School Growth Potential

I had a meeting recently with 35 really smart school owners who are all involved in growth process for their businesses...

Part 10: The Anatomy of an Ad: Body Copy, Part 6 Unique Selling Proposition (USP) Although you should replicate PROVEN successful marketing pieces and strategies, it’s also extremely important to separate your message from your “competition” and other marketing clutter in the marketplace. In recent columns, I presented the concept of “agitating” the problem and ...

As a quick re-cap:The essential keys to “lock the back door” for long-term student retention are: 1. Over-delivering on the expectations of customer at every turn. 2. Clearly communicating the benefits of ongoing training at your school, not only to the student, but also the entire family unit. 3. Creating a positive community in your ...

As a quick re-cap: The essential keys to “lock the back door” for long-term student retention are: 1. Over-delivering on the expectations of customer at every turn. 2. Clearly communicating the benefits of ongoing training at your school, not only to the student, but also the entire family unit. 3. Creating a positive community in ...

Part 5: The Anatomy of an Ad: Body Copy What Is your Sales Story? Many of the marketing pieces of martial arts school owners start with egocentric descriptions of their businesses and credentials, instead of the information that prospective students and their families need to solve their problems. This is a common copywriting error that ...

How to decipher the curriculum conundrum? The question remains, how do you most effectively structure your class schedule to make the best use of your time and have the best student outcomes?   Obviously, I’m not advocating or suggesting that you should eliminate classes for younger students, but, in so many schools that are following ...

As a quick re-cap: The essential keys to lock the back door for long-term student retention are: 1. Over-delivering on customers expectations of customer. 2. Clearly communicating the benefits of ongoing training at your school, to students and their families. 3. Creating a positive community in your school. 4. Exciting and productive classes that clients ...

Key Number 3: Creating a positive community in your school to reinforce student longevity. Your goal is to move martial arts training in your school beyond just an activity, and become a lifestyle or a hub of the family. I have the amazing opportunity to speak with school owners throughout the world. I’m impressed by ...

It’s an unfortunate reality in our business that, despite our best intentions, students quit, for good or bad reasons. It is an even more unfortunate reality that many schools do very little to prevent attrition. I remember buying a car once. At that time, I did not have a very sophisticated understanding of the sales ...

If not, is your school DOOMED for mediocrity (or failure)? In the last 2 installments, we’ve been exploring the “Environment of Support” you are creating for yourself, and how it relates to the success of you and your business. I was thumbing through one of those silly desk calendars loaded with cute little quips, and ...