How should an Advanced Mobile Iv And Amiv franchisee advertise the franchise?
Advanced_Mobile_Iv_And_Amiv Franchise · 2023 FDDAnswer from 2023 FDD Document
sumers, by advertising, sales solicitation or otherwise, that you are not a participant. You will not be entitled to the benefits of that program. We will establish the discount or coupon programs in our sole discretion, and will not have any obligation to consult or confer with you or any other of our franchisees with respect to the nature, content or amount of any discount or coupon established pursuant to any program.
- F. Directory Listings. You will advertise the Franchise in the telephone, online, and/or social media directories that related to the area immediately surrounding the Franchise, as we reasonably direct. This advertisement will be in the form and have the content specified from time to time in the Operations Manual. When more than one Advanced Mobile IV franchisee serves a metropolitan area, we may direct that advertisements and listings will list all Advanced Mobile IV units operating within the distribution area of the directory, and you will contribute your equal share in the cost of the advertisement.
- G. Establishment of Advertising Programs. At any time and from time to time, we may designate local, regional, or national advertising coverage areas for the development of cooperative local or regional advertising and promotional programs. An "advertising coverage area" is defined as the area covered by a particular advertising medium such as television, radio, or other medium, as recognized in the media industry. We will designate the geographic boundaries of cooperative advertising and promotional programs and the respective advertising coverage areas of these programs. We have the power to require cooperatives to be formed, changed, dissolved, or merged. In the event of a disagreement, our determination of the coverage area will be final.
We will promptly notify you and our other franchisees of the establishment, modification, and geographical boundaries of regional advertising regions. We may require all franchisees located within each advertising region to meet periodically for the purpose of creating and establishing regional advertising programs. Each franchise and each operation we or our affiliates own and operate will be entitled to one vote at these meetings. For the purpose of this subsection, each operation we own will be deemed to be a franchise.
If at any meeting of the franchisees in an advertising region, 65 percent of the franchisees vote to contribute to a regional advertising program, all franchisees within that region will be obligated to make a contribution to a regional advertising fund in the amount established by the vote (the "Regional Advertising Fund"). No advertising region may require any franchisee in that region to make a contribution to a Regional Advertising Fund in excess of 1 percent of that franchisee's Gross Sales. We will have the right to approve or disapprove the content of all advertising and no advertising or promotional plans or materials may be used or furnished without first obtaining our approval.
If advertising region members are unable or fail to resolve any issue affecting establishment or effective functioning, upon the written request of any member franchisee, that issue will have been submitted to us for consideration and our resolution of that issue will final and binding on all advertising region members.
20 – ADVANCED MOBILE IV FRANCHISE AGREEMENT
We will administer each Regional Advertising Fund in the same manner and upon the same terms and conditions as the Marketing Fees outlined above.
- H. Trademark and Copyright Notices. You will use the Marks in strict conformity to the Operations Manual, and will include in any advertisement, or promotional materials which use the Marks, trademark notices as are required by the Operations Manual. All copyrighted materials we supply to you or otherwise used by you in connection with the Franchise will contain copyright notices as required by the Operations Manual.
- 5.7 Marks, Operations Manual, and Licensed Methods Are Our Exclusive Property. You agree that the Marks, Operations Manual, and Licensed Methods are our sole and exclusive property. Except for the Franchise granted to you by this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement or any other agreement will give you or others any right, title, or interest whatsoever in or to the Marks, Operations Manual, or Licensed Methods. Your license to use the Marks is non-exclusive. We, in our sole discretion, may operate under the marks and may grant licenses to others to use the Marks on any terms and conditions we deem appropriate. In those states and nations where applicable, you agree to execute on request all documents necessary to record you as a registered user of the Marks. You will not use the Marks as part of any electronic mail address or in any electronic mail message except in accordance with the Operations Manual and only for purposes of the Franchise.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 54–202)
What This Means (2023 FDD)
According to the 2023 Advanced Mobile Iv And Amiv Franchise Agreement, franchisees must advertise their franchise in accordance with the franchisor's guidelines. Franchisees are required to advertise in telephone, online, and social media directories related to the immediate area of the franchise as directed by Advanced Mobile Iv And Amiv. The form and content of these advertisements must align with the specifications outlined in the Operations Manual. If multiple Advanced Mobile Iv And Amiv franchises operate in a metropolitan area, Advanced Mobile Iv And Amiv may direct that advertisements list all units and require franchisees to share the advertising costs equally. Franchisees must have high-speed internet to access advertising materials, operations manual revisions, training materials, and corporate news.
Advanced Mobile Iv And Amiv may supply advertising materials, including samples of local advertisements, press releases, television and radio content, signage, and promotional materials, within the Operations Manual. Franchisees can use these materials as long as they comply with the standards in the Operations Manual and with local laws. Franchisees must use only approved decals and logos on vehicles, signs, and equipment. All other advertising copy and promotional materials must be submitted to Advanced Mobile Iv And Amiv for approval before use. Franchisees authorize Advanced Mobile Iv And Amiv and its other franchisees to use any advertising and promotional materials they develop without compensation.
Advanced Mobile Iv And Amiv recommends that franchisees spend at least 1% of their gross sales each month on local advertising and promotion. Franchisees are prohibited from advertising outside their designated territory without prior written permission from Advanced Mobile Iv And Amiv. Advanced Mobile Iv And Amiv retains the right to establish local, regional, or national advertising coverage areas and may require franchisees to participate in cooperative advertising programs. Franchisees have the right, but not the obligation, to participate in discount or free coupon programs developed by Advanced Mobile Iv And Amiv. If a franchisee chooses not to participate, Advanced Mobile Iv And Amiv can inform consumers that the franchisee is not a participant.