The enhanced Friday Flash (FF) is in development right now, and we want to keep the franchise community abreast of progress and enhancements. The current launch date is planned for the end of September, and development is on target. At that time, readers will notice a number of changes:

Look and feel: The FF will carry the new branding and have a fresher look and feel.

Two formats: The FF will be delivered to your inbox as usual, but articles will also have a digital, searchable home.

Commenting feature: Have a question about an article or feedback on a topic? The digital newsletter will have a commenting feature so you can ask your question right on the article page. CKFI will respond on the page for the benefit of other franchisees who may have the same question.

Enhanced security: Being vigilant about who can and cannot access your business information can help protect your business from industry espionage. The word espionage may bring up images of high-tech criminals in tight, black attire sneaking through buildings at night, but espionage can be something as simple as a competitor learning about how you train employees or other daily business practices that give you an edge in the marketplace. Having additional security features and protocols can help reduce the risk of this happening. This is why the enhanced FF requires recipients to have a Comfort Keepers^® email address, and the digital version will require a log-in ID.

While you will notice some changes to the FF, the "heart" of the FF won't change. CKFI will continue to use the FF as the main vehicle to communicate with you, the franchisees, on topics important to your businesses. During the next months, we will continue to keep you informed of progress and other enhancements you can expect to see with the enhanced FF.

If you have any questions about the FF, please contact Lisa Marie Hayes, Communications Manager, at LisaMHayes@ComfortKeepers.com.

Due to technical difficulties we experienced on Wednesday, we were unable to hold the eRSP webinar as scheduled below. We have rescheduled the webinar for Wednesday, July 16, 2014, 11 a.m. EDT(10 a.m. CDT, 9 a.m. MDT, 8 a.m. PDT). All other information remains the same. We apologize for the inconvenience. 

Join Patrick Hanna of Kaleida Systems, Inc. as he takes you on a journey through the Internet-based client management, scheduling, billing, and payroll system, eRSP™. Patrick will guide you through optimizing your business development tracking skills so you can keep up with leads, referral sources, and more. This is a live webinar, so come prepared with questions.

Make sure your staff look professional and stylish with Comfort Keepers^®-branded scrub tops, pants, and lab coats. These competitively priced garments can be ordered with the Comfort Keepers' logo and delivered to your door in about a week. Click here for more information.

Don't forget Medline also offers more than 100,000 products at manufacturer's discounted prices, and for a limited time, franchisees can receive free shipping on up to two orders per month.

Take advantage of these savings by setting up a house account if you haven't already done so by contacting Katrina Duty of Medline at (800) 351-1665 or KDuty@Medline.com.

If you have any questions about Medline, please contact Katrina Duty or Lisa Ripley, CKFI Vice President of Strategic Relations, at LisaRipley@ComfortKeepers.com. 

As promised, we have moved the production schedule up for the News You Can Use (NYCU). The August issue is now available on CKBrand.com > PR > 2014 News You Can Use (NYCU). The email newsletter draft will be available next week in Constant Contact subscriber accounts in the email drafts folder by Tuesday, July 15. 

August's NYCU presents mobility topics: Reducing Risk of Hospital Return after Total Knee Replacement, Want to Stay Mobile? Get Positioned, and Footloose and Fancy Free: Caring for Feet as You Age.

Place your order now through July 25 for what could be one of your most effective promotional tools-the 2015 14-month Comfort Keepers^® calendar! This full-color, high-quality, 11"x 19" calendar is the ideal gift for your clients, prospects, referral sources, and business associates.

Calendars cost just $1.99 each, and imprinting and shipping are free. All calendars will be delivered early October, so your referral sources, clients, and business associates can make full use of all 14 months. Order yours today using the 2015 Comfort Keepers Calendar Order Form. Watch your email as well for an invitation to order from SKM Marketing, producers of this calendar.

Once again, the deadline to place orders is July 25.

If you have any questions about the calendar, please contact Terry Carity, Marketing Project and Traffic Manager, at TerryCarity@ComfortKeepers.com.

Learn how to analyze your website data to help you optimize your site and target potential clients. Join CKFI during a live training webinar on Wednesday, July 16 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and learn how to use Google Analytics to measure your website's success. Google Analytics is a powerful website tool that can measure your site's traffic and provide quality and conversion metrics.

There is no preregistration required; just access the webinar here on the day of the session.

You can find additional training materials, such as videos and downloadable guides, tips on analyzing Google Analytics data, and information on requesting CMS log-in credentials so you can edit your website, by visiting comfortkeepersdigital.com. To obtain the username and password for this site, visit the Member's site home page. 

If you have any questions about the webinar or your website, please contact Angela Hammond, Senior Digital Marketing Manager, at AngelaHammond@ComfortKeepers.com.

You are familiar with SMARTworks^®, you have placed a few orders, and now you would like to do more. Join CKFI and Standard Register^® for an advanced customization tools training webinar on Wednesday, July 16 at 2 p.m. EDT and discover the array of customization tools available on the SMARTworks portal. This webinar is for advanced users and novices who want to take their back panel customizations to the next level. Attendees will learn

• the importance of profiles,
• site navigation,
• standard template backers,
• custom backers,
• PowerPrint (for custom, one-off orders), and
• order checkout and tracking.

Download these useful documents for this webinar:

• Brand Standards Guidelines-Custom Backer Instructions
• Comfort Keepers PowerPrint Instructions

 Click here to join the online meeting.

If requested, enter your name and email address and the meeting password below then click "Join."

Meeting Number:      593 203 197

Meeting Password:   smartworks

If you have any questions about SMARTworks or print services, please contact Terry Carity, Marketing Project and Traffic Manager, at TerryCarity@ComfortKeepers.com.