Wired: The economy may be tanking, but innovation is alive and well. When it came to products, incremental improvements were the name of the game this year. Phones got faster (iPhone 3G anyone?), notebooks turned into netbooks and pocket cameras went from recording standard-definition video to HD. Here’s our countdown of what rocked our world […]
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DMNews: HerbalBuddy.com, an online distributor of Herbalife products in the United States, has increased its e-mail sales conversions by 50% after streamlining its e-mail communications. The online distributor was challenged by workflow efficiency and was concerned that customer inquiries were not getting through to its staff. So, HerbalBuddy.com partnered with Email Center Pro to help
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Gizmodo: British Inventor Josh Silver has developer a pair of eyeglasses that are instantly adjustable. They’ve got a liquid-filled sac in the middle–add more fluid to make the glasses stronger, deflate to weaken them. The no-optician-required glasses rely on the principle that the fatter a lens is, the more powerful it comes, so by pumping
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Franchise Key: Domino’s Pizza, a leading pizza delivery franchise, has announced its support for the children of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during its fifth annual Thanks and Giving campaign. According to the information provided, Domino’s customers will have the opportunity to make a donation at point of purchase to benefit the children of St.
BloggingStocks: The Rosenberg Center Franchise 50 Index, which tracks a diverse set of 50 publicly traded U.S. companies engaged in business format franchising, had good news for investors in Buffalo Wild Wings. In its most recent report, issued Dec. 27, it was noted that the index dipped a mere 0.4% in the third quarter, while
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Franchise Key: Egypt, Lebanon, United Arabs Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait… All those country of the Middle East attract franchisors and they have a common denominator: their huge commercial curiosity. Nevertheless a question is still present: How economics and commercials logics of those so various countries can be understood? Thereby, countries of
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Franchising.com: ColorTyme, Inc. today announced a new incentive program that grants American military veterans a substantial discount on their initial fees when they open a new ColorTyme or RimTyme franchise store. “Many military men and women are entrepreneurs at heart and would like to become small business owners if they had some up-front financial assistance,”
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SmartBrief: Hint: The world’s oldest and largest association representing franchising. And even though the International Franchise Association won’t officially mark the big Five-O date until next year, the pre-celebration is going to begin in San Diego next month. Make plans now to join your friends, professional colleagues (and competitors, too) Feb. 14 to 17 at
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Manila Times: Circa 1970s: A trip to the market was an enjoyable treat. Besides buying practically everything from food, toys, household wares to personal needs, the market was also haven to whet one’s appetite. I remember eating to my heart’s content my favorite pansit palabok whenever my mother would tag me along in her marketing
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Wisbusiness.com: Wisconsin-based Great Lakes Quick Lube LLC (GLQL) has been awarded the “Spirit of Franchising†Award from Valvoline Instant Oil Change (VIOC). The award was given at VIOC’s annual Franchising Workshop in Marco Island, FL. GLQL has five service centers in Madison and 30 in Wisconsin. The award recognized GLQL success in increasing customer satisfaction
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