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In Modrn Business’ first episode of 2025, Zack Fishman, CFE is joined by serviceminder’s new CEO, Berkley Simmons and their Founder & CTO, John Keene, to talk all things PE within home service. They discuss how technology plays a role in reaching your next stage of growth, predictions for how franchise technology will play a role in this second phase of PE investment, the right time to roll out a robust technology such as Serviceminder and the importance of recognizing franchising’s uniqueness vs. other business models. 🎙️ Listen to the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/gvYEEYHT #homeservices #homeservicefranchise #serviceminder #modrnbusiness #franchisesupport #franchisepodcast

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📨 Our new monthly newsletter drops today, straight from the minds of FSN Co-Founders and industry experts Ryan Hicks, CFE & Zack Fishman, CFE.   Every month, we'll be sharing franchise tips, trends and industry insights. Only the good stuff, we promise 😎   To tee up the conversation, check out the latest episode of Modrn Business. In this episode, Ryan and Zack bring on guests Jamie Adams (CRO of Scorpion) and Ryan C. Combe (Managing Partner of Cornerstone Franchise Partners) to reflect on key winners and trends in the franchising landscape in 2024, and make predictions for 2025. We also explore significant leadership changes, lessons learned in 2024, and contrarian beliefs for the future of franchising, emphasizing the importance of franchisee profitability and the potential for franchising to grow as a percentage of GDP. Watch the full episode below and make sure you're on our email list here: https://lnkd.in/gqHGT9Yu #FranchiseIndustry #FranchiseGrowth #FranchiseTrends #FranchiseExpert #FranchiseConsulting

The team's headed to #IFA2025 in a few weeks! Will we see you there? Drop who you're excited to connect with in the comments (and we can help make it happen!) International Franchise Association Zack Fishman, CFE Brad Fishman Lane Fisher Jake Fishman Ryan Hicks, CFE #FranchiseConference #FranchiseCommunity #FranchiseSuccess

Big things are happening at serviceminder this month 🌟 1️⃣ They announced the appointment of Berkley Simmons as their new CEO!   As CEO, Berkley will prioritize sustaining ServiceMinder's holistic approach, nurturing a positive organizational culture, and broadening the solution's reach within the franchise community.   "I'm so excited to work with such a talented team and hope to pick up at least half of John's dad joke skills along the way," said Berkley. "I look forward to building on the organization's strong foundation and helping achieve its mission of empowering franchisors to achieve efficient growth and transforming franchisees' sacrifice into lasting prosperity." 2️⃣ The start of a new year is the perfect time to set ambitious goals for your franchise system.   Whether you’re focused on driving growth, improving operational efficiency, or achieving professional resolutions that elevate your brand, ServiceMinder is here to help you hit the ground running.   With their industry-leading parent/child functionality, customizable workflows, and cutting-edge tools like ServiceMinder| Insights, they empower home service franchises to achieve success at scale.   So, as you plan for the year ahead, let’s talk about how ServiceMinder can help make those resolutions a reality. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gRSW3VUb 3️⃣ Connect with the ServiceMinder team and learn more about their incredible platform at Booth #441 / 443 at next month's International Franchise Association Annual Convention! ________________________________________________________________ ServiceMinder is the leading platform built to support both franchisors and franchisees in managing and growing #homeservices brands. With a robust suite of tools, it simplifies operations, enhances communication, and empowers both franchisors to oversee their brand effectively and franchisees to deliver exceptional customer experiences. Get a personalized introduction to their team here: https://lnkd.in/gNMmazDj

Big day for our friends at serviceminder 😎

Generating quality #FranDev leads can feel like finding a needle in a haystack 🪡 That’s where Sales Chatz comes in. Sales Chatz is a powerful, tech-driven advertising platform designed *specifically* for franchise brands to optimize lead generation, qualify candidates, and measure ROI – all with cutting-edge precision: 🎯 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗲-𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: Tap into a unique 150,000+ franchisee database optimized to connect your ads with real decision-makers. 🔍 𝗔𝗜-𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: Align ad copy, targeting, and spend with what works best using smart AI feedback loops. 👀 𝗘𝗻𝗱-𝘁𝗼-𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: Integrate directly with platforms like ClientTether (another FSN member!) and soon HubSpot and FranConnect, ensuring you know where every lead stands in your sales cycle. 📈 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗥𝗢𝗜 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: Measure not just leads, but conversions, lifetime value, and cost per acquisition – providing a clear picture of campaign success. 💬 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀: Sales Chatz ad platform automatic “alerts” indicating what is working and what is not in real time so your campaign always optimizes like it should. With a flat management fee starting at $1,500/month, Sales Chatz brings unparalleled value to emerging, mid-market, and enterprise brands alike. 🏆̲ ̲𝚂̲𝚞̲𝚌̲𝚌̲𝚎̲𝚜̲𝚜̲ ̲𝚒̲𝚗̲ ̲𝙰̲𝚌̲𝚝̲𝚒̲𝚘̲𝚗̲ ̲🏆̲ For one client, a $𝟰,𝟬𝟬𝟬 monthly ad spend resulted in: 💥 6 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙨 💥 $8,143 𝘾𝙤𝙨𝙩-𝙋𝙚𝙧-𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙚 💥 72,374% 𝙍𝙊𝙄 (𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙇𝙏𝙑 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙨) Ready to put your franchise development growth on autopilot? Click "Introduce Me" for a direct introduction to the Sales Chatz team: https://lnkd.in/gPvZ_kss #SalesChatz #FranchiseDevelopment #FranchiseMarketing #FranchiseLeadGen #FranchiseGrowth #FranchiseConsulting

Innovation in franchising is largely being driven by an emphasis on responsibility, franchisee support, and the creative harnessing of artificial intelligence. 🚀 We've already talked many times about how we think AI will change the franchise industry, and it's only going to get more interesting next year.   Below are a few suppliers who are leveraging AI to drive success for our industry. We highly recommend you connect with them in the new year! 🤖 Replicant provides customers with an out-of-the-box platform to fully transform their contact centers by automating customer service calls end to end with no live agent.   They use the best AI models to achieve the highest accuracy rates when listening, understanding and responding to your callers so it's a natural sounding conversational experience.   🌟 Replicant can fully resolve calls just like a live agent with 80%+ success. Common use cases are scheduling, account management, payments and outbound calls especially around appointment management, sales follow up and reminders.   Get connected with Replicant here: https://lnkd.in/ga7ucnVC 🤖 Harmonyze uses AI agents to help Franchisors centralize and automate operational and legal compliance, monitoring and reporting, and rapid two-way experimentation across scaled franchise networks.   By reducing a franchisor’s team’s manual compliance-focused tasks, Harmonyze increases their bandwidth for high-value, strategic work, such as investing in closer relationships with franchisees, building the overall brand, and developing new intellectual property. Harmonyze’s innovative AI agents give you the power to streamline compliance, improve operational transparency, and create a scalable system that grows as your brand does. Get connected with Harmonyze here: https://lnkd.in/gs94MFHy 🤖 EZee Assist is the leading industry platform that amplifies support and strengthens franchise relationships by using AI to provide around-the-clock support to franchise owners and staff on all operational topics.   With turnkey readiness, the solution allows franchisees to get instant answers to their questions. Integrating seamlessly into franchise systems, it ingests all franchise data - including operating manuals, training videos, and communications.    🌟 This year, EZee Assist has grown tremendously with product advancements, exciting new partnerships with top franchise brands like Aqua-Tots Swim School, The DRIPBaR, and HorsePower Brands, and attendance at some of the biggest industry conferences.   There is currently a waitlist to work with EZee Assist, but you can skip the line by requesting a personalized introduction through FSN: https://lnkd.in/gRcPC7Bk

We're thrilled to announce two exciting new FSN Supplier Members with innovative franchise marketing solutions we can't wait to share 🚀 📣 ActiveCampaign HQ helps multi-location brands and franchises manage intelligent marketing automation efforts across hundreds of separate accounts, all from a single dashboard: ⭐ Create, distribute, and send personalized email marketing and SMS campaigns across multiple customer bases all at once. ⭐ Maintain brand integrity across all marketing automation efforts at the corporate and local levels. ⭐ Automate interactions that help drive increased growth, profitability, efficiency, and reach. Deploy both corporate and localized campaigns at scale with just a few clicks, saving hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars each month! Get connected to ActiveCampaign here: https://lnkd.in/gziq_38u 💰 Sales Chatz is an advertising technology company that combines artificial intelligence and data sets to automatically optimize the effectiveness of Fran Dev advertising campaigns at scale. Sales Chatz eliminates the time and complexity of running multiple advertising campaigns on Facebook, Instagram, and Google. The integration of data and machine learning automatically provides insights into the effectiveness of all campaigns across all platforms. This not only saves time and money but improves the ROI of Franchise Development advertising campaigns! Get connected with Sales Chatz here: https://lnkd.in/gPvZ_kss #FranchiseMarketing #FranchiseDevelopment #FranchiseSuccess #FranchiseGrowth #FranchiseSupport

✨ 4 Franchise Marketing Innovators to Watch in 2025 ✨ As we head into the end of the year, we know franchise brands are thinking about how to stand out and attract your ideal customers. Below are a few innovative marketing suppliers we recommend you take a look at to sharpen your #MarTech stack for 2025: 💬 Voxie is the *ONLY* SMS platform built for franchise–empowering franchise leaders to grow revenue and cut operational costs without increasing their workload. The Voxie platform is tailored for corporate-deployed, franchisee-driven environments, providing a centralized hub for SMS communications. Get connected to Voxie here: https://lnkd.in/gVUaiedM 📺 Awarity is an AI-powered CTV advertising platform that helps brands automatically localize creative to reach their ideal customers more efficiently than other forms of awareness advertising, driving industry-leading ROI. *NEW* this holiday season - access Amazon Ads from Awarity by leveraging their proprietary partnership to target search buyers Amazon search history! Get connected to Awarity here: https://lnkd.in/gEux3dC7 📣 Consumer Fusion is the only AI-powered reputation management solution that specializes in responding, managing, and removing illegitimate negative reviews on over 60 online review sites. With more than 80,000 negative reviews removed, Consumer Fusion allows businesses to maximize their digital footprint with Reputation Management, Local SEO, and Social Media Tools. Get connected to Consumer Fusion here: https://lnkd.in/g-Byr_Ee 🤳 Rallio AI is franchising's #1 social media management solution that combines cloud-social media technology, artificial intelligence and employee advocacy to better manage and accelerate your social media success. Platforms you can centrally manage and locally accelerate include Meta, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Google My Business Profiles, and TikTok. Get connected with Rallio here: https://lnkd.in/gcWee6UR #FranchiseMarketing #MarketingSolutions #ReputationMarketing #CTVMarketing #AIMarketing #SMSMarketing #MarketingInnovation