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Welcomemat Services Coming To Woodinville
(Woodinville, Wash.)---Woodinville resident Brad Bossio, a former business development director with years of management experience, is using his expertise to help local businesses gain customers through his new business, Welcomemat Services. Welcomemat will launch in Woodinville in mid-April,…
North Shore Native Eyes Winnetka For Franchise
April 11, 2013 By Natalie Hayes Winnetka native Brian Mattingly left the North Shore when he moved to Atlanta as a child, but now that Mattingly is CEO of his own Georgia-based marketing company, he’s eyeing his hometown as a hot-spot to open the next franchised location…
Welcomemat Services Recognized As Top National Franchise
By: Franchising.com (Atlanta, Ga.)--- Welcomemat Services, a marketing strategies and technology franchise that provides monthly direct-mail packages to individuals and families who have recently changed their address, is on track for a strong year of growth in 2013. The company…
WELCOMEMAT SERVICES EXPANDS TO APEX & CARY
(Wilmington, N.C.)--- One in five Americans moves each year. On average, new movers spend more in their first six months in a new location than a normal customer does in three years. That means new residents are an ideal source of revenue and loyalty for small businesses. But the timeframe is…
Welcomemat Expands To Apex
By: The Apex Herald Date: February 7, 2013 One in five Americans moves each year. On average, new movers spend more in their first six months in a new location than a normal customer does in three years.That means new residents are an ideal source of revenue and loyalty…
New-mover-friendly company opens franchise in Collin County
By Chris Beattie Date: January 23, 2013 New to the area without a clue where or how to meet medical, food or entertainment needs? Have no fear, Welcomemat Services is here. Welcomemat, a marketing strategies and technology company that provides monthly direct mail…
Preparing For A Housing Recovery
By Randy Myers | Business on Main With the housing market showing new signs of life, it’s time to prepare your business to ride the rising tide. Early this year, Becky Weiss, owner of Union Street Flowers and Gifts in Westfield, Indiana, began noticing things that…
Welcomemat Services Coming to Texas
(McKinney, TX)--- Frisco resident Larry Kellam, a small business consultant and former acquisitions manager with 32 years of experience, is using his corporate expertise to help local businesses gain customers through his new business, Welcomemat Services. In January Kellam will launch Texas’…
Welcomemat Services was featured on Washington Post
Washington Post November 11, 2012 By: Thomas Heath Welcomemat Services, which mails new residents envelopes filled with gift certificates to local businesses, is falling in love with Washington. The Atlanta-based company is eyeballing Georgetown, Bethesda, Chevy…
Local Resident Brings S & P 500 Customer Loyalty Strategies to Area Businesses
Small business owners from the Atlantic Ocean to the Everglades are welcoming Pompano Beach’s Mark Sullivan into their communities to help them target new customer prospects via Welcomemat Services. Launched in August, Sullivan and Welcomemat will provide small businesses in Southeastern Florida…
Fort Lauderdale Millenial Chooses Business Ownership Over Home Ownership
Hospitality industry maven launches new marketing strategies and technology company. David Tabb knows happy customers equals loyal customers. Since moving to Ft. Lauderdale nearly a decade ago, he has worked for some of the area’s leading hospitality companies whose livelihood d Vertical Jump…
Best Franchise Concepts for Moms
USA Today August 1, 2012 By Kelly Horn Welcomemat Services is a marketing strategies and technology company providing monthly direct-mail packages to individuals and families who have recently change their address. Four of the company’s franchise owners are…
Welcomemat Services Expands to Florida with Signing of New Franchise Agreements
(Atlanta, Ga.)—Welcomemat Services, a franchised marketing strategies and technology company that provides monthly gift-check packages to new movers, has announced their expansion into the South Florida market with the signing of two new franchisees. David Tabb purchased the Fort Lauderdale…
Move-in marketers ink local franchise deal
Nashville Post Date May 25, 2012 By Geert De Lombaerde Welcomemat Services, a young franchisor of advertising bundles to new residents, has signed up a franchisee for the Nashville market. The move is part of a broader national push that seeks to take advantage of a strengthening…
Business helps new residents connect with businesses
Bellevue Reporter July 19, 2012 By Nat Levy Peggy Gerber loved the view. After spending much of her life in Indiana and Texas, she wanted something different. She visited Puget Sound a few times to see family and it was evident this was the place for…
Restaurant Serving and Delivery Taught Business Owner Entrepreneurship Skills
About.com Name: Brian Mattingly Age When I Worked This Retail Job: 14 Name of Retailer I Worked For, and Location of Job: Huey's New Orleans Cafe located in Atlanta, Georgia - First job was washing dishes and making beignets. Then I ran a delivery service for a Mexican…
Rolling Out Welcomemat Services
Geist Community Newsletter Story by J. Andy Murphy (June 2012) One of the most important elements of growing a small, locally-owned business is to make sure you capture new customer growth in your own zip code and surrounding areas. Having an established presence oftentimes means…
Stay-At-Home Parents Choose to Start Business Instead of Returning to Work
Forbes.com June 29, 2012 By Sheryl Nance-Nash Kellie Schomburg is typing with one hand with her naked three year-old son on her lap yelling at the Bubble Guppies on television while her 5 year-old tears her house apart because he can’t find his blue light saber that he…
North Carolina Native Returns to His Roots to Open Welcomemat Services
(Asheville, NC) – Asheville resident Jonathan Jones has always had a passion for helping others, coupled with a strong belief in giving back to the community. Before relocating to North Carolina, Jones' career started as a pastor responsible for planting a church in Salt Lake City, Utah. He later…
Welcomemat Services – Ohio means Business
Welcome Services Columbus, Ohio franchisee Phil Knochel talks about why the Welcomemat Franchise was right for him. Watch his video…
Welcomemat Services featured on American Express Open Forum: Boost Sales with a Franchise or Partnership
One of the fastest ways to boost sales is through licensing, franchising, partnerships and other sorts of alliances with other businesses. These arrangements help you tap capital, systems, energy and imagination of other enterprises, including much larger and more sophisticated ones. They’re not…
Welcomemat Services Celebrates First Annual National Conference
(Atlanta, GA)—Welcomemat Services rolled out the welcome mat for more than 23 franchisees and guests at its first annual national conference April 20 at Chateau Elan in Braselton, Ga. The three-day event incorporated award ceremonies, panels and roundtable sessions on growing and developing local…
Charleston resident helps movers with Welcomemat Services
(Charleston, S.C.)—Having moved three times over the past year, Charleston resident Randy Rhea knows how difficult it can be for people to get acquainted and familiar with their new community or neighborhood. The Atlanta native relocated to Augusta, Ga., in July 2011 and recently packed up again…
Westfield woman unites new residents with local businesses with Welcomemat Services
(Westfield, Ind.)---Launching a new business endeavor isn’t a simple task, but for Sheryl Eickman, owner of Welcomemat Services in Westfield, long days of meeting with local business owners and evenings spent working on accounting and client follow-ups is all in a day’s work. Before launching…
Fishers couple connects new residents with local businesses
(Fishers, Ind.)---Fishers resident Julie McCord knows the lost and sometimes overwhelming feeling that comes with moving to a new community. When the wife and mother of three children moved to the Indianapolis area from Chicago a few years ago she left her lifelong dentist, neighborhood dry cleaner…
Wilmington couple helps stimulate local businesses as they recover from recession
(Wilmington, N.C.)---You might say Frank and Shelli Bernardini—owners of Welcomemat Services in Wilmington—are the picture of the all-American couple. Working hard to achieve the American dream, the couple lived in Hilton Head, S.C. for many years where Frank worked his way up in the automobile…
FRANKLIN RESIDENT STARTS FRESH WITH OPENING OF WELCOMEMAT SERVICES
(Franklin, Tenn.)—After a career in the financial services industry spanning 25 years, Franklin resident Jim Payne is optimistic about turning over a new leaf at 50 years old. This month Payne is bringing the first Welcomemat Services concept to Tennessee. The marketing and technology strategies…
Indiana transplant opens Welcomemat Services in Bellevue
New Resident Moves Cross-Country to Launch Marketing and Technology Company (Bellevue, Wash.)—Before relocating to North Bend in April, newcomer Peggy Gerber spent the past 13 years as a single, working mother of three in Indianapolis, Indiana. Although she was itching to leave and find a fresh…
Welcomemat Announces First Multi-Unit Franchise in Charleston, SC
CHARLESTON RESIDENT HELPS MOVERS WITH WELCOMEMAT SERVICES (Charleston, S.C.)—Having moved three times over the past year, Charleston resident Randy Rhea knows how difficult it can be for people to get acquainted and familiar with their new community or neighborhood. The Atlanta native…
Welcomemat Services is Featured on USA TODAY – Franchising provides great business option for couples.
Atlanta, GA-based Welcomemat Services, a marketing strategies and technology company providing direct-mail packages to individuals and families who have recently moved, has several successful couples in their franchise system. “Couples make a great fit for the Welcomemat Services…
