January 2015

Marla network set for business growth as a result of external coaching

  An external business coach will be providing additional support to Marla Custom Blinds’ national network of franchisees and the head office team to help them grow their businesses. Martin Froud at Marla Custom Blinds explains: “Our business has developed from a sole trader to a franchise network over the last 20 years. In that time we’ve learnt a lot about how to successfully grow a business, as well...

Email marketing system to help franchisees grow sales

  Marla Custom Blinds has developed an email marketing system to make it easy for its franchisees to send direct e-shots to existing and potential customers. Sets of templates, which target both commercial and domestic customers, have been developed by the Marla head office team for franchisees to use throughout the year. Martin Froud at Marla Custom Blinds explains how it works: “Each franchisee will have their own access,...