Is Body20 obligated to formulate, develop, produce, and conduct advertising or promotional programs?
Body20 Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Our Marketing. We may from time to time formulate, develop, produce, and conduct, at our sole discretion, advertising or promotional programs in such form and media as we determine to be most effective. We may make available for you to purchase approved advertising and promotional materials, including signs, posters, collaterals, etc. that we have prepared.
If we conduct media advertising, we may use direct mail, print, radio, Internet, or television, which may be local, regional, or national in scope. We may produce the marketing materials inhouse or employ a local, regional, or national advertising agency. We are not obligated to conduct any advertising or marketing programs within your market.
You must participate in such advertising, promotional, and community outreach programs that we may specify periodically, at your own expense. You must use your best efforts to promote the use of the Marks in your Territory. You must ensure that all advertising, marketing, promotional, customer relationship management, public relations, and other Brandrelated programs and materials that you or your agents or representatives develop or implement relating to the Studio (i) are completely clear, factual, and not misleading, (ii) comply with all Applicable Laws, and (iii) conform to the highest ethical standards and the advertising and marketing policies that we periodically specify. Any media advertising or direct mail marketing that you conduct must be predominantly focused within your Territory, unless we agree otherwise. There are no territorial restrictions from accepting business from retail customers that reside or work or are otherwise based outside of your Territory if these customers contact you, but we reserve the right to implement rules and restrictions regarding soliciting such customers in the future in our Manuals or otherwise in writing.
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 will 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 considered disapproved. We reserve the right to require you to discontinue the use of any advertising or marketing materials.
You must spend at least $1,500 per month on local advertising and promotional activities (the "Marketing Spending Requirement"). Your Marketing Spending Requirement is in addition to your Brand Fund Fee. We have the right to designate in the Manuals the types of expenditures that will or will not count toward the Marketing Spending Requirement. At our request, you must submit appropriate documentation to verify compliance with the Marketing Spending Requirement. If you fail to spend (or prove that you spent) the Marketing Spending Requirement in any month, then we may, in addition to and without limiting our other rights and
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 38–49)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Body20's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Body20 is not obligated to formulate, develop, produce, and conduct advertising or promotional programs. However, Body20 may choose to do so at its sole discretion. If Body20 conducts media advertising, it may use direct mail, print, radio, Internet, or television, which may be local, regional, or national in scope. Body20 may produce the marketing materials in-house or employ a local, regional, or national advertising agency.
Body20 requires franchisees to participate in advertising, promotional, and community outreach programs that Body20 may specify periodically, at the franchisee's own expense. Franchisees must use their best efforts to promote the use of the Body20 marks in their territory and ensure that all advertising and marketing materials are clear, factual, and comply with all applicable laws and ethical standards.
Franchisees must obtain Body20's advance written approval before using or producing any advertising or marketing materials using any of the Body20 marks. Body20 has the final decision on all creative development of advertising and promotional messages and reserves the right to require franchisees to discontinue the use of any advertising or marketing materials. Franchisees must spend at least $1,500 per month on local advertising and promotional activities, in addition to the Brand Fund Fee.