Does Extreme Art Studio provide templates for promotional and advertising materials?
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.
In addition to any Brand Fund Contributions, each Extreme Art Studio Business you operate must spend $500 per month per Extreme Art Studio Business to advertise and promote your Extreme Art Studio Business (including the costs of online advertising) ("Local Advertising Requirement"). If you fail to spend
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 27–37)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Extreme Art Studio Franchise Disclosure Document, Extreme Art Studio will provide franchisees with templates for certain promotional and advertising materials. They also offer consultation in connection with the grand opening marketing for the franchisee's Extreme Art Studio Business.
However, franchisees must order sales and marketing material from Extreme Art Studio or its designated suppliers. It is considered a material breach of the Franchise Agreement to use other marketing material without obtaining Extreme Art Studio's prior written approval. If a franchisee desires to use their own advertising materials, they must obtain prior approval, which may be granted or denied at Extreme Art Studio's discretion. Extreme Art Studio will review the request and respond in writing within 30 days from the date they receive all requested information. Failure to notify the franchisee in the specified time frame will be deemed a disapproval of the request.
If Extreme Art Studio approves promotional items or services that will be sold in or through the Extreme Art Studio Business, those items or services must be included in the Gross Sales and will be subject to royalties, Local Advertising Requirement, and the Brand Fund Contributions. If a franchisee uses unauthorized advertising materials, they must pay a fee of $500 per occurrence to Extreme Art Studio or the Brand Fund.
In addition to any Brand Fund Contributions, each Extreme Art Studio Business must spend $500 per month to advertise and promote their Extreme Art Studio Business, including the costs of online advertising. If the franchisee fails to spend the Local Advertising Requirement, they will be required to pay the difference to Extreme Art Studio or the Brand Fund.