did when pulling out was the only option left

The 90‑day franchise rescue: What I did when pulling out was the only option left

Dani Peleva
Sep 18 '26
Faced with a failing franchise territory and a 90‑day ultimatum, three targeted interventions turned a loss‑making branch into a profitable one
Stop reporting leads. Start reporting conversion cost by stage.

Stop reporting leads. Start reporting conversion cost by stage.

Liane Caruso
Sep 11 '26
Liane Caruso argues that lead count is an outdated metric for franchise marketing, and explains how reporting conversion cost by funnel stage gives a far more accurate picture of performance
brand consistency

Why brand consistency is not optional in franchise marketing (PART 1)

Sebastian Aguirre
Aug 31 '26
Sebastian Aguirre explains the tension every multi-unit franchise brand faces between consistent brand standards and locally relevant marketing, and how to resolve it