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Tracking: The Key to Digital Marketing Attribution

Customers see multiple marketing messages and have to be nurtured through several channels before they say “yes” and take advantage of marketing services. Marketers work hard to analyze and give credit to the channels that contributed to the customer journey through the path of purchase.
Marketing

Franchising for Peace

Social franchising seeks to apply a business structure to make the world better.
International

Franchises Brace for Economic Realities Following ‘Joint Employer’ Ruling

For more than a year, the franchise business community and thousands of independent contractors, retailers, and small business owners have feared the creation of a new “joint employer” standard by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). On Aug. 27, 2015, that nightmare became reality.
Government Relations