Posted on 03-03-2024
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Hidden Profts Marketing. That's why the articles in Body Life Magazine in 2024 will focus on timeless and fundamental marketing choices facing ambitious entrepreneurs in the fitness industry.
No. The ...
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Posted on 17-02-2024
Every year, new lists of fitness trends appear. There, every year you then see a small shift from, PT to functional training, from yoga to pilates, from regular fitness to physio fitness. And so on. Meanwhile, a real transformation in the fitness industry s...
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Posted on 15-02-2024
People don't like changes.
That's one of the main reasons why not everybody already runs to gyms and fitness studios to join. As gym owners, you work on projects all the time. Do they all succeed? Not all projects in fitness and fitness mark...
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Posted on 05-12-2023
What will marketing for fitness clubs (incl. fitness centres, gyms, boutique clubs, PT etc.) look like in the future?
Healthy Profits in 2025 - 2030
Let me start by designating the period 2025 - 2030 as the 'future'. Looking any longer ahead i...
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Posted on 05-11-2023
The best lead follow-up tips from leads and member acquisition for gyms, fitness clubs, and PT studios. Based on fitness marketing experience since 2004.
OK, you have a lead. Or even more. Nice. Now what? How do you make sure you get the best results fro...
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Posted on 23-08-2023
If all goes well, your fitness club has them too; 5-star reviews and member success stories.
In the competitive fitness industry, it is vital to be distinctive. In order to gain the trust of potential members.
Extraordinarily effecti...
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Posted on 18-08-2023
No. It's not about whether you're literally handing vitamin pills over the counter or providing your members with paracetamol. It's about what kind of problems you typically solve for them. It's interesting to find out if you might need to a...
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Posted on 17-08-2023
Behavioral Change in Member Acquisition: 90% of fitness studios overlook these 3 steps on their website.
From procrastination to registration:
New members don't sign up on their own. They postpone the decision to start. Again and again. They'r...
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Posted on 17-07-2023
An ambitious entrepreneur or manager in the fitness industry relies on data for at least 80% or even more, supplemented by a little gut feeling. The small studio entrepreneurs with too few members do exactly the opposite.
Everything in ...
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Posted on 14-07-2023
In the past, competition in the fitness industry was simple: the gym around the corner, further down the street, or further into the village.
In 2023, the new competition will be digital and coming from unexpected sides
NEW: NIKESTUDIOS!
Nike is no...
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Posted on 14-07-2023
Virtuagym and Hidden Profits Marketing partner and launch new lead management solution for fitness clubs and studios
Virtuagym, global provider of the leading All-in-One health and fitness software solution, and Hidden Profi...
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Posted on 07-07-2023
Will robots take over your marketing, before the end of this year?
Download the Free Ebook* on AI Artificial Intelligence in fitness marketing now.
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In this ebook* you will discover:
✔️ The difference between Automation and A...
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Posted on 23-06-2023
You've received an online lead, now what?
Time to make a call!
See, the Internet is obviously an ideal way to easily and quickly connect with your target audience, your potential members. But do you know how much emotion is involved when it comes ...
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Posted on 23-06-2023
You, as the reader of this article, are a fitness entrepreneur, manager, or trainer/coach. You realize that you work in an awesome industry. You personally enjoy training and helping people become fitter, healthier, slimmer, and more confident. Therefore, t...
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Posted on 23-06-2023
As a fitness entrepreneur in Canada, USA, and UK, your goal is to attract as many members as possible to your fitness club. You understand that a higher number of members not only increases your revenue but also creates a thriving community and improves lon...
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Posted on 23-03-2021
How to Recover your Fitness Club in 90 Days (PDF)
*Includes 100% discount code for the accompanying Activation Webinar!
Content among others:
How to activate current and ex-members
What channels and content to use
How to attract new mem...
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Posted on 29-07-2016
Update January 2021:
The principles in this blog are used in our now 800+ fitness clubs, gyms, PT studios, and Boutique Clubs in 12 countries a.o. United States of America, Canada, the UK, Ireland, and more.
Only 3% of your target audience&nbs...
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Posted on 19-03-2020
In tough times like these, creative entrepreneurship wins hearts. And many likes, shares. And we are sure this entrepreneurial fitness trainer will always find a way to thrive. Even when times are tough #inspiring
Update: 17,210 views, 678 likes/hea...
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Posted on 01-03-2020
In a lawsuit that was started in 2017 by CrossFit Inc. from Scotts Valley in California (USA) there was an interesting court ruling on 19 February 2020:
The name 'Cross Box' is not violating the trademark of CrossFit in the way it's...
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Posted on 22-02-2020
Every fitness industry development and trend comes in waves. After the 1st wave, it's time for the 2nd wave, the Dutch Wave.
Global boutique fitness trendsetters from the land of Anna Frank, wooden shoes and 'coffee' shops
The growing...
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Posted on 02-02-2020
Have you too heard some people say "Everybody's leaving Facebook!"? Forget them, they just got stuck in the past.
Facebook's number of Daily Active Users is growing
That number grows continually in every part of the world! Just ...
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Posted on 13-12-2019
Free Fitness Marketing Handbook 2020 (PDF download)
Exclusively for management and owners of gyms, studios, and clubs in the fitness industry in Canada, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Ireland and the like.
In this handboo...
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Posted on 21-09-2019
Fitnation is thé end-of-year Fitness Business Conference in Amsterdam on 4 October 2019. Hidden Profits Marketing will be presenting:
Join our workshop: "How to Win the Marketing Battle in the 2020 Decade"
If you keep running you...
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Posted on 14-05-2019
Owning a (part of a) fitness business seems to become more and more appealing to celebrities worldwide. With the increasing consumer spending on wellness, it's not a bad idea either.
Influence of celebrities on the fitness market
Check out how cel...
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Posted on 03-05-2019
'Fitness' is a very popular and wordwide used search term on Google. But did you know that the search term 'yoga' is slowly catching up, and even seems to become more popular than fitness? A huge chance in Google if you have a yoga...
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Posted on 07-04-2019
Of course, as founder of an internationally operating fitness marketing agency (currently around 50 full-time staff) I attended the EHFF 2019 one day in advance of FIBO in Cologne, Germany.
This year's theme: Marketing and Sales in the...
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Posted on 02-04-2019
Using scarcity in your fitness marketing is a smart technique to add more value to your product or service and to activate your potential fitness leads to make a (purchase)decision.
Examples of scarcity marketing
"Last day", "only ...
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Posted on 26-03-2019
You already know the 'regular' short Facebook ads to win members for fitness clubs, PT studios, CrossFit boxes etc. Now we tested a new way to set up a Facebook advertisement: ads with simply much more text.
Facebook advertising for fitness clubs...
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Posted on 21-03-2019
We’ve been using Google Ads (previously Adwords) for lead generation for our clients since 2009.
New insights = new Google ad strategy
We found promising results using Google Responsive Search Ads. This technique cannot really be called an ...
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Posted on 20-03-2019
Source: PWC.co.uk
UK Fitness industry now worth around £ 5 billion!
The UK health and fitness sector is an established, long-standing market. It has doubled in size since the year 2000. The market combined valuation is currently around...
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Posted on 13-03-2019
He's been around the world a couple of times over. And he has studied and taught retention everywhere.
'There are 2 ways to grow the member base of your gym, health club or studio':
Generate more new fitness members
Retain the members...
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Posted on 12-03-2019
Facebook video-advertising has a new feature: remarketing people that watched (a part of) your Facebook video-ad. Tests of our innovation team show that this technique increases the conversation rate with 41.3%!
What is remarketing?
You may have heard...
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Posted on 26-02-2019
Having a hard time getting online fitness leads to visit your club?
We discovered that using video in your lead follow-up results in better reachability and show-up rate of your leads!
#1 Struggle with online fitness leads
Filling in your onli...
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Posted on 20-02-2019
Jason Westlake, Oxygen Yoga & Fitness, Chilliwack (Canada)
"The best thing about the Facebook & Instagram Ad campaigns by Hidden Profits is the consistency. Every month we see at least 100 new leads. Profits are higher, more stable...
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Posted on 19-02-2019
Are you already using Social Proof in your fitness marketing strategy? This strong online persuasion technique is very easy to implement. And: it’s free!
Question: What makes people buy?
Imagine: you want to buy a new book. Online. You go to a w...
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Posted on 08-02-2019
In 2019 we celebrate 10 years of Official Google Ad Partner!
Everyone knows Google Ads (the official new name for Google Adwords). This blog is about the additional techniques we use to generate more leads through Google Adwords, without simply incr...
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Posted on 22-01-2019
Yes, you are reading this correctly: 3,125 different advertisement sets. Automatically tested by our tool. For every club, each month, ongoing! This applies to both Facebook & Instagram Ad Campaigns.
Optimizing ads: from 3 times a week to a cont...
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Posted on 24-12-2018
Are you involved in (fitness)marketing? You should work with this AIDA model..
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Posted on 18-12-2018
Spend less time on marketing, still get great marketing results..
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Posted on 18-12-2018
Wouldn't you love an assistant that immediately responds to all incoming leads..
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Posted on 17-12-2018
Before you know it, your leads will use their voice to look up your gym...
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Posted on 07-11-2018
The number 1 goal for each and every fitness club, yoga studio, personal trainer, gym, CrossFit box is ... to make money while helping as many people as possible start and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Both diabetes and obesity are threats and opportun...
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Posted on 09-09-2018
Is your club, gym or studio ready to grab the new Mega Trend?
Fitness Tech is taking over the Fitness Industry!
Like you can read in this short LinkedIn Blog, tech is the worldwide Mega Trend in the Fitness Industry. Think of automation of proces...
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Posted on 23-08-2018
Instagram has over 1 Billion Users worldwide. This is a results overview of our renewed Instagram Advertising strategy; Insta Ads for fitness, pt, boutique and yoga clubs.
We have been generating gym leads on Instagram ever since 2015
A...
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Posted on 16-06-2018
Before you read the tips:
These are the marketing tips from the experience of your potential new gym or fitness, PT, boutique club members!
Tip 1 - If you want me to see you, why are you not here with me?
Of course, as a gym owner or manager, yo...
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Posted on 03-03-2018
In this series of Digital Fitness Marketing Lessons, we share our strategies, experiences, and insights on marketing any fitness club, yoga studio, gym or cross box.
Why you want to learn what we teach in our Free Fitness Marketing Lessons series
...
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Posted on 12-02-2018
It's 2018. And maybe this is not totally new. Maybe we could have forecasted it. But seeing all predictions about the overweight and obesity epidemic come true is a shock.
Everybody knows the biggest health epidemic is 'being overweight'
There...
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Posted on 13-04-2017
Recently, IHRSA published a blog with this title: "Your Health Club Members Have Gone Digital. Why Hasn't Your Marketing Strategy?".
Great question, but I think it's the wrong question!
Wrong...? Yes, wrong because of timing. This ...
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Posted on 10-02-2017
This is why you want to go all in on Facebook ads campaigns!
Gary Vaynerchuk is thé social media marketing guru
You possibly have seen, read or heard about Gary Vaynerchuk's vision on fitness marketing. As a health club or gym owner, you can no...
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Posted on 26-01-2017
What we see: on an international level and in the U.K. and Ireland, the fitness industry is growing. However, that growth is mainly created by the large chains and the new boutique fitness clubs. The more traditional fitnessclubs suffer more and more f...
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Posted on 25-11-2016
What I found lately, is that a lot of owners and managers of independent health clubs, gyms, personal training studio, bootcamp, yoga studios have no plan... no plan!
What you miss having no plan
What you miss having no plan? Well, how about the fun,...
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Posted on 31-10-2016
Update January 2018:
White House doctor: President Trump is mentally fit. But he should hit the gym and follow a low in fat and low in carbohydrate diet!
ORIGINAL BLOG POST:
It's presidential election time 2016 in...
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Posted on 26-09-2016
"Okay, nowadays about every fitness club, gym, health club, cross box, personal trainer, and yoga studio has its own website. Great! That is step 1 of 2. Because now it's time to get your website to do what it is meant to do; producing leads a...
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Posted on 16-08-2016
Every summer it's the same story in fitness clubs and gyms all over America, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and more countries. Clubs suffer from a steep decrease in numbers of leads and members joining, the traditional...
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Posted on 16-02-2016
The good part of the internet is that you can come across a lot of inspiration for your marketing ‘for free’.
Copying, typos included...!
Aernout Leezenberg, CEO Hidden Profits Marketing: ‘Many fitness entrepreneurs that use DIY-marketin...
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Posted on 16-02-2016
‘Can I have your attention for a moment? 8 seconds, tops!’
An 8-second attention span, shorter than a gold-fish!
We’re not looking to offend anyone, but you have an attention span shorter than a gold-fish! At least, that’s what thi...
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Posted on 16-02-2016
The Dutch fitness market is growing. But for many, many independent entrepreneurs with a gym or fitness centre, these are very difficult times.
Record number of fitness leads, month after month in 2015
Completely contrary to current trends, over 220 ...
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