Saturday, March 28, 2009

Franchise And the apocalypse…

Franchise And the apocalypse…

Questionable economic times put me in mind of apocalyptic novels. My favorites, Alas, Babylon and Lucifer’s Hammer make the big point that it’s people with control of their own small business – can you say franchise – who have the best chance of survival.

Because having control of your own small team of well-trained, hard-working people who you’ve chosen to help run your franchise is a big step up.

Franchise and The Big Comet…
Say the big comet hits unexpectedly, and you and your franchise team are working a typical day. You’ve got a pool of people already practiced at working together, with a variety of skills, AND a supply of coffee, which will make you king in a post-apocalyptic environment.

Franchise and Pandemic…
Stephen King’s The Stand, right? Millions fall, but you and your franchise team are running a yacht service out of the Gulf of Mexico – you’ve got fishing gear and strong people; you’ve got a better chance than most.

Franchise and Nuclear Destruction….
Basically, no more electricity for awhile, Alas, Babylon, but with your barbeque franchise, you’ve got the tools to cook with fire, and you’ve got your franchise team of employees who are accustomed to hard work and irritable, hungry people.

Franchise and the e-bomb thingie
Nothing electrical at all, but with your furniture repair business you’ve got building skills and your franchise team of craftsmen – you’re golden!

Check out marketing assistance, direct mail for franchises for more information.

Monday, March 16, 2009

Hellow Franchise! Own Your Own!

Hello, Franchise! Part II

Bye, bye, old job, hello franchise – sing to “Mary Had a Little Lamb” – bye, bye, old job, hello franchise, hello franchise, hello franchise, bye, bye old job, hello franchise, where you own your own.

Hello, Franchise! Where You Own Your Own!
Hey, some of us have lived being an employee under Michael Scott, from “The Office” fame. I personally was supervised by a Michael with all the badness and none of the redeeming simple-but-well-meaning virtues Steve Carrell portrays so winningly.

But now you can leave all that behind you. Honestly, it won’t take long to find a franchise opportunity to pique your interest; just take a deep breath and start on your research.

Here’s another good franchise site, maintained by USA Today: http://usatoday.franchisesolutions.com/top_franchises_info.cfm

Oooh! You can get into the cruise industry, barbeque, internet, hardware, furniture repair, video games, salad! Seems to be a franchise for any and all tastes and talents.

When you own your own franchise, there is no Michael Scott; it’s all Jim and Pam; hire your own folk, willing to work a full day for a day’s pay. I can imagine it all now, me, Jim and Pam, running a franchise cruise line out of a lovely tropical city; or a barbeque franchise out of an adorable Texas town… Ahh, the franchise life.

Check out franchise marketing assistance, direct mail for franchises for more information.

Hello, Franchise!

Hello, Franchise

Clichés turn into clichés for a reason. Lemon into lemonade. Bye, bye, old job; Hello, Franchise.

If you’re out of a job, best advice is to allow yourself a day or two of depression and panic and then to get going. Segue – surf YouTube and then gradually start looking at sites to help your job search.

Hello, Franchise
But consider creating your own job that you have full control over – can you say Hello, Franchise? Start at http://www.fbr50.com/ Franchise Business Review.

The current homepage reflects a survey of happy franchise owners, the most popular and successful – take a look-see. Some franchise opportunities exist for a very minimal investment – some as low as $4,000 - $8,000! Hello, Franchise!

And it’s likely that even a cursory review of these franchise opportunities will re-awaken some long-lost interest – well, pretzels, certainly, who wouldn’t want a pretzel franchise, but also using your sports abilities to train adults or children; using computer talents to fix computers for money.

Hello, Franchise!
Think of it – spending your time using your sports skills and your skills dealing with kids, out in the open air, actually playing for a living. Bye, bye, old job; Hello, Franchise.

Check out franchise, marketing assistance, direct mail for franchises for more information.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Direct Mail Will Never Go Out of Style - The Old Songs

Direct mail will never go out of style, and the reason is the effectiveness of song lyrics. What good is “She sent me an email; said she couldn’t live without me no more…” No, no, it has to be direct mail; she sent me a letter.

Direct Mail and Mr. Postman
Direct mail will never go out of style. What good is “Please, please, Mr. e-mail server administrator….” No, no, it has to be direct mail; please Mr. Postman.

Direct mail will never go out of style. What good is “I’m going to sit right down and text myself a text message and make believe it came from you….” No, no, it has to be direct mail; write myself a letter.

Direct Mail Train
Direct mail will never go out of style. What good is, well, what can you even do with “till the mail train comes back, rollin in my sweet baby’s arms?” Till POP3 ports back to 110? No, no, it has to be direct mail, the direct mail train.

Direct mail will never go out of style. What good is, “Just ftp our electronic messages to the county jail domain….” No, no, it has to be direct mail; send our mail to the Tijuana jail.

You gotta be convinced now. Check out marketing assistance, direct mail for franchises for more information.