FITNESS INDUSTRY BLOG
FITNESS INDUSTRY BLOG
Building Community at Your Boot Camp Part 2: Social Media
When you think about how social media can benefit your business, you probably think of its advertising and lead generation capabilities. But social media is also a critical tool for strengthening your boot camp community.
Zen Planner Now Offers Fitness Website Design Services!
Drum roll please... Zen Planner is excited to announce that we are launching integrated websites!
Meet Our Marketing Team
For the next installment in our “Meet Our…” series, I’d like to introduce you to Zen Planner’s Marketing team. These women are smart, driven and hilarious.
Investing in Coach Development Part 2: How to Invest in Your Coaches
While investing in training for your coaches can seem quite expensive, it’s worth it in the long run. Here are some great ways to invest in your coaches.
Building Community at Your Boot Camp Part 1: Best Practices
There’s a direct correlation between the strength of your fitness community and the success of your business. Strong communities have better rates of retention and member success.
How to Offer Student Scholarships Through Community Service
There are a lot of differing opinions out there on how a martial arts school should be run. One of the harder questions to answer is what happens when a potential student can’t afford to pay tuition.
Improve Retention with New Student Welcome Packets
Welcome packets will help your new students transition into your school community, quickly and easily. Welcome packets answer those ever so common questions and show your students you care about their success.
How to Turn Your Fitness Hobby Into a Successful Business
We admire gym owners. It’s not easy to take a passion and turn it into a thriving business. It takes a strong vision, unwavering determination and wealth of business knowledge.
Tips on Properly Communicating Your Billing Policies
Nothing is more frustrating for a business owner than chasing down members to collect payment. Along with utilizing an automated billing system, there are some ways you can streamline your process to benefit both you and your members.
5 Reasons You Should Use the Staff App
Our Staff App recently graduated from Public Beta to a full v1.0 release, and we can’t thank you enough for the feedback you’ve provided so far! Before we dive into the next round of enhancements, we wanted to share some the top reasons you should download the App if you haven’t yet done so.
How Zen Planner Can Drive More Leads to Your School
Fitness businesses need a steady stream of new leads to thrive and grow. Martial arts schools in particular depend on a constant influx of new leads to help combat student turnover. Thankfully, Zen Planner has many features that can assist in generating new leads for you!
Four Ways Zen Planner Simplifies Your Transfer Process
We’ve compiled feedback from box owners who have recently transferred on their biggest concerns. Here are the four biggest hesitations they had, and how we help squash these concerns.
3 Steps to Make Your Fitness Studio a Lifestyle Brand
We embrace lifestyle brands because we identify with them. What they stand for resonates with something in our psyche, and our purchasing choices are shaped by that connection. Once we identify with a lifestyle brand, it’s highly unlikely we’ll stray to a competitor.
11 Ways to Build Your School’s Community with Social Media
Since community is about relationships and connections, social media is an invaluable tool for nurturing those friendships made in your classes.
Top 10 Ways to Get Your Fitness Studio Out in the Community
Getting your fitness studio out in the community is one of the best ways to attract new members and enhance your reputation in your surrounding area. The more people start to recognize your studio’s name, the more trust and interest you’ll build. Plus, getting out in the community is a fun thing to do with your team. To help you get started, we created a list of 10 ways to get out there and meet more people in your area.
Can’t Miss Tips for Building a Strong Community at Your School
When school communities are strong, they’re full of supportive students who want to help each other excel. In strong, supportive communities, students become friends, and they look forward to training together.
4 Ways to Share Our New Referral Program
If you love Zen Planner and are ready to start recommending us to your friends and colleagues, here are the top four ways to spread the word.
Cheers! Beers Role in Zen Planner’s Culture
We’re getting ready to show off our brewing skills in the Colorado Startup Brews Competition, and thought it would be the perfect time to share how craft beer plays a role in the culture at Zen Planner.
10-Step Checklist When Shopping for Martial Arts Software
Are you looking for a student management system for your school? Follow our checklist below to make sure you’ll find a solution that’s the right fit for you, your school and your students.
Five of Our Favorite Things from the 2016 Denver Yoga Festival
A few members of our team attended the first ever Denver Yoga Festival, which we were proud to sponsor. Discover our favorite things from this fun weekend in the Mile High City.
There’s Something Brewing at Zen Planner
On Friday, September 9th, our company will be featuring our favorite homemade suds at the Colorado Startup Brews Competition. Get to know about our featured beer, as well as the brewers who perfected this potential award-winning recipe.
Whatever You Do, Don’t Forget the Culture
Creating a culture that embraces your beliefs, values, and goals, applies as much to your clients as it does to your employees. To create a culture is to create a physical and mental environment of like-minded individuals who align with your goals as a business owner.
Have You Become a Zenbassador Yet?
Are you spreading the word about how Zen Planner has helped your fitness business? Make sure you’re getting rewarded by joining our Zenbassadors program!
3 Step Process to Sign More Family Member Agreements
One of the best ways to get referral leads is through your current students’ family members. But where do you start? And how can you make the process repeatable?
Meet Our Financial Planning and Analysis Team
Our office has a well-deserved reputation for being a fun place to work – and it’s all because of the people! I interviewed our Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team so you can get to know the women behind the money at Zen Planner. Without further adieu: the first installment in our new “Meet Our…” series.
