The Worlds #1 AI Platform for Data-Driven Local Store Marketing

Maximize sales-building opportunities within your immediate trading area.

Who are we

HubKonnect is the leader in Retail Technology and our Award Winning AI platform provides data-driven tactics that help franchises and multi-unit organizations maximize sales-building opportunities within their immediate trading area to win locally. Our LSM ecosystem allows users to use the right customized ideas, channels, and assets.

Generate more transactions

HubKonnect’s AI Brain uses continuously learning algorithms to identify local marketing insights, recommend the best ideas and detail optimal activations. Integrations with our client’s POS, product, mobile and cost data allow us maximize ROI for local executions.

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HubKonnect_Generate-more-transactions

Generate more transactions

HubKonnect’s AI Brain uses continuously learning algorithms to identify local marketing insights, recommend the best ideas and detail optimal activations. Integrations with our client’s POS, product, mobile and cost data allow us maximize ROI for local executions.

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Intelligent AI Technology

Our platform develops strategically targeted marketing plans and data-driven tactics to create sales, community engagement, loyalty and repeat visits.

Power of Local Data

The HubKonnect Brain analyzes millions of local data points to identify unique sales-building opportunities for each location, making it easy and efficient to market and grow at the local level.

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HubKonnect_Power-of-Local-Data

Power of Local Data

The HubKonnect Brain analyzes millions of local data points to identify unique sales-building opportunities for each location, making it easy and efficient to market and grow at the local level.

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Data-Driven Tactics

HubKonnect provides a complete communications plan that recommends exact timing, communication channels, vendor integration, and implementation actions based on our custom local data set.

Fully Integrated LSM Ecosystem

Our AI platform connects key tools, resources, and technologies creating an interconnected LSM Network for franchisees to obtain AI data-driven tactics, approved assets, executional direction, vendor guidance, and mobile app local integration.

Meet our Leadership Team

Michael Koch
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Michael is an originating pioneer of the Artificial Intelligence, Global Digital Production, and SaaS industries. He is a visionary and incorporates the latest technological advancements while developing high-performance tech platforms and teams that are able to scale quickly, effectively, and globally.

Previously, Michael served as Founder & CEO of four privately held technology companies that he built and exited over the course of over a decade. His teams have delivered in over 79 countries worldwide and built a leading enterprise platform for top QSRs and over 14,500 McDonald’s locations.

Michael was named the 2022 Artificial Intelligence Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Machine Learning by the Business Intelligence Group. He has also been recognized as one of the Most Influential Solutions Provider Executives by Nation’s Restaurant News.

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Kathy Hartman
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Kathy is a world-renowned Local Store Marketing (LSM) expert and builder of technology solutions supporting sales-building and local marketing efforts. She has led LSM for McDonald’s on both the agency and corporate level supporting over 44,000 locations worldwide with her trading area expertise.

In addition, she has worked with start-ups, multi-unit organizations, and local businesses—all of whom depended upon LSM to drive their sales and customer counts.
Training thousands of local marketers throughout her career; her passion and knowledge of LSM is unsurpassed. She has been recognized by the multi-unit restaurant industry with the Top Women in Restaurant Technology Award.

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Kevin Newell
Executive Advisor

Kevin is the former Global Chief Brand Officer of McDonald’s Corporation and previously served as President of McDonald’s West Zone. His extensive career in marketing and brand building brings a unique perspective to driving business across all levels…worldwide to local neighborhoods.

Kevin’s deep knowledge of the multi-layer marketing initiatives that a retail organization requires and his experience in building global brands directly relates to aiding in the acceleration of HubKonnect. He understands how to amplify global and national strategies at the local level and the need to equip operators to make local marketing decisions to drive community connections.

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Are you ready to explore the World’s #1 AI Platform for Data-Driven Local Store Marketing?

Simply fill in the form to request a demo.

Select how many locations are in your franchise network.

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HubKonnect CEO Michael Koch Awarded the AI Entrepreneur of the Year

Technology entrepreneur, Michael Koch, is recognized as the 2022 Artificial Intelligence Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Machine Learning by the Business Intelligence Group. “It’s an honor to be recognized for leading the forefront of artificial intelligence technology and machine learning. As the CEO of my latest venture, HubKonnect, we’ve developed a robust, innovative AI-enabled local marketing platform that enables franchise...

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Former McDonald’s Global Data Insights Chief Joins HubKonnect Advisory Board

Rand Will Provide Unprecedented Local Marketing Optimization Knowledge to LSM AI Industry Leader HubKonnect, Inc. today announced an addition to its Advisory Board. The Board of Directors and CEO Michael Koch have appointed Jim Rand as Senior Advisor of the company, effective July 31st.  Rand is the former Sr. Vice President of Global Data Insights and Development for McDonald’s...