What We Cover In This Episode:

• A look at what Merchynt does and the services that the platform offers [1:19]

• Some of the benefits local fitness studios will see from having a solid understanding of SEO [4:11]

• Strategies that local studios can use for keyword research [6:16]

• What types of content you should focus on to improve your SEO ranking [15:34]

• Key metrics to monitor in order to evaluate the effectiveness of your SEO efforts [17:42]

• Hot tips for SEO from Justin and the team at Merchynt [20:11]

Quotes:

"90 percent of people are looking for local fitness studios, or any kind of business really, on Google Search and Google Maps. Small businesses have a unique advantage there, because the larger brands just can't compete on Google Business profiles, so that's why we decided to focus in this area." [Justin, 2:35]

"When you're going down other marketing channels like pay-per-click ads, you're spending per lead. Whereas, if you can just get your SEO down right, you'll get a natural flow of free customers coming in your door every day." [Justin, 4:32]

"Just take the two hours that it takes to freshen up your website with the things that we mentioned and your Google Business profile. Sometimes just a one-time optimization can really make a difference, or give you a quick little bump." [Justin, 20:13]

LINKS:

Learn More About Merchynt & Get An Exclusive Offer!

Merchynt's Website & LinkedIn

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fitDEGREE's Business Portal

https://calendly.com/fitdegree/support

[email protected]

https://www.instagram.com/fitdegree/

​​https://www.instagram.com/fitspot_guru/

https://www.fitdegree.com/blog

What We Cover In This Episode:

• Some big news regarding F45's financials [1:00]

• The tools in fitDEGREE you can use to help maintain a successful community at your studio [3:53]

• How to personalize the frequency and targeting of your announcements [7:53]

• A few ways the friends feature can be leveraged to created engagement in your studio space [12:24]

• What you can do to boost engagement through the chat feature [16:58]

• Why it's so important to have a community inside of your fitness studio [19:55]

• Quick wins of the week using the chat feature to connect 24:33]

• Another challenge we have for you to tackle this week [25:55]

Quotes:

"Because of the option of a push notification with the announcements, you can be doing an announcement every day. There's really no reason not to do some kind of announcement every day, and do a push notification once or twice a week." [Nick, 6:26]

"Be intentional. As a studio owner or head instructor, you should probably be attending class anyway. You should be a part of your own community. Book your own classes via the app, let them see your face as a friend and kind of use that as a training opportunity." [Megan, 14:43]

"That's why people start going to boutique fitness studios, because they have an issue with self-accountability. So now none of their friends are checking in on them, no one else is holding them accountable, and they just start to slowly fall off and move away from your studio. That's what I think of when I think of community; people are going to care when you're not there." [Nick, 20:42]

LINKS:

Episodes 153, 155, 157 & 159 with Niki Riga

Visit the fitDEGREE Knowledge Base

Send Megan Your Playlist or Discuss the Podcast Here!

fitDEGREE's Business Portal

https://calendly.com/fitdegree/support

[email protected]

https://www.instagram.com/fitdegree/

​​https://www.instagram.com/fitspot_guru/

https://www.fitdegree.com/blog

What We Cover In This Episode:

• How feedback ties into the client journey as a support tool [3:23]

• The point in the client journey where you start using client feedback to gauge your client avatar [5:51]

• Why you need to ensure you have a proper tracking system for client outreach [8:18]

• Advice on outreach cadence for members [12:27]

• Why developing a client advisory board is a smart strategy to implement [16:38]

• How to empower clients using a referral kickback [18:47]

• What to do to start building up the loyalty to get people to want to refer your studio [22:39]

• Tips for making milestones and goals in reachable increments [25:46]

Quotes:

"It's just very important that as a team you are organized, and you have processes in place that everybody is going to follow so everything flows smoothly." [Chris, 12:03]

"Spend some time sitting at your front desk when your class ends and listen to where they are going to have coffee, to have lunch, to go boutique shopping or whatever. Listen to where they are going and then you will know what those like-minded businesses look like." [Stephanie, 24:44]

"Regardless of what you put in place, it takes passion and a want to do this job for it to all actually be done correctly." [Chris, 30:38]

LINKS:

Book a Call with The Sales Arms!

Website, Instagram & LinkedIn

Chris' Personal Instagram & LinkedIn

Episode 201: Industry Tea with The Sales Arm - LEAD MANAGEMENT

Episode 199: Industry Tea with The Sales Arms - IN STUDIO SALES PROCESS (PART 2)

Episode 197: Industry Tea with The Sales Arms - IN STUDIO SALES PROCESS (PART 1)

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fitDEGREE's Business Portal

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[email protected]

https://www.instagram.com/fitdegree/

​​https://www.instagram.com/fitspot_guru/

https://www.fitdegree.com/blog

What We Cover In This Episode:

• A look at big moves Nike is making in the strength training equipment space [0:39]

• What client segmentation is and why it is so useful for studio owners looking to create personalized journeys for their members [2:42]

• The benefits segmentation provides when it comes to member preferences [8:00]

• How to work with tags and segments together [14:26]

• Our "Quick Wins" segment [15:10]

• A challenge we have for you that we're calling the "tagging triumph" [18:41]

Quotes:

"[Client segmentation] is a useful tool, because it creates that individualized messaging and it really speaks to the consumer's journey." [Nick, 3:27]

"If you're not segmenting your members out, your instructors don't know these little things about them, and then they're treating them the same. If you're treating everyone the same, no one feels special, and if people don't feel special, then you don't get the warm and fuzzies and [you have] a retention problem." [Nick, 9:04]

"We want people to be forming connections that are lasting and positive, and I think if you're going to have groups of people supporting each other, that's great." [Megan, 11:59]

LINKS:

Episodes 197, 199 & 201 with The Sales Arm

Episodes 189, 191, 193 & 195 with Pixality

Episodes 153, 155, 157 & 159 with Niki Riga

Visit the fitDEGREE Knowledge Base

Send Megan Your Playlist or Discuss the Podcast Here!

fitDEGREE's Business Portal

https://calendly.com/fitdegree/support

[email protected]

https://www.instagram.com/fitdegree/

​​https://www.instagram.com/fitspot_guru/

https://www.fitdegree.com/blog

What We Cover In This Episode:

• What is a recommended follow-up cadence and the relationship this has to sales data [2:42]

• Tips and tricks to modernize and automate client follow-up [11:18]

• How to approach using tasking automation inside your studio for your instructors and employees [15:28]

• The way to re-engage with cold leads [25:52]

• Why it's important to ensure you utilize all three communication platform systems [31:05]

• A way to reframe the sales process into a marketing and feedback loop that you are constantly using to manage leads [32:07]

Quotes:

"You have to make sure that you have something in place to make sure that you are connecting with these people after they leave your facility, so that starts with having the right technology." [Chris, 3:23]

"The person you are reaching out to has the control to unsubscribe. It's like with sending emails, how many people do you have on your list of emails that have not unsubscribed? That tells you they may not be ready right now, but they are interested in the content that you have to share." [Stephanie, 8:09]

"When you do have that personal relationship, it makes a whole world of a difference. That's why people sign up, because they feel connected to the real people that are on the other side of the screens." [Chris, 20:11]

LINKS:

Book a Call with The Sales Arms!

Website, Instagram & LinkedIn

Chris' Personal Instagram & LinkedIn

Episode 199: Industry Tea with The Sales Arms - IN STUDIO SALES PROCESS (PART 2)

Episode 197: Industry Tea with The Sales Arms - IN STUDIO SALES PROCESS (PART 1)

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fitDEGREE's Business Portal

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[email protected]

https://www.instagram.com/fitdegree/

​​https://www.instagram.com/fitspot_guru/

https://www.fitdegree.com/blog

What We Cover In This Episode:

• A look at what's new in the sports and energy drinks market [1:24]

• Rapid fire questions with our CTO Daniel so you can get to know him a bit better [5:57]

• What is happening with the exciting new spot booking feature in fitDEGREE [8:04]

• Things you can expect with spot booking and some of the features that will be available with it [10:44]

• What will be so unique about this from the client's standpoint [17:03]

• How you can prepare to start using the spot booking feature [22:43]

• Our weekly challenge for you to use some actionable business boost ideas over the next 7 days [27:34]

Quotes:

"You need a map of how it's laid out, how it looks, where are your spots, where is your instructor within that class. I'm having fun with it, because we're making it a little more detailed than I think the normal software competition out there does it." [Daniel, 7:06]

"When you go to a cycle class, you may want to use the same bike you used last time. That's an important thing for you, to know where that bike is. So, we made it so that in our system you can create different equipment types." [Daniel, 11:29]

"You're buying a seat at the studio like you would at a concert. I think that's something we do pretty well too, is not just looking at the industry, but looking at every case of this area, and that's how we came up with this solution." [Nick, 20:18]

"Why can't a yoga studio use this? Why can't a pilates studio, or why can't a barre studio use this? At the end of the day, people are going to be in a spot when they come to your studio, so why not let them pick their spot before they get there?" [Nick, 22:49]

LINKS:

Fitt Insider Article, Energy, Hydration, Creatine Supplements See Sales Surge

Visit the fitDEGREE Knowledge Base

Send Megan Your Playlist or Discuss the Podcast Here!

fitDEGREE's Business Portal

https://calendly.com/fitdegree/support

[email protected]

https://www.instagram.com/fitdegree/

​​https://www.instagram.com/fitspot_guru/

https://www.fitdegree.com/blog

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChJ5rK6zWPXjbxtUQx3ys9Q

What We Cover In This Episode:

• What the transfer of trust is all about in the sales process [2:46]

• Ways to ensure you are able to relay customer information to the instructor [6:56]

• Thoughts on perfecting "prescriptions" in the studio [10:52]

• Tools to prepare for the three biggest objections most often faced in the sales process [17:33]

• How Chris found his way in the fitness industry and where he says that his passion comes from [27:12]

Quotes:

"In that transfer of trust, it is really important that the person who initially gathers the information is reiterating what the prospective client said." [Chris, 6:42]

"Nobody likes the word 'sales.' Nobody wants to do sales, but if you're just having a conversation, I think it takes the element of pressure off of it and you're really just learning about someone else." [10:37]

"Identify what is the specific thing that is holding them back, so that while you may let them go to think about it, you know what you have to do to overcome that in your next conversation." [Chris, 20:39]

LINKS:

Book a Call with The Sales Arms!

Website, Instagram & LinkedIn

Chris' Personal Instagram

Episode 197: Industry Tea with The Sales Arms - IN STUDIO SALES PROCESS (PART 1)

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fitDEGREE's Business Portal

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[email protected]

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​​https://www.instagram.com/fitspot_guru/

https://www.fitdegree.com/blog

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChJ5rK6zWPXjbxtUQx3ys9Q

What We Cover In This Episode:

• Introducing Lenzvu and our exciting partnership with them [0:50]

• Megan busts a common myth around today's topic [3:10]

• Defining customer lifetime value, or "CLV" [4:53]

• The big reasons why calculating the lifetime value of a customer is critical in your business [6:19]

• The ways in which you can continue leveraging fitDEGREE reports to understand the client value [11:35]

• Our quick wins of the week and a look at working with this concept of CLV inside of fitDEGREE [16:27]

• What to know about the personalized member check-in system [17:53]

• Our weekly challenge for you to set up your admin account for success [18:19]

Quotes:

"We always want to be continuously evolving and understanding the lifetime value and coming back to that as a touch point, and not just assuming that since that bought in at a price that's where they live." [Megan, 4:14]

"Every time you expand these people for more months, you don't have to work as hard to make as much money because you are retaining people. You're not working your ass off to get new people into the studio" [Nick, 8:04]

"I think one of the most valuable things that I could be doing as a business owner, you could be doing as a business owner, is talking to your clients. It is never a waste of time talking to your clients." [Nick, 15:57]

"In order to have an accurate lifetime value per client report, you need to have these numbers filled in. So go back, review your memberships, review your intro offers and ensure that you have the value per use filled out." [19:09]

LINKS:

Learn About LenzVU's fitDEGREE Integration Plan

Episode 197: Industry Tea with The Sales Arm - IN STUDIO SALES PROCESS (PART 1)

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Send Megan Your Playlist or Discuss the Podcast Here!

fitDEGREE's Business Portal

https://calendly.com/fitdegree/support

[email protected]

https://www.instagram.com/fitdegree/

​​https://www.instagram.com/fitspot_guru/

https://www.fitdegree.com/blog

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChJ5rK6zWPXjbxtUQx3ys9Q

What We Cover In This Episode:

• Strategies for making initial connections with a prospect as the leads start coming in [3:55]

• Why asking question that help you understand the prospects "Why" is key [6:42]

• How to set clients up for success once they step through your doors by offering the right information [11:29]

• Ways to implement an impactful sales process, from the initial phone call to the studio visit [15:50]

• Whether having front desk staff at your studio critical [25:55]

• What The Sales Arm is all about and what does they offer to studios [31:39]

Quotes:

"Nothing can replace the human connection, especially in an industry where everything is so emotional." [Stephanie, 3:05]

"A lot of the questions that do get asked in the initial process of getting to know the lead needs to be followed up with 'Why', so you can truly understand the reason behind the person making that decision, not just from a surface level, but from that emotional level that we continue to speak about ." [Chris, 7:10]

"At the end of the day our goal is to be the consistency and stability in your business, regardless of what is going on on the ground." [Chris, 32:49]

LINKS:

Book a Call with The Sales Arms!

Website, Instagram & LinkedIn

The 360 Degree Leader by John Maxwell

Visit the fitDEGREE Knowledge Base

Send Megan Your Playlist or Discuss the Podcast Here!

fitDEGREE's Business Portal

https://calendly.com/fitdegree/support

[email protected]

https://www.instagram.com/fitdegree/

​​https://www.instagram.com/fitspot_guru/

https://www.fitdegree.com/blog

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChJ5rK6zWPXjbxtUQx3ys9Q

What We Cover In This Episode:

• Nick shares some exciting news on upcoming integrations we will have available soon [0:45]

• What is class utilization and why it is something a studio owner needs to be focusing on in order to generate more revenue [3:22]

• A few tools in fitDEGREE that can help studio owners learn more about this key metric [7:44]

• Tips for using class data to start achieving better results [9:43]

• What you can do to increase your class utilization before cutting or changing things [16:42]

• How to get a quick win that will move you in the right direction in getting people into your classes with low utilization numbers [19:23]

• Specific actions steps to follow as the "Challenge of the Week" we have for you [21:07]

Quotes:

"Total registrations is one thing to look at, but utilization is actually how many people are coming to the class that you allow in. So, if you said that 10 people can come to class, how often are you hitting that 8, 9 or 10 number?" [Nick, 3:21]

"I want to say the number you're looking to hit is around 80 percent [for class utilization]. If you're constantly hitting 100 percent and have a waitlist, it's time for some sort of expansion, but if you're not hitting 70 or 80 percent overall, it's time to really dig into those individual class slots and figure out which classes are bringing you down." [Nick, 4:45]

"Your class schedule is just a science experiment, and you can only test one thing at a time. So if you see that a session time is doing poorly, the variables are the time, the class, and the instructor." [Nick, 9:45]

LINKS:

Gympass & ClassPass

LoopSpark's Website (fitDEGREE Customers Get One Free Month)!

Visit the fitDEGREE Knowledge Base

Send Megan Your Playlist or Discuss the Podcast Here!

fitDEGREE's Business Portal

https://calendly.com/fitdegree/support

[email protected]

https://www.instagram.com/fitdegree/

​​https://www.instagram.com/fitspot_guru/

https://www.fitdegree.com/blog

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChJ5rK6zWPXjbxtUQx3ys9Q