How Your Marketing Systems Add Value to Franchise Development

Jan 23, 2023

Buying a franchise can be a life-changing decision. So, it’s not surprising that prospective franchisees look at a variety of criteria when evaluating their potential investment in a franchise business. As franchise marketing leader and Social Geek podcast host Jack Monson explains, “They are not just buying a job – they are buying their future.”

Read More >

Tags: marketing ROI, brand consistency, MRM, marketing technology, marketing resource management, marketing operations, growth, franchise marketing software, franchise marketing

Why Now May Be the Time to Build a Centralized Marketing Operation

Dec 14, 2022

Did the pandemic reveal areas within your organization that were, or are, in need of restructuring in order to build greater resilience or to develop capacity for future growth? If so, you most certainly are not alone. According to a report from Gartner titled, The Future of Marketing Organizations: Rethink Marketing’s Organizational Structures and Responsibilities, the recent period of disruption has influenced CMOs to centralize their marketing organizations to alleviate operational problems and grow their teams.

Read More >

Tags: marketing process optimization, brand consistency, MRM, marketing technology, Insurance Marketing, marketing resource management, marketing operations, financial services marketing, agile marketing, scale local marketing, marketing staff, marketing technology buyers' resources, franchise marketing, multi-brand marketing

Podcast Transcript: Storytelling for Social Good

Jun 20, 2022

 

Our Guest: Corey Dall

Company: First Bank

Website: localfirstbank.com

Read More >

Tags: branding, marketing leadership, corporate culture, collaboration, brand consistency, financial services marketing, Bank Marketing Today by Vya, podcast, marketing data analytics, data-driven marketing, social responsibility, philanthropy

Why Multi-brand Franchise Organizations Can’t Move Forward Until They Step Back

Jun 17, 2022

Most every industry goes through a renaissance at some point. A moment when markets align, lucrative business models come to life, investors flood in and sustained growth becomes possible.

The franchise industry is seeing this renaissance right now, as many emerging companies are creating new opportunities for franchisees in new consumer and B2B categories. These companies are making franchise ownership more accessible with less investment and providing more opportunities for people to turn interests and skills into successful businesses.

Read More >

Tags: corporate culture, brand consistency, leadership, brand development, franchise marketing, multi-brand marketing

Podcast Transcript: How to Build a Brand Internally & Why All Great Brands are Operational

Apr 11, 2022

 

Our Guest: Erin Pryor

Company: First Horizon Bank

Website: first horizon.com

Read More >

Tags: branding, digital marketing, buy-in, marketing leadership, brand consistency, financial services marketing, sales and marketing alignment, banking customer experience, Bank Marketing Today by Vya, podcast, marketing data, social responsibility

Why Brand Consistency Is So Important

Nov 30, 2021

What does the term brand mean to you? Many people mistakenly see brands as merely logos and color palettes, when in fact, brands are so much more. Your brand is the platform for presenting your business and its values to the marketplace. It differentiates your company, your core products and your services, in a way that guides the customer journey.

Read More >

Tags: brand consistency, Marketing Communication, brand experience, marketing channels, financial services marketing

What is Marketing Asset Management?

Oct 21, 2021

Marketing asset management is software that enables marketers to efficiently and effectively deploy and manage approved, locally customizable marketing assets across their distributed organizations.

Marketers have a tough job to do – particularly in distributed organizations. Managing all the materials for marketing campaigns, events, programs and sales teams across multiple regions can have you running in circles. To accomplish marketing goals and maintain sanity, effective marketing asset management is essential.

Read More >

Tags: brand consistency, MRM, marketing resource management, marketing asset management, financial services marketing, streamline marketing, distributed marketing, marketing portal, marketing resource management best practices

Serving Up Marketing Insights from the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit

Sep 08, 2021

A primary goal of industry conferences is to make important connections – with customers, prospects, partners, peers and others, who can help you advance your business goals. So, it was great to be doing just that – after more than a year away from the in-person event circuit – at the recent Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit, in Atlanta.

Read More >

Tags: employee engagement, brand consistency, QR Codes, direct mail marketing, local marketing, franchise marketing, data-driven marketing, Actionable Marketing Data, Restaurant marketing

Use Data to Stop Guessing Your Way to Marketing Campaign Success

Jun 11, 2021

For marketers, a primary goal is to maximize marketing ROI by ensuring marketing spend produces the best results. This means sending campaigns to the right people, at the right time, with the right message. But how can you know what’s right?

Read More >

Tags: marketing ROI, campaign management, brand consistency, marketing campaign, target marketing, marketing data analytics, data-driven marketing, market research, data-driven marketing campaigns

Podcast Transcript: How to create sustained data-driven, organic growth

Aug 20, 2020

Our Guest: Jim Stadler, Executive Vice President,
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer

Company: First Midwest Bank

Read More >

Tags: branding, brand consistency, customer experience, financial services marketing, strategic bank marketing, Bank Marketing Today by Vya, podcast, mergers & acquisitions, brand story, brand awareness

Subscribe Here!

Podcast_2020-CTA-6