http://www.geo-e.com Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:31:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ever want to know how far you can fly from your home airport?  This interactive map from Kayak.com is amazing.  Give it a try! Click here to access the map. http://www.geo-e.com/cgb/how-far-can-you-fly-for-500-a-great-interactive-map-from-kayak/1154/ The U.S. franchising industry is poised for modest growth in 2011, according to two new studies to be released this week. Franchise businesses in most sectors are expected to add more store units and employees this year, concludes an analysis produced by consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers on behalf of the International ... http://www.geo-e.com/cgb/franchise-industry-shows-glimmer-of-recovery-wsj-com/1150/ Ok, so we are now over halfway through the first month of 2011...when is the 2010 Census data going to surface?  This timeline may help clear up some of those questions floating around out there. Click Here to access the timeline. http://www.geo-e.com/cgb/census-2010-interactive-timeline/1129/ This is a very well done video-graphic from National Geographic. Its only 3 minutes but the cram a lot of interesting stats. Enjoy. http://www.geo-e.com/cgb/the-worlds-population-to-reach-7-billion-by-the-end-of-2011-a-video-graphic-by-nat-geo/1118/ This is an excellent interactive map courtesy of the US Census Bureau.  It shows population changes state by state between each decennial census starting in 1910.  Take note that the 2010 Census data is due on December 21 so come back in a few days to see how your state ... http://www.geo-e.com/cgb/interactive-population-change-map-covering-100-years/1104/ Franchise organizations today are faced with a serious challenge, to produce more with less.  How does your organization manage this issue?  Don’t worry, it’s a rhetorical question, one to get the wheels turning.   I am sharing 5 strategies below that I have regularly encountered over the years from listening to ... http://www.geo-e.com/cgb/5-strategies-to-maximize-your-franchise-sales/1097/ Franchise Companies are growing quickly these days and much of this growth is seen internationally.  Now with growth comes growing pains which we all know is a normal part of business.   Don't jump to any blind conclusions...when it comes to marketing, site selection and territory mapping, knowing what applications ... http://www.geo-e.com/cgb/is-your-franchise-expanding-internationally/1065/ This is a very interesting map from Forbes.com and Jon Bruner showing the migration patterns in several major US Counties.  The data is 2008 but still very intriguing.  Check out your county, is it growing or shrinking?  Los Angeles appears to be in decline while King County (Seattle Area) is ... http://www.geo-e.com/cgb/where-are-americans-moving/941/ Wake Forest, NC – Geographic Enterprises (GE) has formalized an agreement with the Winvale Group to get included on the GSA Schedule 70 (Information Technology) and bring the GeoMetrx web-based Software as a Service application (SaaS) decision support application to the Federal marketplace. “GE’s GeoMetrx offering fits nicely into our growing ... http://www.geo-e.com/news/geographic-enterprises-partners-with-the-winvale-group-to-bring-geometrx-to-the-federal-market/978/ I never thought such a simple, logical feature such as viewing data at a ZIP Code level would be such a tremendous benefit to franchise companies.  That is a recurring theme I hear on a daily basis, "can you help me create territories by zipcodes based on populations segments of ... http://www.geo-e.com/cgb/new-and-established-franchises-benefit-from-research360s-territory-manager/791/