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Telephone: 336-547-0607 | Fax: 336-547-0558
Examination Preparation Guide Advertising
Opportunity
Th
e National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. (NBCC) accepts requests for examination preparation guide
advertisements to be placed on the NBCC website. Advertising on the NBCC website provides the opportunity
to reach large numbers of National Certified Counselors (NCCs) and other mental health professionals about
NBCC examination-related preparation guides and materials.
App
roved advertisements will be published on the following NBCC webpage:
ww
w.nbcc.org/Exams/ExamPrep
Th
is packet provides details about this advertising opportunity, including the Examination Preparation Guide
Advertising Policy, advertisement specifications, fees, and submission deadlines.
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Examination Preparation Guide Advertising Policy
This policy governs all examination preparation guide advertising requests received by NBCC and
explains the requirements for submission and approval of advertisements and related fees.
A. ELIGIBILITY TO REQUEST AN ADVERTISEMENT
In order to qualify to request the placement of an examination preparation guide advertisement on the NBCC
website, the requesting organization, business, or individual (requester) must:
1. Own the material(s) that are the subject of the advertisement request; or,
2. Have th
e express, written permission of the owner of the material(s) to use the material(s) and make such a
request.
B. ADVERTISEMENT REQUESTS AND FEES
In order for NBCC to consider an advertisement request, the requester must:
1. Su
bmit to NBCC for review a completed Examination Preparation Guide Advertisement Request Form,
along with copy for the proposed advertisement. An incomplete advertisement request will not be
processed.
2. Pay the advertisement fee identified in the Examination Preparation Guide Advertisement Request
Form. Fees are subject to change without notice.
3. All fees for advertisements that are approved for publication are non-refundable. If an advertisement is
rejected by NBCC based on the content and approval requirements identified in this policy, the requester
will receive a refund of the paid advertising fees, less a processing charge of 25% of the total fees.
C. ADVERTISEMENT CONTENT AND FORMAT REQUIREMENTS
All advertisements published by NBCC must be preapproved by NBCC and satisfy the following
requirements:
1. The advertisement must include the requester’s current contact information, including mailing address,
telephone number, and email address.
2. The advertisement must not: (a) include any representations or claims that using the requester’s
examination preparation material(s) will guarantee success or a passing result on an NBCC examination;
(b) include any unsubstantiated statements concerning the pass rate for individuals using the requester’s
material(s) or the material(s) of other third parties; (c) include any content that may be potentially
harmful to NBCC or a third party; (d) include any content that is inaccurate or misrepresents information
concerning any product or service; (e) include any content that infringes upon an intellectual property
right of NBCC or a third party; or (f) be inconsistent with the mission and purposes of NBCC.
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Examination Preparation Guide Advertising Policy
3. The advertisement must satisfy the following technical specifications:
The length of the advertisement must be no more than two hundred (200) words of text. It should be
prepared for submission as a Word document. No un
derline formatting is permitted, except for hyperlinks
to the requester’s website. Bold and italics font, and word capitalization, are permitted for emphasis
purposes only. Examples of current advertisements can be viewed at www.nbcc.org/Exams/ExamPrep.
D. NBCC ADVERTISEMENT APPROVAL
1. The content and format of an advertisement must be consistent with this policy, subject to NBCC
approval. NBCC reserves the exclusive right to reject any advertisement request.
2. NBCC reserves the exclusive right to remove an approved, published advertisement from the NBCC
website.
E. ADVERTISEMENT MODIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
1. Once an advertisement is approved by NBCC, the requester may request a modification to the content or
format of the advertisement, subject to the requirements of this policy. All modification requests must be
submitted to NBCC by the 15
th
day of each month in order to be reviewed and approved for publication
during the following month.
2. The fee to request a modification to an approved advertisement is $200.
F. ADVERTISEMENT PUBLICATION AND RESPONSIBILITY RULES
1. Approved advertisements will be published on the NBCC website following NBCC’s approval of the
advertisement, unless otherwise requested by the requester on the Examination Preparation Guide
Advertisement Request Form. Following the one (1) year advertisement publication period, the requester
must submit a new Advertisement Request Form, including a copy of the proposed advertisement, and
pay the applicable advertisement fees.
2. The positioning of an approved advertisement on the NBCC website is determined solely by NBCC.
NBCC reserves the right to change the format of the webpage where the advertisement is published
without prior notice.
3. The requester assumes full responsibility for all content of the advertisement and will assume all liability
for any claims that may arise from, or are otherwise related to, the advertisement or the requester.
4. NBCC will not be liable or otherwise responsible for any costs or damages related to a failure to publish
an advertisement, or for any errors in the publication of the advertisement on the NBCC website.
5. NBCC assumes no liability for any malfunction or other failure of the NBCC website, regardless of the
reasons for such failure.
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G. NO NBCC ENDORSEMENT OF ADVERTISEMENT/REQUIRED STATEMENT
NBCC
does not endorse the content or fitness of the products or services of other organizations, businesses,
and individuals, including the content of requesters’ advertisements published by NBCC. The following
statement will be included under all approved advertisements published on the NBCC website:
NBCC does not endorse the content or fitness of the products or services of other organizations, businesses, and
individuals, including the information provided in this advertisement.
NBCC will determine the appropriate placement of the statement when positioning approved advertisements
on the NBCC website.
DEADLINES
Complete examination preparation guide advertisement request packages, including payment, must be
received by the 15
th
day of each month in order to be reviewed and approved for publication on the NBCC
website during the following month. Advertisement requests received after the 15
th
day of the month will be
delayed.
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR ADVERTISEMENT REQUEST
Step 1: Complete the Examination Preparation Guide Advertisement Request Form.
Step 2: Mail the completed form and a copy of the advertisement with full payment to the address
listed on the form or fax the form to 336-547-0017.
Questions? Contact Nikki Yannone at 336-217-6095 or email communications@nbcc.org
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Examination Preparation Guide Advertisement Request Form
The completed Examination Preparation Guide Advertisement Request Form, full payment,
and the digital advertisement must all be received in order to be processed. Please complete
this form and print clearly.
Name of Requester: _______________
Website:
Contact Person: Telephone:
Fax: Email:
Mailing Address:
By submitting this Request Form, the undersigned represents that the identified requester accepts, and agrees to be bound
by, the terms of the Examination Preparation Guide Advertising Policy, and other applicable NBCC policies.
Signature: Title: Date:
For NBCC Use Only:
1.
Advertisements run for one calendar year, beginning Jan. 1.
2.
Advertisement payments should be mailed to the address listed below or faxed to 336-547-0017.
Enclosed is a check or money order payable to NBCC in the amount of $1,200.
Please charge the credit card listed below in the amount of $1,200.
Card Type: VISA MasterCard American Express
Name on Card:
Card Number:
Expiration Date: Verification Code Numbers (from back of card):
Cardholder Signature: Date:
Daytime Telephone: Evening Telephone:
Mail this form, a copy of the ad and full payment
to: NBCC Attn: Director of Communications
3 Terrace Way, Greensboro, NC 27403
or fax to: 336-547-0017
Ref.#: Batch #: Date: Amount: