By: Eddy Goldberg | 417 Reads | |
Welcome back to our monthly news roundup for franchise consumer marketers. Whether Covid is finally behind us or a late summer surge awaits, the changes it brought are here to stay and businesses will be adjusting for years to come. If you have news items, trends, reports, or studies you think will be useful to CMOs and our other franchise consumer marketing readers looking to navigate the new future, please forward them our way! And now, the news…
…ON THE TECH SIDE
3 Ways Your Digital Experience is Lacking – and How To Fix It
Hubspot Study: The Best Hours for Sending Marketing Emails
Google Delays Third-Party Cookie Demise Again, This Time to 2024
What’s Next in Drive-Thru Tech
Chick-fil-A Tests Delivery Robots in California, Texas, and Florida
Capriotti’s Pilot Tests Pizza-Making Robots from Piestro Pod
Hyphen’s Automated Restaurant Robotics Makeline Gets Chipotle Funding
BeReal Photo-Sharing Platform Called Gen Z’s New Favorite “Anti” Social Media App
…IN THE MARKETS
SBA To Distribute Remaining $180 Million Revitalization Money to Restaurants
Wyndham Plans To Boost Black Hotel Ownership
Off-Premises Operator Kitchen United Raises $100 Million
How On the Border Modernized Its Menu and Technology at 40
How NSFW Tweets Plug into RadioShack’s New Marketing Strategy
How Americans Are Dining Out Now (Infographic)
Mid-2022 Lessons on Retail, Dining, and Fitness Foot Traffic
Coffee Visits Down as Inflation Curbs Discretionary Spending
McDonald’s and Burger King To Offer Free Food Giveaways in New UK Rewards Scheme
Another Bubble Tea Brand, TeaCupfuls, Launches Franchise Sales
3 Moves To Ensure You Have a Healthy Work Culture
Focus Brands Vet Joe Guith Hired as CEO of Church’s Texas Chicken
How Goodcents Enhanced Off-Premises Business Through Grab-and-Go
Applebee’s Promos Its Wing-Flavored Lip Gloss in “Taste My Face” Campaign
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux Finds Post-Covid Success in Smaller Spaces
Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza To Permanently Return on September 15
5 Restaurant Chains That Almost Made It Big