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A central marketing fund (CMF) is a pool of money generated by a percentage of each licensee’s sales (usually two to three percentage points on top of the royalty), with matching funds supplied by the licensor. The fund is controlled by the licensor and is used to put together and finance promotional activity that benefits the property and its licensees.
