Supply Chain World (Mar. 2014) – Countless retail businesses nationwide, including hundreds of restaurants, rely on targeted new mover marketing programs to cultivate long-term, loyal customer relationships. 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 […]
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Our Town America Poised for Business Growth in 2014
Tampa Bay Business Journal (Mar. 2014) – Mail is said to be on its way to being obsolete in the digital world people live in these days, but for some companies it’s still the best way to do business. Our Town America is one of those companies. After a strong 2013, when the company added eight […]
Tips for Success: A Day in the Life of a Business Owner
Feb. 23, 2014 – If you’re wondering what mysterious, supernatural success-producing rituals a President of a nationally-admired new mover welcoming franchise does each morning, then you’ve come to the right place! While his morning routine may not qualify as supernatural, it would be tough to deny the fact that Michael Plummer Jr.’s (CEO of Our […]
Retail Businesses Announce Impressive 2013 Success
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 for the favorite pizza shop, neighborhood hardware store, and family pet store they trusted in […]
Local Business Familiarizes Newcomers With Community
One local business is building on its success in connecting new residents with area services and businesses. After 12 years as a stay-at-home mom, Jane McElhaney and her husband, Tom, bought an Our Town America franchise in 2007 that served most of Charlotte. She had a sales background and liked that the company was family-owned […]
Layoff Kick-Starts Small Business
In the 30 years Su Hartung spent working in corporate America, she occasionally felt the itch to leave it all behind, but as a single mom, she didn’t feel she could afford to give up the perceived security of a full-time salary. When she was 60 years old, however, Hartung was laid off after a […]
Our Town America Helps Hair Salons Stay a Cut Above
Even in the recession resistant hair care industry, a rapidly changing economic environment has many salon and barbershop owners searching for answers. They’ve tried every marketing tactic in the book and still can’t find a way to separate their salon from the competition. That’s not the case for Milwaukee-based Sport Clips owner, Wally Sauthoff, and […]
Our Town America Helps You Bring In New Residents
More than 40 years ago, Michael Plummer owned a pizzeria in Iowa and was struggling to find the best way to get new customers through his doors. If he could just get them to try his pizza, he knew they would fall in love with it, but he needed to find the best way to […]
Marketing to New Residents Pay Dividends For Business Owners Of North Carolina
It is a harsh reality, but the economy is not improving and business owners in Wilmington area are feeling the pressure as businesses and consumers continue to cut costs. What can the small business owner do to survive when things get (and stay) difficult? This information may be surprising, but marketing to new residents is […]
Sisters Find Success Helping Local Businesses
Six years ago, sisters Heather Wahl and Jess Damiani were both unemployed and wondering how they’d make ends meet for themselves and their children. Today, Wahl and Damiani are supporting their families — while helping new families get acquainted with their communities. Wahl and Damiani are franchisees with Our Town America, a nationwide company that […]