February 10, 2012
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Your Cleaning and Maintenance Franchise Product Announcement News SourceFranchise News Watch brings you the latest in cleaning and maintenance franchising product announcement news from around the web. As a news aggregator for the cleaning and maintenance franchise industry, Franchise News Watch streams the latest ground breaking franchise articles, features, guides, blogs, news and more directly to your desktop.  Cleaning and Maintenance Franchise Product Announcement NewsBetter Life Maids Co-Branded Retail Partner Better Life Launches Updated and Improved Site Featuring Natural Household Cleaning ProductsBetter Life Maids co-branded retail partner Better Life this week launched a new and improved website that enhances the user experience, and makes ordering all of the Better Life natural household cleaning products extremely simple. Green House Cleaning Franchise Better Life Maids Offers Free Green House Cleaning SweepstakesBetter Life Maids is offering a green house cleaning for a year sweepstakes. The lucky winner will receive an entire year of monthly cleaning visits from the green house cleaning franchise. Lucas Oil Stadium, the Site of Super Bowl XLVI, Goes Green with Filta’s Environmental ServicesSuper Bowl Sunday, the nation’s second largest day of food consumption behind Thanksgiving, will be a little more environmentally friendly with the services provided by Filta’s local Indianapolis Franchise Owner.
Spring-Green Lawn Care Hosts Manager Training SeminarSpring-Green Lawn Care recently held a three-day Manager Training Seminar at the corporate Support Center. Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions Adds Key Support Programs for Its Franchise OwnersFilta Environmental Kitchen Solutions, already well known in the franchise industry for its strong support programs, has announced a strategic partnership with Virtual Fleet Supervisor “VFS” for a complete fleet tracking program. Filta to Launch “The Green Ladle” Newsletter to Promote Environmental Awareness in Commercial KitchensSince Filta’s inception in 1996, the franchise has continued to grow into an internationally recognized brand, helping restaurants and commercial kitchens go green with cooking oil management and other environmental kitchen solutions. Restaurants That Use the FiltaFry Service Can Now Save 5% or More on Their Insurance CostThe Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions Franchise and Navion Insurance Associates have teamed up to offer restaurants and food service operations a discount of at least 5% on their insurance costs, when the facility uses Filta’s FiltaFry service. Green Cleaning Franchise Better Life Maids Creates Digital Referral ProgramAdapting to the rapidly changing technology landscape is an important part of doing business today, especially social media and its ability to grow an audience for a small business.
Spring-Green Lawn Care Offers Deal for RenewalsAs many lawn and tree care companies look to close the doors for the winter, neighborhood based Spring-Green Lawn Care franchise owners are looking to reward customer loyalty by incentivizing renewal plans for the 2012 season. Pet Butler, America's Pet Waste Cleanup Service, Announces a New Service for Cat OwnersIn over 1600 towns nationwide, America's Pet Waste Cleanup Service is the world's largest, most respected and first coast-to-coast poop scooping service providing reliable, professional service to over 12,000 clients each week. Stratus Building Solutions Offers New Franchise WebsiteStratus Building Solutions releases updated franchising website to enable a more streamlined, user-friendly experience, the facility services franchisor said Wednesday.
1-800-GOT-JUNK? Founder Launches Second Home-Services CompanyBrian Scudamore, founder & CEO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? was so impressed by the company he hired to paint his house that he decided to buy the company. Nationally Recognized Firm Firestorm Solutions Today Announced the Release of a New White PaperFirestorm White Paper Explores the role risk and crisis management have in today Now, The Authority on Cleaning Up After Your Family Can Also Clean Up After Your PetsToday, The Cleaning Authority (TCA) announced the launch of an exciting new service, Paws & Poop, our premium pet waste removal service. Weed Man Offers Franchisee FinancingCanada's number one lawn care franchise, Weed Man, is making it easier for potential candidates to own a franchise with a new financing program. International Drycleaning Franchise Giant Martinizing Announces Plan to Reduce Single-Use Plastic Waste With Reusable Garment Bags From The Green GarmentoTMAmerica's largest drycleaning franchise with over 240 stores, Martinizing Dry Cleaners, has a new 'green' initiative: reducing their single use plastic through a partnership with reusable drycleaning bag company, The Green Garmento(TM). Sir Grout Adds "wood Armor" Sandless Hardwood Floor Renewal Process To List Of ServicesSir Grout, an award-winning expert in tile and grout care and restoration, is now aiming its lance at another enemy "dingy looking hardwood floors. This month, the company is rolling out "Wood Armor," a unique and cost effective wood floor renewal process HOODZ Boosts Rooftop Services with Exciting New AdditionHOODZ, the nation's largest and most reputable restaurant kitchen exhaust cleaning franchise, has expanded its long list of services that it can provide customers by adding rooftop grease containment solutions manufacturer, DRIPLOC, to its operations. 1-800-DryClean Franchise Introduces "Route Runner" Software SystemShannon Toler, president 1-800-DryClean franchise, announced that the leading dry-clean delivery brand has introduced a proprietary software system to enhance customer satisfaction. Sears.com Expands Its Online Shopping Experience With Massive New Assortment of Automotive Parts and AccessoriesBuilding on a long history of serving customers' automotive needs, Sears is now enabling online shoppers to purchase from a full assortment of automotive-related products in addition to Tires, Wheels and Batteries on Sears.com. Sears will add more than... Holiday Shoppers Can Find Easy and Convenient Shopping on Their Mobile Phone With 'Sears2go'Just in time for the busy holiday shopping season, Sears.com today announced the launch of Sears2go -- a mobile commerce Web site. Sears2go, which enables customers to find and buy select Sears.com merchandise from their mobile phone, is the first on-the- Sears Transforms the Online Shopping Experience With Help From IBM and My Virtual ModelSears (NASDAQ: SHLD), IBM (NYSE: IBM) and My Virtual Model, Inc. today unveiled a first-of-its-kind 3D visual search and e-commerce capability for Sears.com that will significantly improve and enhance a consumer's online shopping experience. Sears is... Sears Announces Launch of All American Army Brand First Infantry CollectionSears announced today the launch of All American Army Brand's First Infantry Division collection. ElizaJ Announces "Green" Portable RestroomsServing thousands of clients along the East Coast, ElizaJ, has recently added the environmentally friendly Solar Deluxe unit to the portable restroom fleet. Stratus Building Solutions Launches New Stratus Sani-Proof Cleaning ProgramStratus Building Solutions, a St. Louis-based franchisor of retail-commercial-industrial building cleaning service franchises nationwide, is introducing a new program called "Stratus Sani-Proof" that kills dangerous bacteria, including... Stratus Building Solutions Launches New Greenclean Janitorial ServiceStratus Building Solutions, a St. Louis-based franchisor of retail-commercial-industrial building cleaning service franchises nationwide, has launched a new, system-wide "GreenClean" janitorial program which uses safe, environmentally-friendly products... |
Features & Special Reports"The Proven Match" for Finding Qualified Franchisees Debuts on Franchising.com Ad PortalProven Match has teamed up with Franchise Update Media Group (FUMG) to give results-driven franchisors a cost-saving profiling service that delivers pre-qualified candidates. Restaurateur Extraordinaire: Sam Covelli Does It With More Than 200 LocationsSam Covelli says he grew up in the restaurant business working in his father's McDonald's. Running For Charity: Colortyme Franchisee Raises Money And Awareness For Children's HospitalThis April will mark the third year in a row that Al Coelho has run the 26-mile Boston Marathon. That's a significant achievement. But it's only a part of what Coelho will do that day. Turning Up The Heat: Learning How To Handle Irate Customers And Look Like A HeroIrate customers. No matter how good you are at what you do, what business you are in, or where it is located, you will at some point find yourself facing an irate customer. Sustaining Business: Zane Tankel On Growing During Tough TimesAs the economy continues to struggle through a slow recovery, business people everywhere are looking for any tools or techniques that will help them keep their businesses alive and thriving. Creating 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. 
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