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Fall conference season has always been one of the best ways to take the temperature of the franchise industry. Formal presentations certainly matter, but some […]
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Public relations has always been an industry that rewards curiosity. When I started Fishman PR more than 35 years ago, staying sharp meant knowing the […]
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If you’re doing summer correctly, you’ve likely found yourself in a situation where a suburban dad is bragging about how effectively their gutters were cleaned, […]
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July continued the slow-summer trend in franchise M&A. Dry powder is piling up across the industry, while strategic platforms—once the default playbook for franchise investors—are […]
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For years, franchise growth was often treated as a volume equation: generate more leads, attend the right conferences, invest in digital advertising, and build a […]
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Thirty-five years ago, starting a PR agency looked very different than it does today. There was no internet, social media, or AI. If I wanted […]
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When I first officially entered franchising full-time back in 2016, the sector now known as “Beauty, Fitness, Health & Wellness” was simply known as “Health […]
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After an active May that brought eight franchise M&A deals, June was considerably quieter. Only three notable transactions crossed the radar, but each one tells […]
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Artificial intelligence has quickly become part of nearly every marketer’s toolkit, and public relations is no exception. AI can draft press releases, analyze media coverage, […]
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Every founder has a story to tell. Not just the story of how they started the business, but the story of why it exists, what […]
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