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Our Town America is proud to announce our franchise award ranking as a 2014 Top 50 Franchise by Franchise Business Review! Consistently ranked as a Top 50 Franchise, we are honored and excited to label 2014 as our sixth consecutive ...

As a jewelry retailer, nurturing your existing clientele is crucial—but netting new customers is equally important. One way to market to new movers who’ve never set foot in your shop is through new mover marketing. The idea Connect with residents ...

USA Today (Dec. 2013) - Anyone who has recently moved to a new residence has probably received one of the welcome packets from Our Town America. Founded in 1972, Our Town America is a national franchise that provides advertising services ...

PRWeb (Dec. 2013) - Millions of Americans, 40 million a year according to the most recent Census, move each year and are forced to develop relationships with new “go-to” retail options. After a move, new residents are actively seeking replacements ...

Phoenix, AZ (Sept. 2013) – More than 43 million Americans will move nationwide this year, many because of employment concerns or a chance at a new start in a new neighborhood. Regardless of the reason, even those moving to our ...

Our Town America is structured as a relatively low cost franchise business that is an excellent fit for self-motivated entrepreneurs who are interested in sparking long-term, loyal relationships between local businesses and new movers. “Most of our franchisees have been ...

Fifteen years ago, Michael Plummer left college and joined the Army. “It grew me up,” he says. In Plummer’s words, four years of training and working as a medic at Walter Reed Hospital in DC and in Korea “taught me ...

Since 1972, Our Town has been providing new movers with traditional hospitality by mailing warm gifts from neighborhood businesses in a premium gift package. Thousands of satisfied business owners throughout the United States attest to the success and effectiveness of ...

John Gant and Michael Plummer Jr. were featured on Fox and Friends on Fox News this morning. John opened an Our Town America Franchise after watching an "On the Job Hunt" segment on Fox News. Michael and John discuss the Our ...

Years ago, I came to America with very little I could call my own. I had few, if any, job-ready skills, no college degree, and a very minimal understanding of American culture and the English language. What I did (and ...