Money Mailer vs The School Communications Agency Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Money Mailer vs The School Communications Agency including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Money Mailer Franchise
The School Communications Agency Franchise
Investment $65,210 - $77,000$39,700 - $59,900
Franchise Fee $49,900 - $59,900$30,000 - $40,000
Royalty Fee $75-$300/area12%
Advertising Fee 0.50c/mailed ad-
Year Founded 19792011
Year Franchised 19802013
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee $2K-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Money Mailer Franchise
The School Communications Agency Franchise
Experience
  • Marketing skills
  • Sales experience, strong communication skills, good credit
    		• Ad/Sales Experience

    Financing Options
     
    Money Mailer Franchise
    The School Communications Agency Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/YesYes/-
    Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
    Equipment No/No-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Money Mailer Franchise
    The School Communications Agency Franchise
    Training Optional ongoing training throughout term On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours 16-20 hours of Classroom Training, 16 -24 hours of On Site Training.
    Support Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform Field Support and ongoing remote support is provided along with many resources and tools.
    Marketing Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app -
    Operations Franchise can be run from home.

    10% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed.

    		The franchise offered is a home based owner-operator model. The content for the newsletter is provided by the school or the Franchisors Library of Content and is placed into the newsletter by Franchisor. The franchisee sells advertising space in the newsletter, manages the school and business relationships and shares a portion of the revenue with the schools.

    Expansion Plans
     
    Money Mailer Franchise
    The School Communications Agency Franchise
    US Expansion YesYes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion No-

    Company Overviews

    About Money Mailer

    Since 1979, Money Mailer has been a quality leader in direct response advertising. Franchisees serve as marketing consultants to local business owners, developing customized direct response advertising programs to help increase each client's customer base. Once franchisees secure orders, they send them to our corporate facility, which executes the printing, insertion, addressing, shipping and Internet placement.
     Launch Package - Your franchise fee includes the following robust launch package:
     *200-400 pre-set sales appointments
     *2 weeks classroom curriculum at Money Mailer University
     *4-11 weeks of in-territory training and support
     *No fixed costs 1st mailing
     *No postage costs 2nd mailing
     *100% print cost waiver on 25-75 restaurant ads
     *100% royalty waiver Year 1
     *Art subscription costs waived during your first year
     *Performance incentive after 4th and 8th mailings

    Veteran Incentives  25% off franchise fee
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    About The School Communications Agency

    The School Communications Agency is a hyperlocal advertising company that produces high quality, mobile friendly school newsletters that connect parents to their child’s school and to the businesses that matter to them. Our free to school service improves parent engagement, reduces administrative workload, and generates money for schools. Our advertisers benefit from hyper-local geo-targeted access to parents that no other franchise provides. The franchise offered is a home based owner-operator model.  The content for the newsletter is provided by the school or the Franchisors Library of Content and is placed into the newsletter by Franchisor.  The franchisee sells advertising space in the newsletter, manages the school and business relationships and shares a portion of the revenue with the schools.  
     
    We create free, high quality, mobile friendly newsletters for schools that engage and inform parents, reduce administrative workload and generate discretionary funds.
     
    Turn your school newsletter into a source of revenue.