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Local marketing spend, proven where it ran

Your franchise agreement asks you to spend on local marketing and report it, and the only proof is a pile of invoices.

A local marketing placement photographed going up and coming down, matched to the plan and the invoiceA quarter's local marketing plan lists a banner on Main Street, flyers and an event booth. The sign vendor hangs the banner and photographs it from the street corner. A month later a second photo from the same spot shows it coming down. Three checks pass, it matches the plan, up and down dates, and the invoice matched, and a receipt prints, stamped verified.LOCAL PLAN · Q4WHERE IT RAN, NOT VIEWS1 · BANNER · MAIN ST2 · FLYERS · 400 DOORS3 · EVENT BOOTH · SATNOW OPEN LATEUP 11/03DOWN 11/30SAME SPOTCHECKSMATCHES PLANUP + DOWN DATESINVOICE MATCHEDPLAN LINE 1PASSEDMAIN ST BANNER11/03 → 11/30VERIFIEDSPEND PROVEN
Example · fictional placement
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How it works with what you already run.

A sign vendor photographs a coffee-cup banner just zip-tied to a fence on a shopping street
  1. 01

    List the plan

    Your local marketing plan becomes a list of placements: banners, signs, flyers, event booths, window displays.

  2. 02

    Photograph it going up

    Whoever places it, your vendor or your staff, photographs it from a capture link, with the location.

  3. 03

    Photograph it coming down

    A second photo from the same spot closes the run, so the dates are on record.

  4. 04

    Check it against the plan

    Each placement is matched to its plan line and its invoice. Missing ones are flagged before you pay.

  5. 05

    Report it

    A line-by-line report you can hand your franchisor or ad co-op.

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The plan, then the placement.

Every line of your local plan gets a photo where it ran, so the spend you report has proof behind it.

BEFORE · 11/01PLAN · Q4 LINE 3PLANNEDBANNER · MAIN STSAMESPOTAFTER · 11/03VENDOR PHOTO · MAIN STUP+ DOWN 11/30PLANQ4 · 6 LINESPLACEDVENDORSHOTUP + DOWNCHECKEDVS PLANREPORTEDWITH PROOF
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Local spend you can show, line by line.

  • Your local marketing plan as a list of placements
  • A photo from each vendor or staff member where it ran
  • Up and down dates, matched to the invoice
  • A report you can hand your franchisor or ad co-op
  • Missed placements flagged before you pay for them
Proves
Each placement was where the plan says, on the dates it was photographed going up and coming down.
What we won't do
  • It proves where and when a placement ran, not how many people saw it.
  • It covers physical placements. Digital ads have their own reports.
  • In early access: we're running it with a first group of franchise owners.
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A receipt for every placement.

One proof per placement: the plan, the photo where the ad actually went up, and the dates it ran.

The banner went up on the 3rd and came down on the 30th, both shot from the same spot.

PROOF OF PHYSICAL WORKclaim · example
VERIFIED

Task
Banner · Main St corner
Requested by
Local marketing plan · Q4
Work by
Your sign vendor
Checked by
Plan + photos + policy
Evidence
Up 11/03 · down 11/30 photos
Scope
Placement at capture · not views
Decision
Accepted
Spend
Matched to the invoice

STATUS: FINAL
Example receipt. Fictional placement; dates illustrative.
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Questions franchise owners ask

Does this prove the ads worked?

No. It proves they ran where and when you paid for. Results come from your sales and your marketing reports.

What about digital ads?

This covers physical placements: signs, banners, flyers, event booths and window displays. Digital ads have their own reports.

Who takes the photos?

Whoever places it: your sign vendor, a flyer crew or your staff, from a guided capture link.

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Early access

Show your local spend, line by line.

Two minutes: your locations, your local marketing requirement and how you report it today.