Last week the International Franchise Association and Franchise Update Media announced a landmark, 10-year partnership to deliver value, learning and two new franchising events in 2022 and beyond. This partnership accelerates International Franchise Association engagement with members as well as a broader cross section of the global franchising community.

In 2022 this partnership will deliver consolidated events focused on the Franchise Customer Experience – FranCX (June) and Franchise Leadership and Development (October).

Franchising is diverse and ever-present in communities across the world. Similarly, the franchise event and content landscape is jam-packed with opportunities to learn, network, buy and sell. With an eye toward the time and resource constrained individual (you), through this partnership the International Franchise Association and Franchise Update Media will endeavor to meet you where you are, maximize value, and collaboratively—with franchisors, franchisees, suppliers and partners—set the direction for the future of franchising. 

As Franchise Update Media CEO Therese Thilgen shared, “This gives us the opportunity to reimagine our Marketing and Development conferences to recognize the blurring of functional roles in franchise organizations, as leaders look to grow their brands and help their franchisees succeed.”

More good news: These events will have the same great content and deliver the same value you’ve come to expect from the International Franchise Association and Franchise Update Media—delivered in a coequal partnership. With our two organization’s combined insights, reach and scale we will deliver an unparalleled experience for the franchise community.

As an International Franchise Association member, you will receive benefits at each of these events; now with a larger footprint and access to more people, places, and brands. There is truly something for everyone:

• Individual members will receive member benefits at these events. In order to deliver maximum value for our members, benefits may vary based on the event. For the inaugural June Fran CX event, members will receive a 5% discount off registration. With registration opening in the coming weeks, visit https://www.francxc.com/ to be the first to receive more information as details are released.
• Franchisors will be integrally involved in curriculum and content for conferences through invited participation in curated advisory boards for each event.
• By exhibiting and recruiting at these two new, larger events suppliers will more effectively and efficiently reach their targets with a broader audience to engage. To exhibit or sponsor at either or both of these major, new conferences, contact Lynette James at the International Franchise Association, or Barbara Yelmene at Franchise Update Media for the supplier prospectus and be sure to register at https://www.francxc.com/ to be the first to receive more information as details are released.

This partnership between two industry-leading brands is built from a position of strength to deliver value to International Franchise Association members and the broader franchising community. As always, through advocacy, learning, partnership and content development, our single-minded mission is to protect, enhance and promote the opportunity and value of franchising. We look forward to welcoming you to the partnership and invite you to participate in these two new, powerful events. We will continue to share updates including registration information as we near the inagural Franchise Customer Experience Conference in June.   

Should you have questions about any of these events, or how to get involved, please reach out to Jennifer or me.