What advertising standards must a 1 800 Packouts franchisee adhere to?
1_800_Packouts Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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11. ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION
A. ADVERTISING BY FRANCHISEE
- (1) During the Term, you are required to do local advertising and marketing. Your advertising should be tailored to your specific Territory. You must assign an employee or member of the business to be dedicated to performing marketing in the local market. This local advertising obligation is in addition to the Marketing Fee you must pay to us. We may require you to participate in certain advertising or marketing program at your expense.
- (2) You must obtain our advance written approval prior to using or producing any advertising or marketing materials using any of the Marks, in whole or in part. You agree to conduct all advertising in a dignified manner and to conform to the standards and requirements we specify in the Manuals. We will have the final decision on all creative development of advertising and promotional messages. If our written approval is not received within 14 days from the date we received the material, the material is deemed disapproved. We reserve the right to require you to discontinue the use of any advertising or marketing materials.
B. COOPERATIVE ADVERTISING
You agree that we may designate a geographic area in which two or more Franchised Businesses are located as a region in order to establish a regional advertising cooperative (a "Cooperative"). We may form, modify, dissolve, or merge any Cooperative at any time. The Cooperative's members in any area will include all of the Franchised Businesses operating in that area (including us or our affiliates, if applicable). Each Cooperative will be organized and governed in a form and manner, and begin operating on a date, that we determine. Each Cooperative shall operate in accordance with our Manuals or a written governing document which we may amend at any time upon written notice to the Cooperative's members.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 67–238)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 1 800 Packouts Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are required to engage in local advertising and marketing tailored to their specific territory. A franchisee must assign an employee or member of the business to focus on local marketing efforts. This local advertising is in addition to the 3% of monthly gross sales that franchisees must contribute to the Brand Fund for national advertising.
Before using any advertising or marketing materials that feature 1 800 Packouts' marks, a franchisee must obtain advance written approval from the franchisor. If approval is not received within 14 days of submitting the materials, the materials are considered disapproved. 1 800 Packouts retains the right to require franchisees to discontinue using any advertising or marketing materials.
All advertising and promotion must be completely factual and adhere to the highest standards of ethical advertising. Franchisees must conduct all business, including advertising, with honesty, integrity, fair dealing, and ethical conduct. Franchisees must avoid any business or advertising practice that could harm 1 800 Packouts' business or goodwill. Franchisees also cannot advertise or establish an office outside of their territory without prior written consent from 1 800 Packouts.