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After having spent three days with another BofA forum member, a professional advertising copywrtiter/artist I can not imagine how something like this would work. To even develop the idea, art and copy for an ad sometimes takes weeks. Providing billboard space does not mean you have an advertising agency.

Why I don't see discussion? Nobody wants to earn a quite good money? I don't believe... I want just to see here opinions. What embarrasses you?

Amazing that you list all of the hardware needed and none of the talent required. As I said before, having spent time with professionals in a sit down working environment, I fail to see the usefulness of the collaboration you are promoting.

Even though all of my team members are located in different states, we still have face time every three to four months as a group and travel when needed...for the collaboration on code, design and advertising/marketing.

Maybe thats why no one is 'duscussing' with you. I certainly am not embarassed to tell you that I would not attempt to try your business model as a franchise and would not use or hire a firm conduting business with this model.

I was going to let this post go. This is not an advertising agency. There I said it. I have worked in advertising for 20 years for some of the best agencies in America.

This is what I rant and rave about on this forum - advertising is not some simple formula or one type of execution. Opening an advertising agency requires a lot more than equipment and an office space. The real asset of an advertising agency is its people, period. Without skilled, talented and experienced people you are fooling yourself if you think you are going to make money running an agency.

And about the copywriter comment. You show that you really don't get it - most of the best advertising agencies in America were started by art directors and copywriters. Creatives, as we call ourselves, do more than creative ads. Yeah, we are not the best business people because we don't run agencies like other businesses but it works for us. When done properly, advertising agencies make a lot of money but for themselves and for their clients.

I don't see that with this. Something doesn't seem right about this but I'm not going to argue with you. I don't know enough about Russia but I know advertising, and this is not it.

Just because something may work in Russia does not mean it will work in the United States.

If you are truly offering a franchise, then you to establish a presence in the US (no one will buy a franchise when there is no domestic support), and you need to comply with the US laws concerning franchise sales.

And with no disrespect intended (your English is better than my Russian), you also need someone to represent you here who speaks fluent English.

I will explain why I am so sure. Signboards on shops and shopping centers, business cards, and leaflets and others like that needed in the entire countries of world, they are done everywhere by the same principles and technologies, from the same materials. That’s why we easily can teach you how to do them regardless of what country you live in. And to earn money by this business. Take interest, how much costs an illuminated signboard 3 meters on 0,5 meters for a shop!? We will compare prices. Of course, later we will open our representative offices where it will be interesting for us, but I think it will be our first franchisee. Maybe, it is you?

Thanks for the information. It is what I thought it is.

It appears that the Russians are making the same mistake that American agencies made in the late 1970's and 1980's when they attempted to enter overseas markets using American messages and techniques only to stumble and miss the mark.

And no, I won't be investing. I am more than happy with my advertising agency plans.

Thanks again.