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Drupa news – Fluorescent Ink from Seiko

HMS Print Management — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:58:19 +0000

Drupa news – Fluorescent Ink from Seiko.

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Just Cuts’ new kiosk concept

HMS Print Management — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:55:51 +0000

The kiosk is designed to attract time poor consumers and the launch store is located near the food court.

Denis McFadden CEO and founder of Just Cuts said “The Just Cuts kiosk will compliment existing Just Cuts salons within a shopping centre. The contemporary design is beautiful but at the end of the day this is about convenience for our cients and the kiosk provides this by being easily accessible to those running a quick errand in the centre or grabbing a bite to eat in the food court.”

Domino’s customers can order pizza through Facebook

HMS Print Management — Thu, 10 May 2012 04:50:59 +0000

Domino’s customers can order pizza through Facebook.

We love life made easy! Social media is not just for chatting to your friends any more. Check out this article.

Five nuggets of wisdom from Warren Buffett’s annual shareholders’ meeting

HMS Print Management — Mon, 07 May 2012 02:48:43 +0000

Five nuggets of wisdom from Warren Buffett’s annual shareholders’ meeting.

McDonald’s, Domino’s, Subway headline franchise forum

HMS Print Management — Thu, 03 May 2012 03:00:15 +0000

Keynote speakers from top global franchise brands McDonald’s, Domino’s and Subway will be speaking at the upcoming Franchise Management Forum, with franchisee performance, recruitment and maximising market penetration the subjects up for discussion.

The Franchise Management Forum is an annual event organised jointly by the Franchise Advisory Centre and Griffith University’s Asia Pacific Centre for Franchising Excellence, aimed to provide franchising leaders in Australia with a forum to explore trends and topical issues.

Presentations will also include case study insights into franchise management best practices and the latest research into franchise trends in Australia.

Joshua Banister, franchise operations manager, McDonald’s will speak on growth challenges facing the biggest franchise brand in the world.

How to improve franchisee recruitment will be discussed by Patrick McMichael, development and franchising officer (Aust/NZ), Domino’s Pizza.

Tracy Steinwand, Subway territory manager and former regional director, Aust/NZ, will focus on Saturation versus Cannibalisation: how do you fill the gaps in a maturing system without eroding sales?

McDonald’s, Domino’s, Subway headline franchise forum.

Visual Innovation Australia – the signage experts

HMS Print Management — Wed, 02 May 2012 01:41:57 +0000

We’ve been trying out a new banner and display company called Visual Innovation Australia and they have been producing some fantastic banners, reception displays, and building exhibitions for us. Give them a try for your next display requirements.

Hairhouse Warehouse – expanding

HMS Print Management — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:17:03 +0000

A lot can happen in 20 years. For franchise Hairhouse Warehouse, it has involved the opening of more than 130 stores across the country, the initiation of over 100 franchisees and the evolution of a brand from a single store in Knox City, to a huge network of hair and beauty one-stop shops.

Tony Lattouf, who co-founded the business with brother Joseph, remembers when the pair dived into business ownership, first with the Lattouf salon brand, then with Hairhouse Warehouse in 1992. “We opened our first salon in about 1983 and that was a Lattouf in Doncaster. We had no customers. We were both young businessmen. I used to walk out in the mall and say to a lady or gentleman ‘Excuse me, my name is Tony, why don’t I give you a complimentary wash and blow wave?’ and they’d think I was trying to make a pass at them,” he says.

http://www.franchise.net.au/article/International-and-online-expansion-planned-for-Hairhouse-Warehouse/534163.aspx

Nu-Steel looking for 40 new franchises

HMS Print Management — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:12:11 +0000

Tired of reading stories about the downturn? Now here’s a good story and we think there are a lot more out there too.

The Nu-Steel Homes business is bucking the industry downturn and looking for up to 40 new franchisees in Queensland and New South Wales. Steady growth means the company now has six times more work scheduled than in 2007.

http://www.franchise.net.au/article/Nu-Steel-Homes-on-hunt-for-40-extra-franchisees/534144.aspx

Magazines will always have a place

HMS Print Management — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:51:03 +0000

In the basement of a London bar, gathered like a resistance movement or thralls to some secret perversion, 100 people have come together to discuss their passion for magazines. They particularly like the independently made, keep-it-on-your-bookshelf-afterwards type of mag, but organisers have encouraged the aficionados to share any and all new treasures they’ve found, regardless of subject or appearance. So long as it’s made of paper and ink.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/apr/15/magazine-print-lovers-printout-stack

Telstra’s 60-person social media team

HMS Print Management — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:40:53 +0000

Five lessons you can learn from Telstra’s 60-person social media team.