Managers need insight into franchisee performance in order to effectively make decisions. One way they can find this information is to use Partner Relationship Management (PRM), which usually includes a reporting dashboard for managers to review information about the franchisee employees and organizations underneath them. With PRM software, it is entirely possible for enterprises to increase their sales by monitoring franchisee performance. There are four keys to using PRM for performance management:

1. Communication. PRM software allows enterprises to communicate their expectations to their franchisee channel partners and sales force. This allows for consistent messaging, no matter where it comes from.
2. Education. A well-educated franchisee sales force will be able to answer questions and meet the demands of customers. With PRM software, franchisors can upload training videos and conduct entire certification programs online, thereby ensuring that everyone representing their product is up to speed on how to sell it.
3. Measurement. The right PRM software includes robust dashboards that help franchisors track sales, training, and other metrics and facets of sales forces and partners alike. Easy reporting allows managers to know where efforts should be expended and when to cut losses.
4. Motivation. PRM not only allows a franchisor to track sales but to also motivate its sales force and franchisee business partners. Using fully-integrated rewards systems and incentives, a manager can boost performance, not just manage it.

For franchisors looking for metrics with their franchisee partners, PRM is a perfect choice because it does allow them to integrate every product from their catalog, see how it is selling, and see how salespeople and partners are performing with each product. Those kinds of metrics lead to faster time-to-market, improvements in products that lag in sales, and better-focused marketing efforts.

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