February 06, 2012
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Your Beauty Franchise Strategic Alliance News SourceFranchise News Watch brings you the latest in beauty franchising strategic alliance news from around the web. As a news aggregator for the beauty franchise industry, Franchise News Watch streams the latest ground breaking franchise articles, features, guides, blogs, news and more directly to your desktop.  Beauty Franchise Strategic Alliance NewsSport Clips Haircuts Exceeds $1 Million in Donations to VFW's Operation Uplink™ Free Call Day ProgramSport Clips Haircuts today gave the Veterans of Foreign Wars a check in the amount of $450,000 for Operation UplinkTM, a program that provides free "talk time" to deployed and hospitalized U.S. service members via satellite phone and computer. Massage Heights Announces Collaboration with the American Cancer Society and Joins the Fight for a World with Less Cancer and More BirthdaysMassage Heights, an international premium franchise membership massage company that makes regular massage therapy affordable and convenient to the masses announced today their new relationship with the American Cancer Society(R). Sport Clips Haircuts Renews Partnership with Joe Gibbs RacingJoe Gibbs Racing announces today that Sport Clips Haircuts will sponsor a total of eight races during the 2012 NASCAR season, including the Sprint Cup Series race in Darlington with the No. 11 Sport Clips Toyota driven by Denny Hamlin and seven... Nationwide Massage Therapy Franchise to Recruit Everest CollegeEverest Colleges today announced that it has partnered with Elements Therapeutic Massage Inc., a massage therapy franchise with more than 80 locations nationwide, to provide job placement opportunities for graduates of Everest's massage therapy program. Massage Envy Chooses LogRhythm to Protect Customer Data at More than 680 Locations Across USLogRhythm, the company that makes log data useful, today announced that Massage Envy, the pioneer and national leader of affordable and convenient massage and spa services, has selected the LogRhythm SIEM 2.0 platform to protect customer data and meet PCI Franchise Consulting Firm The Franchise Alliance Announces 300th Franchise PartnerFranchise consulting industry leader Franchise Alliance, Inc. announced yet another milestone today at its Atlanta Headquarters. Already the fastest growing international franchise brokerage network, the Franchise Alliance introduced The Goddard School... Regis Corporation Implements Transportation Management System From CAPE SystemsCAPE Systems Group, Inc. (Plink Sheets: CYSG), a leading provider of supply chain optimization technologies, today announced that it has implemented a Transportation Management System (TMS) for Regis Corporation, the global leader in the hair care... Sports Clips Launches Mobile Billboard Campaign with Bulldog Mobile BillboardsBulldog Mobile Billboards is excited to announce that new client DalClips LLC, a multi-unit Sport Clips Franchisee, has hit the streets with a mobile billboard advertising campaign. Taking advantage of Bulldog's new oversize mobile billboards and its... Retrofitness Partners with Lake Capital, to Expand its Nationwide Scope and ReachEric Casaburi, founder and CEO of Retrofitness, a unique, 1980's-themed gym chain, today announced that it has partnered with and received a significant investment from Lake Capital, a Chicago based private equity firm that invests exclusively in... Massage Heights Joins Growing List of Franchisors Investing in Litigation InsuranceCherry Creek Insurance, one of the nation's top independent insurance agencies, announced today that Massage Heights, a fast-growing massage therapy franchise, has joined a growing list of franchise organizations to invest in Cherry Creek's franchisor... Findley Group Triggers Franchise Growth of Games2U - Brings Fun & Games to FranchisingProving that business can be all fun and games, Games2U, a mobile video game theater and laser tag franchise, is bursting onto the entertainment scene with an aggressive entrance into the U.S. market. Hair Cuttery Scores Big With NHL Superstar Alex OvechkinHair Cuttery, the largest privately-owned chain of hair salons in the country, announced today that it has signed NHL Washington Capitals' hockey star Alex Ovechkin to a 6-month partnership agreement.
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Features & Special ReportsCreating a Cost-Effective Lead Generation StrategyFor many franchisors, the traditional advertising vehicles - portals, print advertising, PR, and broker networks - do not appear to be working as effectively as they were five years ago. New Highlights from the 2012 AFDRIn the previous two issues of FUSR, we published (1) a high-level overview of the 2012 Annual Franchise Development Report (AFDR), followed by (2) a selection of highlights from the report. Finding Your Optimal Buyer: Sellers Must Learn To Look Beyond PriceWhen sellers are contemplating a decision regarding the sale of their business, they overwhelmingly select the bidder with the highest price, only to find afterward that this might not have been the best decision for their circumstances. The Four Steps to Lead Generation Success, Part 4: Wow 'Em!This fourth installment builds on those ideas, showing how you can "wow" your candidates and the importance of how you present your concept to them. The Winner's Column - February 2012As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a volatile economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, striking deals with investors, innovating, and continuing to grow, whether domestically or overseas. Jim Collins to Keynote 2012 Multi-Unit Franchising ConferenceMulti-Unit Franchisee Magazine announced today that Jim Collins, business expert and best-selling author, will deliver the opening keynote address at the 2012 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference (MUFC). Growing Up Franchising: Sam Covelli Develops Both His Brands And EmployeesSam Covelli says he grew up in the restaurant business working in his father's McDonald's. Under his father's leadership, Covelli Enterprises eventually grew to 26 locations, one of the largest McDonald's franchisees in the country. Members Only: Ray Harrigill Builds A Successful Membership-Based Business ModelRay Harrigill believes in diversification. His Sunray Companies has restaurants (Bumpers Drive-In), tanning salons (Palm Beach Tan), fitness centers (Koko FitClub), and hotel properties (Hampton Inn), to name a few. That's because of lessons he's learned along the way. Creating Jobs: Zane Tankel Is Taking Matters Into His Own HandsZane Tankel is not waiting on any government job programs to help his business. CMO Roundtable - Using Profiling to Retain More CustomersWhat are some fresh, innovative ways you are using profiling, targeting,<br /> and loyalty programs to acquire and retain more customers? 
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