January 19, 2010

Card Connection’s New Scottish Recruit Is Off To Flying Start!

Franchising.com: Leading greeting card publisher and franchisor, Card Connection, has today announced that its new Scottish franchisee is off to a flying start! Former Esso station manager, Graeme Ewing, took over the Ayr/Kilmarnock area at the end of December and is already steaming ahead to deliver Card Connection’s range of quality greeting cards and gifts

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UK Snow Map Leverages Twitter

According to the official weather service, the United Kingdom has just suffered through its longest spell of freezing conditions since December 1981. The recent winter storms wreaked havoc with public transportation and generally disrupted the lives of millions of UK residents. In calculating which regions were affected and determining where snow was falling or not

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How to Present Like Steve Jobs

Next week Apple CEO Steve Jobs is expected to announce something big and shiny. Whether you use Apple products, or think that they’re overpriced, you can’t deny that Jobs is a great presenter. His stage persona has been carefully crafted to convey insane amounts of enthusiasm for whatever product he’s introducing that day. Whether it’s

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Decorate Your Cast

The second worst part about breaking a bone, after the pain, is that you have to wear a boring cast. Yes, it starts out fun. You can usually get them in a variety of colors, and your friends will all want to sign it, but after it will grow increasingly dirty and drab. Luckily, there

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Franchising’s Annus Horribilis

Inside Retailing: The franchising sector has had better years… does 2010 promise rosier times ahead? A lthough the franchise sector abounds with hype and optimism, 2009 was not one of its landmark years. A winding back in financial support packages for prospective franchisees, the slowdown in retail development creating fewer opportunities for new locations and

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Johnny Rockets Adds Fresh Faces And New Concepts In 2010

PR Newswire: Johnny Rockets, home of the Original Hamburger, has appointed John Fuller as president and chief executive officer and Tim Hackbardt as senior vice president of marketing of the 23-year old international restaurant chain. Fuller joined the company in 2008 as chief financial officer and will lead the company’s widespread expansion effort, including domestic

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