Franchise Update Magazine Issue IV, 2012 | Page 25

Market Consumer marketing initiatives 24 24 CMO Q&A Checkers’ Terri Snyder on brand leadership and development 28 CMO Roundtable 28 “How do you stage a successful new store grand opening, soup to nuts?” 30 Connecting with Customers 28 Customer journey mapping is a hot topic these days “ Customers connect with us and we connect with them in ways that were not imagined 10 years ago: through Groupon, social networking, smartphones, and online reservations and ordering. We must manage these new developments in addition to providing a superior customer experience inside the four walls, which is more important than ever before. —Jack Mackey, Chief Evangelist, SMG ” Franchiseupdate I ssue I V, 2012  23