How do your gyms promote themselves?

[MrMuscle]

Let me hear some examples. Im trying to brainstorm some good ideas on how to get more clients to my gym. So what does your gym do? What special events do they hold? Anything.

 

[havoc]

Local Health Magazines
Billboards
Offering Free Body Fat screenings
Free VO2 screenings
Free Cholesterol Screenings
Free Personal Training sessions
Free Blood Pressure screenings
A Breakfast or Lunch for free, open to all potential members
Raffles, Giveaways
Guest speakers on popular topics
Radio plugs
Door to door promotion

Offer free shit, people will come, just get them in the door then go from there.

NON-PLATINUM MEMBER

 

[gregory]

Like Havoc Said. You have to advertise it all the time. This will be the time for learing which styles of advertising work best for you, which medium is the most effective. I can tell you rightoff the back that Radio is a waste of time for the cost/benefit ratio for the small business, unless you own a nightclub type of business. TV can be effective but again it's a let's do it and see approach. Point is that you will not find the "one" thing to do for promotions, you will have to have the whole gammit going pretty much all the time.

Then there is the cumulative effect of advertising but that's a whole different story.

 

[GoldenDelicious]

radio and TV commercials, then bombardment with mail to all past and present members

 

[AAP]

Getting in shape to go to the beach with their gym towels or water bottles. Giving free tshirts to the members who are in shape. (hey bro, can you send me a tshirt from your gym?) Giving out front vanity plates for hot cars. Etc..

 

[Gambino]

have bbf come and do a guest pose

 

[Lady Viking]

They have offers for new clients like you can train two months and pay just for one.

 

[Subzeero]

Towels, we get clean towels.

 

[jenscats5]

My gym has an ad in a local free magazine....that's it....

The Central YMCA does "contests" where you keep track of your workouts for 12 days around Christmas & you get a Tshirt with their logo & a Xmas theme, etc on it....they were neat to do

 

[Gambino]

have bbf come and do a guest pose

as well, have jen and her cats do a naked squat workout

 

[jenscats5]

as well, have jen and her cats do a naked squat workout

LOL!!

No, he wants more people to come to the gym, not run away at warp speed.