Does Extreme Art Studio provide advertising materials and sales aids to franchisees?
Extreme_Art_Studio Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
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- Provide you with templates for certain promotional and advertising materials, and consultation in connection with the grand opening marketing for your Extreme Art Studio Business (See Franchise Agreement – Section 9.1).
You must order sales and marketing material from us or our designated suppliers. It is a material breach of the Franchise Agreement to use other marketing material without obtaining our prior written approval. If you desire to use your own advertising materials, you must obtain our prior approval, which may be granted or denied in our sole discretion. We will review your request and we will respond in writing within 30 days from the date we receive all requested information. Our failure to notify you in the specified time frame will be deemed a disapproval of your request. Use of logos, Marks, and other name identification materials must follow our approved standards. You may not use our logos, Marks, and other name identification materials on items to be sold or services to be provided without our prior written approval. If we approve of promotional items or services that will be sold in or through your Extreme Art Studio Business, those items or services must be in your Gross Sales, and will be subject to royalties, Local Advertising Requirement, and the Brand Fund Contributions. If you use unauthorized advertising materials, you must pay a fee of $500 per occurrence to us or the Brand Fund.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 27–37)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Extreme Art Studio's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Extreme Art Studio offers franchisees templates for promotional and advertising materials and consultation for grand opening marketing. Franchisees are required to order sales and marketing materials from Extreme Art Studio or their designated suppliers. Using marketing material from other sources without prior written approval from Extreme Art Studio constitutes a breach of the Franchise Agreement.
If a franchisee wants to use their own advertising materials, they must obtain prior approval from Extreme Art Studio, which may be granted or denied at their discretion. Extreme Art Studio will review the request and respond in writing within 30 days of receiving all the requested information. Failure to notify the franchisee within the specified time frame will be deemed a disapproval of the request. Franchisees must follow Extreme Art Studio's approved standards when using logos, marks, and other name identification materials.
Franchisees are prohibited from using Extreme Art Studio's logos, marks, and other name identification materials on items to be sold or services to be provided without prior written approval. If Extreme Art Studio approves promotional items or services to be sold in or through the Extreme Art Studio Business, these sales will be included in the franchisee's gross sales and will be subject to royalties, local advertising requirements, and Brand Fund contributions. Using unauthorized advertising materials results in a $500 fee per occurrence, payable to Extreme Art Studio or the Brand Fund.