Posts Tagged ‘Workout’

Marketing Martial Arts to Adults

This month's member ads can be found in the member's download area.

Most martial art school owners do a horrible job of marketing to adults… even the ones who offer programs geared toward the adult market.

The fact is, children’s martial arts has dominated the industry for so long, most of the industry has forgotten what it’s like to have a floor full of adults.

This, in turn, has led to instructors being out of touch with what the adult market wants. Further, even those school owners who focus on adult martial arts programs often get it wrong.

That’s because they are also out of touch with what the market wants, but for different reasons. These instructors are often so focused on what their needs and desires are, they forget or completely miss what the vast majority of people are looking for in a martial arts program.

So, the purpose of this month’s marketing tip is to review the basics of marketing martial arts to adults… read on and you might very well find you’ve been missing the mark in your own marketing efforts.

The Basics of Marketing Martial Arts to Adults

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How to Turn Resolutions Into Enrollments

This month's martial arts marketing ads are available in the member's download area.

The New Year is a great time for adult enrollments if you’re a martial art school owner.

The reason? People are making New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, get in shape, and start a regular exercise plan.

Many of these people have tried the big box gyms, workout DVDs, dieting, and other popular ways to lose weight or get in shape in the past, often with mixed results.

That means many people are open to trying something new. Maybe in the past they got bored, lost interest, or needed someone to help them stay motivated to stick with their program.

And, that’s what makes martial arts training the perfect answer for people who want to stay active by doing an activity that will keep their interest.

Your job is to get that marketing message across to local consumers during the month of January. We’ve designed the ad for this month to be in lock-step with the message that martial arts training offers a great workout that is never dull. That means step #1 of marketing fitness in the New Year has already been done for you.

So what’s step number 2?
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Keeping Adult Students Interested Isn’t Easy, But It Is Possible…

How do you keep adults in class? Here are a few ideas...

As hard as it is for some schools to attract adult students, you’d think they’d put more effort into keeping them around.

Even so, adult retention presents a real issue to school owners across the spectrum of styles and markets.

Adults seem to have ten times the distractions of children, and they don’t have parents paying for their lessons who make them go to class twice a week.

Work, family, dating, finishing a degree… these are just a few examples of things that can distract adult students and that may be competing with you for their attention.

So, how do you keep adults attending class?

I don’t have the 110% solution to that issue, but I can offer some helpful suggestions that may help boost your adult retention. Here are a few simple strategies you can use that may help increase your adult enrollment and boost your adult class attendance.
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The Holidays are Coming Up, So We’re Advertising… Fitness?

This month's martial arts marketing ads and fliers can be downloaded in the member's area.

There’s a good reason why we’re marketing fitness this month, and why this month’s ad is designed the way it is.

I know, I know – October to December is when everyone eats a lot of turkey and ham, watches a lot of sports on TV, eats a lot of junk food, is caught up with traveling to see relatives and attending parties, goes off their diet…

Hmmm… are you starting to see the wisdom of positioning your school as a fun place for people to get fit NOW before folks pack on those holiday pounds?

That’s right – by advertising fitness now, not only will you enroll some adults in your classes immediately, you’ll also be “priming the pump” for this January when everyone and their cousin is looking for cool, non-boring ways to keep their New Year resolutions to lose weight and get in shape. Read the rest of this entry »

Life As A New Martial Art School Owner

"What the heck is that on the floor? Seriously, I thought I cleaned and mopped before I left last night!"

Being a new business owner is scary, mysterious, and exciting all at once. On the one hand, starting your new business represents an exciting new adventure, as well as the potential for financial freedom and getting to do what you love for a living.

On the other hand, not knowing what to expect can work on your nerves and make your first few months that much more difficult. Starting a martial art school is stressful enough; the last thing you need is additional stress based on uncertainty.

In addition, you may have unrealistic expectations that can later work against you when life as a school owner doesn’t turn out to be the smooth trip you thought it would be.

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1. Print Ads: Run this month’s ad (the New Year Fitness ads and fliers) where moms and women will see it – the local parenting magazine or in the family section of the local newspaper is a good start. Remember, women make up the bulk of your fitness clients – market to them first and foremost. 2. Fliers: Print up those fliers and distribute them in neighborhoods around your school. 3. Large Front Window Display: Blow up the full-color 8.5 by 11.0 inch flier at Kinko’s, have them mount it on foam board, and stick it in your front window. Read the rest of this entry »