Common use of Sales and Marketing Clause in Contracts

Sales and Marketing. 4.1 (a) During the Term of the Distributorship, as hereinafter provided, CMI and LFP shall develop an annual sales and marketing plan (the "Annual Marketing Plan") commencing with the year-ending December 31, 2002 in the format provided by LFP for each calendar year. By March 1, 2001, CMI will present to LFP a draft initial Annual Marketing Plan. Within ninety (90) days of the date hereof, CMI and LFP shall create a final initial Annual Marketing Plan for each of the countries in the Territory for the balance of the year ending December 31, 2001. Each Annual Marketing Plan shall set forth the sales forecasts and other marketing objectives for the calendar year covered thereby for each country and the initial Annual Marketing Plan shall make explicit the resources (human, financial, time, or otherwise) necessary to make the launch of the Products successful. Each such plan shall include a detailed plan of the following for the countries set forth in Schedule "B" and any country in which CMI has sales of Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars (US $500,000) or more in the preceding calendar year: (i) sales forecasts by unit and sales dollars for Instruments and Consumables for the following three (3) years; (ii) marketing communications programs; (iii) a tradeshow schedule for the indicated time period; (iv) pilot studies (e.g., locations, purpose and timing); (v) a full and complete schedule of target Customers and markets, subdistributors and the proposed market of each such subdistributor, setting forth the name and address of each such target market and Customer and subdistributor; and (vi) a full and complete description of proposed promotional expenditures and formats for the subject calendar year including CMI's "Advertising and Promotional Plan" for such calendar year showing, to the maximum extent feasible, the locations, dates and times of all proposed promotional events and the amounts that shall be expended therefor during such calendar year. CMI shall provide to LFP, not later than September 30th of each calendar year during the Term of the Distributorship, CMI's proposed Annual Marketing Plan for the immediately succeeding calendar year. LFP shall review each proposed Annual Marketing Plan and work with CMI to finalize the Annual Marketing Plan by December 31 of each calendar year. Approval of an Annual Marketing Plan by LFP shall not be deemed a commitment by CMI to sell or distribute the quantity or Product mix set forth therein. If there shall be any inconsistencies between any provisions contained in any Annual Marketing Plan and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall control unless otherwise explicitly agreed in writing by the parties hereto.