Licensees also enjoy visibility on an elegant, user-friendly web site; a web-based store, filled with hundreds of items available for purchase with the "Alpacas in the USA!" logo and slogan emblazoned on them; and exclusive, high-quality radio advertisements customized for each Licensee's farm. All marketing tools are offered signed Licensees on an "ala carte" basis.
Becoming a member of A/USA involves submission of the Application (click on the picture to the right), confirmation of invitation, full execution of the Licensing Agreement (extended to new farms after approval of their application), and payment of all associated fees.
Holding a Licensing Agreement for either the Premier or Suri impact movies is required of all participants before any other marketing tools may be purchased. The License provides limited use of the impact movie and the rights to publish, email, display, purchase copies from A/USA, and they may design and utilize packaging promoting their own farm or business with their own images, colors and logo (the A/USA logo must also be displayed somewhere on the packaging, though, as well). When you're a Licensee, you may give copies of this little movie away to anyone you want to! This helps create more informed buyers of alpacas, before they even have a chance to visit the A/USA Licensees' farms. The Licensing Fee is renewable annually and includes a website subscription to www.AlpacasInTheUSA.com for as long as you're a Licensee in good standing.
A non-refundable Application Fee must accompany any Application Form (step #1).
Additionally, a modest Enrollment/Administrative fee is required for enrollment to the A/USA program and Initial Setup onto the A/USA website. This fee is payable along with the Premier Licensing fee, approximately 7 to 10 days after the Application has been received by A/USA and when the Application has been approved by Wren Owens, the copyright holder (step #2). The primary reason an applicant may be turned away might be due to the maximum number of participants for the applicant's state already being met. In order to maintain a smaller but still effective group of participants and so that we are not a group that simply joins into our association whomever pays out money to join, the Application process is necessary. Further, the intent is not to have more than 20% of the number of ARI registered alpaca herds in the USA at any given time in any given state.
No other fees shall be required in the future other than the annual renewal of the License(s) held and now combined with the website subscription (currently $220/year). There are fees associated with other marketing tools and offerings which are optional.
THE SECOND IMPACT MOVIE, specifically about SURI alpacas, is in the final stages of production and will soon be released. Licenses for this particular marketing tool are offered "ala carte" to present Premier I.M. Licensees, as well as any new Applicants. The opportunity for purchasing both Licenses is available, and for substantial savings.
Please visit www.AlpacasInTheUSA.com or call Wren Toll Free at 1-877-CLS-KNIT for more information. Learn how you, too, can enjoy these unique, quality, and affordable marketing tools designed to support your alpaca business in a BIG way for a LONG TIME! The costs are kept low because the Licensees USE the tools and implement them in their own unique marketing plans for their businesses, thereby adding to the overall exposure and branding of the all-important, shared messages so helpful to our sales efforts.
