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Money Pages has been such a triumphant venture for Ramona and Brian Long of Kennesaw, Georgia, that the couple is launching a fourth territory in April 2024. The Longs’ expansion will bring their total circulation to more than 150,000 households in Cobb and Cherokee counties northwest of Atlanta.

The Longs won Georgia Business Journal’s Best of Georgia™ 2023 as a regional winner in the marketing category and Best of Cobb for the fourth year in a row. Best of Georgia is the highest designation given to businesses based on the number of votes for their category. It’s well-deserved recognition for the Longs who have served commu­nity businesses with passion and dedication since 2019.

“It’s just been such a gift,” Ramona said. “It’s beyond being a successful business. It’s been so rewarding to be a part of other people’s dreams.”

Money Pages is a multimedia marketing company with extensive experience in direct mail, digital marketing and branding. The team helps local businesses reach their target audiences while saving consumers money. Creating partnerships is the Longs’ specialty. They collaborate with other business owners to build customized growth marketing plans to help them flourish.

“Being able to partner with local businesses and put them out there was something that was near to our heart,” said Ramona. “It’s small, local businesses that drive your local economy. This gives us a venue to make high-quality market­ing strategies affordable for the local business owner, and we just love that aspect of it.”

Besides Money Pages’ flagship, high-quality magazine, several opportunities exist to create revenue streams.

“You can have multiple territories,” explained Ramona. “So one way to grow revenue is to have additional territories and expand page count. They also have specialty products like menus, postcards, flyers and the whole digital component.”

The couple acknowledges corporate support is paramount to their growth, thanks to the level of service the team provides.

“Being in this industry, you work with many other business owners. None of them can say they get the level of training and support and access to key players at the corporate level the way that we do,” Ramona explained.

Ramona and Brian Long earned a profit right from the start through their Money Pages franchise in Kennesaw, Georgia, when they launched in 2019. “When we started, Brian was still in corporate America, so I started from scratch myself for the first year,” explained Ramona. “All I did was the magazine; I didn’t do anything else. We were so blessed and fortunate that in my 30,000 Kennesaw drop, we were making money from day one – from issue one.”

Money Pages is a top multimedia enterprise with two decades of experience across magazine publishing, direct mail, digital marketing and branding. The company empowers local businesses to thrive, and communities to save money through its 360-degree marketing solutions.

For the Longs, Money Pages represented an affordable franchise opportunity with multiple revenue streams inside a resilient $70 billion industry, and an ideal second act for their careers. “We’re both children of small-business owners, and we had the same entrepreneurial dream,” said Brian. Brian retired from the corporate world when business took off, and the couple hired a sales team. “We have three territories and are probably launching a fourth next year,” Ramona said. Money Pages has also given the Longs the flexibility to participate in the lives of their five grown children.

The Longs have racked up some impressive awards as well. They won Best of Cobb three years in a row and were nominated for Best of Georgia 2023 for their industry. Ramona also won Kennesaw’s Local Businessperson of the Year in 2022 and Kennesaw’s Local Main Street Mentor in 2021.

Despite all the recognition, nothing is more satisfying to the couple than supporting community businesses. “It’s been so rewarding to be part of other people’s dreams and help them grow into realities,” Ramona said. We’ve got clients that have been with us since day one, and we’re just growing and growing,” she continued. “We couldn’t have asked for a better fit; we couldn’t ask for better support. The level of training and access to players at the corporate level we get every day is amazing.”

If you were offered a minimal overhead franchise opportunity that allowed you to design your own schedule, champion businesses in your community and build relationships within a nationally brand-recognized and supportive infrastructure, wouldn’t you jump on it?

That’s precisely what business partners and friends Morgan Murphy and William Grinnell did when presented with the chance to invest in a Money Pages franchise – a franchise that operates in a $76 billion industry, according to the 2023 Direct Mail Advertising Global Market Report. Currently in the ramp-up phase, the duo’s Valdosta, Georgia, location will officially launch in September.

“I’ve seen the success of Money Pages,” confirmed Grinnell. “They’ve been around for over 20 years, but in just the last five, I’ve seen them grow a lot. Being on the outside looking in, seeing success not only in the company but in the community, it’s been really cool to see that.”

“From the moment I looked them up, I was interested because, frankly, there’s nothing like that product in this area, and it’s something new and exciting that we can bring to the people of our locale,” Murphy added.

Money Pages boasts a legacy of success that began with Founder and CEO Alan Worley’s vision to help businesses explode in growth while helping consumers save money. As the consummate multimedia agency, Money Pages utilizes a compelling mix of magazine publishing, direct mail, digital marketing and branding.

Worley has assembled a corporate team of more than 50 industry experts who support the development of every new market and will cement Money Pages’ successful future. Grinnell and Murphy have already felt the tremendous backing of the team in the first month of their in-market campaign.

“In those four weeks, they’ve already sent Chris Sexton, the vice president of franchising, and Marie Moon, the director of franchise development, into our market. They’ve each been with us here in Valdosta helping us connect with local business owners, showing us the ropes on best practices and positioning us to be a marketing leader in Valdosta,” said Grinnell. Though Grinnell and Murphy hail from a sales background (they co-own and operate an insurance agency), that personalized attention resulted in confidence and success in a brand-new market.

“They both came to market for a whole week, stayed here and got to know everybody in the area. Not only that, but the backend support anytime we need anything, there are at least five other points of contact that will respond in a timely manner if we need it,” Grinnell said.

The young entrepreneurs can’t wait to support and grow local businesses in a stable and proven organization that saw an astounding 30% growth in the last recession.

“We are young, we hustle and this is something we’re excited to do on the day-to-day. We’re really passionate about helping our local business owners and getting to know them. It’s as much about them as it is about us for this endeavor,” Grinnell said.