What section of the Big Air Trampoline Park Franchise Agreement addresses advertising obligations?
Big_Air_Trampoline_Park Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- (2) Individual Advertising Expense. ITEM 7 describes your advertising requirements for the 30 days before the day you open your Big Air Trampoline Facility and the first 90 days of operation.
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- Maintain the National Marketing and Promotions Fund and use these funds to develop promotional and advertising programs for Big Air Trampoline Businesses. (Section 7.5(f) of the Franchise Agreement). There are no additional charges for these services.
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- Provide marketing plans and advertising materials to you in the form of an arts graphics package, which is included in your Operations Manual. (Section 7.5(g) of the Franchise Agreement).
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- Establishing and managing one or more Local Advertising Cooperatives ( Section 7.5(h) and Section 11 of the Franchise Agreement).
- 11.10 At the time the designated marketing area ("DMA") in which the Big Air Trampoline Facility is located encompasses Big Air Trampoline Facilities operated by at least two other franchisees or Big Air Trampoline Facility operators (including Franchisor's parent or Affiliates), the owners in the DMA will, at Franchisor's request and with Franchisor's advice and assistance, form a cooperative advertising association among themselves ("Local Advertising Cooperative" or "Cooperative") for the purpose of jointly advertising and promoting their Big Air Trampoline Facilities. Franchisee's contributions to a Cooperative will be credited to Franchisee's Individual Advertising Expense requirements set out in Section 11.1 up to a maximum of 2% of Gross Revenues.
- 11.11 Franchisor may establish and maintain an Internet website that provides information about the Big Air Trampoline System and the Products and Services that Big Air Trampoline Facilities offer. Franchisor will have sole discretion and control over the website's design and contents. Franchisor may use part of the marketing fees it collects under Section 11.4 and part of the Marketing and Promotions Fund's revenues to pay or reimburse itself for the costs of maintaining and updating the website, except that Franchisor may not use marketing fees or Marketing and Promotions Fund Contributions to pay for those components of the website that are devoted to the sale of franchises for Big Air Trampoline Businesses.
- (b) Franchisee will not have any independent right to advertise its Big Air Trampoline Facility on the Internet.
Source: Item 9 — FRANCHISEE'S OBLIGATIONS (FDD pages 24–25)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Big Air Trampoline Park Franchise Disclosure Document, Item 7 outlines the advertising requirements for the 30 days before opening and the first 90 days of operation. Section 7.5(f) of the Franchise Agreement discusses the National Marketing and Promotions Fund, which is used for promotional and advertising programs. Additionally, Section 7.5(g) mentions that Big Air Trampoline Park provides marketing plans and advertising materials in the form of an arts graphics package, included in the Operations Manual. Section 7.5(h) and Section 11 of the Franchise Agreement address the establishment and management of Local Advertising Cooperatives.
Item 11 of the FDD further details Big Air Trampoline Park's advertising assistance. Specifically, Section 11.1 discusses the franchisee's individual advertising expense requirements. Section 11.10 covers the formation and operation of Local Advertising Cooperatives, including contribution rates and dispute resolution. Section 11.11 addresses Big Air Trampoline Park's right to establish and maintain an Internet website for advertising the Big Air Trampoline System, while also stating that franchisees do not have an independent right to advertise on the Internet.
These sections of the Franchise Agreement and Franchise Disclosure Document outline the franchisee's obligations and the franchisor's responsibilities regarding advertising, marketing, and promotional activities. A prospective franchisee should carefully review these sections to understand their financial obligations for advertising, the franchisor's role in national and local advertising efforts, and any restrictions on their own advertising activities.