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LIBERTY FITNESS: And then there were three…
In 2005, Entrepreneur magazine ranked fledgling women’s workout franchise Liberty Fitness #415 on its Franchise 500® list, #101 on its Fastest-Growing Franchises list and #39 on its Top New Franchises ranking. In 2006, Liberty Fitness’ position on its Franchise 500® had slipped to #460 and its Top New Franchise ranking slipped from #39 to #42. [...]
Jack in the Box Icon Hit by Bus in Viral Series
Fast food icon and head of the burger franchise mogul Jack Box has been tragically struck by a bus in the company’s current darkly comic viral video series.
The breaking news and ongoing coverage of the traumatic event is being playfully deployed through online social media outlets including YouTube, flickr, Twitter, blogs and elsewhere.
Here are the [...]
Jack in the Box Icon Suffers Massive Head Trauma
In the third of the viral Jack in the Box bus accident videos, a paramedic on the scene inadvertently spills the beans on the Jack Box’s condition. Things look serious for the beloved icon of the fast food burger franchise chain.
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Jack in the Box Icon Hit by Bus: Phil Speaks Out
In the second viral Jack in the Box video of the Jack Box bus trauma, Jack’s #2 steps in to report from the scene of the bus accident. The acting head of the franchise fast food burger chain assures all is under control.
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Jack in the Box Icon Hit by Bus: Official Statement
Jack in the Box icon Jack Box has been hit by a bus. This viral video contains the franchise HQ’s official statement.
Feel free to leave thoughts, prayers, and comments below.
DENNY’S: Breakfast Giveaway’s a $50,000,000 Grand Slam
Yesterday, Denny’s made good on its promise to give a free Grand Slam breakfast to anyone who showed up at all but two of its 1,550 restaurants nationwide. According to the leading franchise marketing site, Denny’s hit it out of the park with its unprecedented promotion. Read How Denny’s Cooked Up $50M in (Almost) Free [...]
How Denny’s Cooked Up $50M in (Almost) Free Publicity
Denny’s was once the chain restaurant king of breakfast, ’til McDonald’s came along and stole the crown. Today, 1550 unit Denny’s doesn’t even rank in the top 5 in the $83 billion breakfast market (McDonald’s, Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts, Burger King, and IHOP).
To make matters worse, franchise unit sales were down 7.2% last quarter – a [...]
DENNY’S: The Internet’s aTwitter About Grand Slam Breakfasts
I’ve been sucked into the vortex of an amazing social medium aptly named Twitter. Twitter, in short, is an online, global conversation that consists of a constant stream of 140 character messages called Tweets (You can see our current Tweets at @FranchisePick ). You can “follow” specific Twitter contributors, they can “follow” you, or you [...]
Denny’s Servers Getting Grand-Slammed Today – On and Offline
Denny’s set out to make a big impact by giving away 2 Million Grand Slam breakfasts this morning – and they certainly did. On Twitter, reports are twittering in of lines across the country. Some are sharing pics of the long lines outside Denny’s, like this one from Tom in Altoona, PA (photo credit tom16602. [...]
Denny’s Servers Get Grand Slammed
Denny’s free Grand Slam breakfast giveaway this morning slammed the Dennys.com website so hard, it overloaded the server [pun intended].
