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Callum Floyd / March 5, 2019

Long-Term Communication & Support Plan

Franchise systems need to have a franchisee communication and support plan that details what will happen and when. The franchisee support and communication plan should cover the multitude of elements relating to the franchise, like:

  • Franchise conferences and regional meetings
  • Field visits, ongoing training and business reviews
  • Business and marketing planning and approval dates
  • Audits, assessments and awards
  • Franchise newsletters and updates

The communication and support plan needs to be sufficiently planned, and structured, but ideally, in advance (i.e., long term) for a number of reasons, not least:

  • To ensure the Franchise Support Office has the resources necessary to execute the plan
  • To enable franchisees to know what to expect, and plan appropriately
  • To optimise required support for franchisees
  • To help ensure a baseline of support is formalised
  • To provide the franchisor with sufficient opportunity to strategically involve and influence franchisees, particularly regarding collaborating on needed franchise systemwide changes.

We suggest such a communication and support plan should go out at least one year, but ideally further, in advance. We also note that it needn’t be set in stone; there should be some room for flexibility depending on the situation.

Relevant questions:

  • Do your franchisees know what to expect, including the timing of field visits, assessments, business reviews, planning requirements, etc?
  • Do your team, including field managers, think sufficiently strategically about the bigger picture, when executing individual elements of support and

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