Franchising

2016 CUSTOM CONTENT

Franchising supports almost 20 million jobs and is responsible for over $2 trillion in economic output each year. With an uncertain economy and an incresingly tough job market, now is an ideal time to consider the latest opportunities in franchising. This year, Custom Content will present seven sections in partnership with the International Franchise Expo. Each section will present our small business readers with particular, unique aspects of the franchising experience, with possible topics including:

• The A to Z’s of buying a franchise– from how to apply your existing skills to finding new sources of capital

• Is your existing business duplicable? How to turn our current operations into a successful franchise

• What does the franchise disclosure document– in which a franchise has to disclose its history, officers, expertise, and startup costs to potentioal franchis-ers– mean to you?

• How to add a new concept to an existing business through a multi-unit business property.

For advertisers with a franchising message, this is a great opportunity to reach our highly-motivated and success- oriented audience.

For more information or to reserve your space call 1.800.938.4660 or email info@directactionmedia.com

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*The Quarterly Specials will be printed on heavier paper (141# cover, semi-gloss internal pages) and will have an extended newsstand shelf life.

2016 CUSTOM CONTENT

2016 RATE SHEET

1x 3xFull page $23,000 $21,500Half page $12,000 $11,000Quarter page $6,000 $5,500

Full page $17,000 $15,000Half page $9,000 $8,000Quarter page $4,500 $4,000

Full page TEXT ads can be created in house at Time, Inc. Custom Content with advertiser’s direction and approval. Text ads are custom advertorials that include text, images and logo supplied by the advertiser. Time, Inc. Custom Content writes, edits, and designs theres units for the adteriser’s approval. It offers you an alternative if you don’t have any form of display ad creative and it also affords you additional space for story text not typically available with supplied ad creative.

Additional Sponsor Benefits

Ad Submissions

Artwork/Digital Requirements

• You will receive a PDF file of the Franchise section.• The section will appear on the Time Inc. Custom Content website (https://customcontentonline.com/download/150615-franchising-pdf/).• The section will be widely distributed at conferences, trade shows, and trade missions by MFV

***ALL 2016 section advertisers to be featured in tablet editions or less opted out ***

• Files must be flattened PDFx1a or TIFF format.• All images should be 300dpi or higher at 100% of finished size. • All images should be saved in CMYK mode, not RGB• All text should be saved at 100% black.

8MBs or less email to ads@directactionmedia.com or uploaded at www.directactionmedia.com/upload-ads/

8+MBs send via FTPhost: ftp.directactionmedia.comUser: damadsPassword: Action2010

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