- The Right One/Together Dating
Infobox_Company
company_name = Together Dating/The Right One
company_type = Private
foundation = 1974
location = New York
industry = Dating
revenue = $$45 million gross salesUSD in 2006 cite web | url=http://onlinepersonalswatch.typepad.com/news/2006/08/opw_interview_t.html | title= ‘‘OPW Interview - Together Dating/The Right One co-CEO Paul Falzone’’ at Online Personals Watch | accessdate=August 16 | accessyear=2006 ]
key_people = Paul Falzone CEO, Brad Megahan CEO
homepage = [http://www.therightonetogether.com// www.therightonetogether.com/]Together Dating/The Right One is one of the few bricks and mortar
dating companies left since the influx of online dating. However, they are widely successful. In the last three years, they have seen their revenue grow more than 130 percent. cite web | url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/20080101/i-hear-youre-interested-in-a.html| title= ‘‘I hear you’re interested in a ’’ at Inc 5000 | accessdate=January | accessyear=2008 ] The company’s revenue has grown at an average of $3.5 million annually since 2003. cite web | url=http://dailydatingnews.blogspot.com/2007/06/right-one-and-together-dating-service.html| title= ‘‘Right One And Together Dating Service Named Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies’’ at Daily Dating News | accessdate=June 10 | accessyear=2007 ] They are located in around 60 cities nationwide and serve around 300,000 members. Unlike most dating sites, they do check their clients’ criminal background records and divorce decrees.History
Together Dating first started off in 1974 in upstate
New York . By 1997, the organization had grown to about 150 locations worldwide. However, the owner did not deal with PR and customer service issues, and the company ended up having to file forbankruptcy . In 1999, the creditors awarded the assets of the company to Brad Megahan. They offered a 50/50 partnership to Paul Falzone of The Right One and the two companies merged. Latter becoming a franchised owned prmaraly by Winslow and Carol Scott for 25 yearsRankings
According in Inc. 5000, Together Dating/The Right One is ranked No. 85 in Top Companies in Consumer Products. cite web | url=http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2007/lists/top100-industry-consumer-products.html?o=50&c=200724570| title= ‘‘The Top 5,000 Companies By Industry’’ at Inc 5000 | accessdate=February 10 | accessyear=2008 ]
According to the Boston Business Journal, they are the 31st fastest-growing, privately-owned company in the Boston area.cite web | url=http://onlinepersonalswatch.typepad.com/news/2007/09/the-right-one.html| title= ‘‘The Right One’’ at Online Personals Watch | accessdate=September 27 | accessyear=2007 ]References
External links
* [http://onlinepersonalswatch.typepad.com/news/all_executive_interviews.html CEO Paul Falzone Interview, OnlinePersonalsWatch, September 07]
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