Every year, QSR Magazine—the premier source of news for all quick-service and fast-casual brands—releases the QSR Top 50 List. This list is held in very high regard by the franchising industry as a virtual “best-of-the-best” in franchising. Making it on the QSR Top 50 List is quite an achievement and says a lot about the … Read more
Dawn Kane is not an easy person to catch up with. If she is not in our office in the trendy North Loop in Minneapolis, MN, she is most likely on an airplane heading to a conference, board meeting or heading up a client meeting somewhere in the U.S. As CEO of Hot Dish Advertising, … Read more
As a full-service agency, our days at Hot Dish are never the same. Whether we are designing billboards, writing radio scripts, scouring Google Analytics, or taking a break around the office keg, we stay busy working hard for our clients. 2016 was no different. One common theme last year was building websites. With a slew … Read more
Hosted annually, the Franchise Leadership & Development Conference’s (FLDC) aim is to equip Franchise Development Directors and their teams with effective ways to generate more qualified leads and award franchises. This year’s conference in Atlanta was no exception. Through informative breakout sessions and engaging speakers, attendees, including the Hot Dish team, were able to further … Read more
Franchising is a niche business that relies heavily on lead generation and franchise recruitment in order to be successful. The latest issue of Franchise Update Magazine features Hot Dish Advertising as a leader in franchise generation marketing. Our CEO, Dawn Kane, and President, Jennifer Campbell, talk about the importance of building solid relationships with clients and … Read more
The Multi-Unit Owners in the franchise industry are a mighty bunch. Annually, they gather for the Multi-Unit Franchise Conference to share their learnings from the past year. Hosted in Vegas at the end of April, this year’s conference drew in 630 multi-unit owner attendees making up 450 enterprises with 11,000 units and a whopping $11B … Read more
Tropical Smoothie Cafe®️, a leading national fast-casual cafe concept known for both its better-for-you smoothies and food with a tropical twist, announced its significant achievements in 2019, reporting its eighth consecutive year of same-store sales growth. During 2019, the brand opened 124 cafes in key markets throughout the U.S. such as Dallas-Fort Worth, Tampa and … Read more
The IFA FranTech Digital Marketing and Technology Conference was held on October 26-28th in Dallas, TX, this year. It was a great opportunity to see friends from the industry, existing clients and to see some new faces. As you might assume, the conference was about the state of technology and how to cope with its … Read more
