franchise marketing

SLAPP-HAPPY Does Droel Law in Minneapolis Have Ethical Standards? Does It Enforce Them?

This post is part of the SLAPP-HAPPY series on who files Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) or other bullying…

2 years ago

PureDriven Struggles (Poorly) to Build Trust Despite Owner’s Controversies

PureDriven markets its digital marketing services to franchisees with the claim that it’s “Bringing Trust… to an Industry Built on…

2 years ago

PUREDRIVEN Claims Mayor Swanson No Longer CEO, No Longer Involved

Two Harbors Mayor Chris Swanson is still owner of PureDriven digital marketing, but has been “removed from the company” and…

2 years ago

PureDriven Owner Two Harbors Mayor Chris Swanson Sues to Silence Citizen Journalist

Question:  If a mayor misuses the legal system to bully and intimidate a private citizen from exercising his constitutional right…

2 years ago

PIRTEK USA CEO Kim Gubera Claim of No Closures in 2020 Questioned

PIRTEK USA CEO told Franchise Times that none of the company’s hydraulic hose franchises ceased operation in 2020.  However, PIRTEK’s…

3 years ago

VetFran or VetSham? Why Good Franchisors Should Leave VetFran

Of all the sellers of fake credibility and unearned accolades to franchisors, the IFA’s VetFran program is perhaps the most…

4 years ago

Franchise Fraud Complaint Submitted to International Franchise Association (IFA)

A co-chair of the International Franchise Association (IFA), several members of the IFA Supplier forum, and 23 franchise companies are…

7 years ago

FASTSIGNS Catherine Monson’s Ethics Controversy

Catherine Monson, FASTSIGNS CEO & 2nd Co-Chair of the International Franchise Association, seems to be everywhere – receiving countless awards…

7 years ago

Nick Powill’s “Whole Gig is a Scam” – Rhonda Sanderson, Sanderson PR

Rhonda Sanderson, founder & principal of Sanderson PR, shares her view of the line between public relations and advertising, and…

7 years ago

NO LIMIT AGENCY, 1851 Franchise: A PR Firm Should Pitch, Not Impersonate, The Media

We asked other franchise public relations firms and PR professionals what they think of PR firms that have their account…

7 years ago