American Town Mailer vs MyLoopCard Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of American Town Mailer vs MyLoopCard including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
American Town Mailer Franchise
MyLoopCard Franchise
Investment $23,900 - $37,200$31,000 - $42,000
Franchise Fee $20,000$29,500
Royalty Fee 0$100-500/mo.
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19762007
Year Franchised 20002009
Term Of Agreement 10 years5 years
Term Of Agreement 10 years5 years
Renewal Fee $1K-


Business Experience Requirements

 
American Town Mailer Franchise
MyLoopCard Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
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    Financing Options

     
    American Town Mailer Franchise
    MyLoopCard Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/No-/-
    Start-up Costs No/No-/-
    Equipment No/No-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support

     
    American Town Mailer Franchise
    MyLoopCard Franchise
    Training -ON-3 TRAINING - our training program is unmatched in golf marketing. It is comprised of 3 levels - on-line training in the initial stage, on-site training during the marketing phase, and on-going training during the development and growth stages of your business.
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone lineWe instruct, guide, and show our franchise owners how to sell MLC advertising and provide a comprehensive sales manual to follow that includes all the templates and contracts franchisee's will need. MEDIA KITS / PRICING STRATEGIES - we have designed and developed over the years a detailed media and pricing guide to present to potential advertsiers and we consult with our franchise owners on pricing strategies. OWNER SUPPORT PROGRAMS - we have created a user-friendly, pass-word protected intranet site for owners to access key documents and critical business information, in addition to an 800# help line for franchisee support.
    Marketing --
    Operations Franchise can be run from home.

    0% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans

     
    American Town Mailer Franchise
    MyLoopCard Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion No-

    Company Overviews

    About American Town Mailer

    NO LONGER FRANCHISING

    Deborah Rowland and Dale Jarrett began American Town Mailer in 1976 to assist small to medium-sized businesses in the Phoenix area with direct mail advertising and marketing. The company began franchising in 2000. American Town Mailer franchisees meet with business owners, helping them design coupons or advertisements. Those designs are produced at American Town Mailer's corporate office, then packaged and shipped with coupons and advertisements from other businesses in the area. The package is sent to households within the franchisee's territory.

    About MyLoopCard

    Enjoy Golf? Have an interest in marketing and sales? Have a desire to own a home-based business that allows for more flexibility, family time, and fun? If so, you may be looking at the right business at the right time - for you! For many American's, owning a business is a part of the American dream. Finding an opportunity that not only fulfills that dream, but also allows you to be a part of a sport you are passionate about is, as they say, just about as good as it gets. The MyLoopCard franchise program offers a full array of services from helping you through the initial start-up phase to helping you complete your first scorecard to assisting you in building a substantial business of annual repeat customers. Here are a few of the benefits you would receive as a MyLoopCard franchise owner: BRAND NAME - MyLoopCard is the only golf marketing company that allows you to share and promote its trademarked brand name, thereby, helping you build a recognizable, national brand name for your business. TURN-KEY SYSTEMS - the founder of MyLoopCard, Chad Hanysh, spent over three years of trial and error in developing and fine-tuning the entire business system that saves you time, money, and headaches in eliminating the same mistakes he made during his business development days. FOUNDER-ASSISTED - reap the benefits of working directly with Chad in starting, developing, and growing your business. Chad knows this business like no one else and he will share his knowledge and expertise to help you shorten your learning curve as you enter this new arena and industry. MyLoopTracker.com - this is our exclusive sister website that makes our scorecard a one-of-a-kind in the golf world. It tracks everything a golfer wants to improve upon, and offers tips and advice to golfers of all abilities all across the globe. EXCLUSIVE TERRITORIES - each franchise owner will be awarded an exclusive territory with a certain number of golf courses to market and develop. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - today we offer the MyLoopCard golf scorecard and in the future we plan on offering more. The goal of MyLoopCard is to be a golf marketing company that offers a menu and selection of golf marketing products, programs, and ideas to golf courses throughout the United States.
    YOUR NEXT STEP - for more information on owning a MyLoopCard franchise, please fill out the franchise inquiry form. You will receive our franchise packet that includes our 15-page franchise brochure and outlines our 8-step franchise discovery process for you to be fully educated on our business model before you make a decision of owning a MyLoopCard franchise.