Median uses the low end of each brand's reviewed Item 7 total in its latest FDD — the cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost. Not a ranking or recommendation.
Marketing brands (19)
City PublicationsItem 7: $35,300 – $68,900 · 2026 FDDNo Item 19 figures on file · 35 outlets
Coffee NewsItem 7: $11,150 – $12,250 · 2026 FDDNo Item 19 figures on file · 174 outlets
Discovery Map InternationalItem 7: $29,250 · 2026 FDDItem 19 figures · 116 outlets
G.L.O.M. GlobalItem 7: $116,000 – $717,500 · 2026 FDDNo Item 19 figures on file · 1 outlets
HommatiItem 7: $39,872 – $74,223 · 2026 FDDItem 19 figures · 117 outlets
Image360 Signs By Tomorrow Signs NowItem 7: $86,214 – $691,786 · 2026 FDDItem 19 figures · 62 outlets
InXpressItem 7: $86,900 – $169,290 · 2026 FDDItem 19 figures · 54 outlets
Money PagesItem 7: $104,700 – $240,500 · 2025 FDDItem 19 figures · 28 outlets
MultivistaItem 7: $233,017 – $701,150 · 2026 FDDNo Item 19 figures on file · 5 outlets
N2Item 7: $1,925 – $13,460 · 2026 FDDItem 19 figures · 334 outlets
Natural AwakeningsItem 7: $59,550 – $86,275 · 2024 FDDNo Item 19 figures on file
NTV 360Item 7: $50,150 – $114,405 · 2026 FDDItem 19 figures · 39 outlets
Scout GuideItem 7: $132,100 – $316,600 · 2026 FDDNo Item 19 figures on file · 94 outlets
Sign GypsiesItem 7: $4,150 – $9,900 · 2026 FDDNo Item 19 figures on file · 565 outlets
SnaphoussItem 7: $31,300 – $139,150 · 2026 FDDItem 19 figures · 51 outlets- VValpakItem 7: $80,200 – $200,800 · 2026 FDDNo Item 19 figures on file · 132 outlets
WSI BusinessItem 7: $75,900 – $107,100 · 2026 FDDItem 19 figures · 153 outlets
YESCOItem 7: $65,000 – $432,200 · 2026 FDDItem 19 figures · 98 outlets
yorCMOItem 7: $11,492 – $118,338 · 2026 FDDItem 19 figures · 26 outlets
Marketing franchise benchmarks
- How much does it cost to open a marketing franchise?
- Across 19 published marketing brands with a reviewed Item 7 total, the median low end of the estimated initial investment is $59,550, and low ends run from $1,925 to $233,017 (FDDs from 2024 to 2026). The low end is each franchisor's cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost; the median is a Franopolis calculation.
- Which marketing franchises have the lowest disclosed startup cost?
- By the low end of the reviewed Item 7 estimate: N2 ($1,925–$13,460, 2026 FDD); Sign Gypsies ($4,150–$9,900, 2026 FDD); Coffee News ($11,150–$12,250, 2026 FDD). This orders disclosed estimates only; it is not a ranking or recommendation.
- How many marketing franchisors disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- 11 of 19 published marketing brands (58%) have reviewed Item 19 financial performance figures on file. A brand without them on Franopolis may still disclose them in an FDD we have not reviewed.
- Which marketing franchises have the most locations?
- By total outlets in reviewed Item 20 tables: Sign Gypsies (565); N2 (334); Coffee News (174). Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
Calculated by Franopolis from published brands' reviewed figures. Not a ranking or recommendation.