ANYTIME FITNESS FRANCHISE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT
ANYTIME FITNESS FRANCHISE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT
ANYTIME FITNESS FRANCHISE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT
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the production work in-house, but we work with a national agency. We do not currently use the fund to<br />
actually implement any advertising, except to assist local advertising programs in making local media<br />
purchases. It is our responsibility to determine how these monies are spent. We are not required to use<br />
monies in this fund to benefit any individual market, or on a pro rata or other basis. During 2008, these<br />
monies were spent for the following purposes:<br />
Item Percentage of Total Expenditures<br />
Internet Marketing 37%<br />
IHRSA International Health, Racquet and 16%<br />
Sports Club Association - Memberships<br />
and Public Policy Advocacy<br />
Print Marketing Materials Development 6%<br />
National Spokesperson Campaign 3%<br />
Promotional Event Tools - Trade Show 5%<br />
Booths and Tents<br />
Public Relations 5%<br />
Gym Ticket 2%<br />
Member Success Story Videos 2%<br />
Public Policy Initiatives 2%<br />
Travel and Meals 1%<br />
Fall Advertising Campaign 7%<br />
National Media and Corporate Partner 10%<br />
Staff<br />
Other Advertising 4%<br />
We also have the right to establish approved local advertising programs in each market. Ifwe establish a<br />
local advertising program in your market, we will require you to contribute to this program an amount<br />
equal to the greater of $150 per month, or 1 % of the revenues generated by your Anytime Fitness center<br />
in the last 12 months. We also will provide the assistance of our national agency to assist the local<br />
advertising programs in making local television commercial purchases. As of the date of this Disclosure<br />
Document, we have established local advertising programs in 15 states, and we plan to initiate the fund in<br />
additional markets. We will account for each market's contributions separately, and spend the<br />
contributions in the market from which they are contributed. We currently expect this fund to be used for<br />
television, radio and print advertising, and initially would be at the local level. In 2008, 5% of these<br />
funds were spent on production, and 95% on media placement.<br />
For each of these funds, our intention is to solicit input on the development of the advertising from<br />
franchisees who must contribute to the fund on the development of the advertising. However, this input<br />
will be advisory only, and we will have the right to make all final decisions about how these monies are<br />
spent. We have no obligation to conduct any advertising on your behalf.<br />
For each fund we establish, we expect all franchisees in the market to contribute to the fund. Our<br />
company-owned centers will contribute in the same manner. As we establish these funds, we will, upon<br />
request, provide an annual financial report as to revenues and expenditures of the fund to all franchisees<br />
contributing to the fund. Currently, these statements are not audited.<br />
Advertising monies we collect that are not used in one year will be carried over to the next year. Any<br />
interest the funds earn will be used for advertising before we use any principal. We and our affiliates will<br />
only receive payment from the advertising funds for actual goods and services we provide to the funds.<br />
We may also allocate a portion of the funds to cover the costs of any of our employees who provide<br />
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