Episode 288 - Why A Premium Pet Business Offers Premium Experiences with Vance Morris
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Release Date: 03/03/2023
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Are you busy, fully booked… and still wondering where all the money goes? Do you know your staff deserve better wages, your facility needs investment, and you should be taking more out of the business yourself? And what if the biggest thing holding all of that back is simply that your prices are too low? In this episode, I’m talking about the real cost of staying cheap and why fixing your pricing is about far more than adding a few dollars or pounds onto your daily rate. After delivering a live training on how to build a highly profitable dog daycare that attracts affluent clients and...
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Are your prices attracting the wrong kind of clients? Could charging more actually make your pet business more desirable? And how much is fear costing you every month you remain underpriced? In this episode, I’m tackling one of the biggest and most expensive problems in the pet industry: undercharging. After coaching more than 3,000 pet business owners over the last decade, I’ve seen the same pattern repeatedly. Owners start too cheap, stay too cheap, and allow the complaints of one or two vocal penny-pinchers to dictate their entire pricing strategy. I explain why low prices don’t...
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Are you drowning in ideas but struggling to decide what deserves your attention? Do you keep consuming more information without actually making meaningful progress? And what are the three things your business genuinely needs from you over the next 90 days? In this episode, I’m sharing the highest-return investment I’ve ever made in my business: hiring a coach. After spending two painful years trying to build an online store without a clear strategy, vision, or plan, I eventually realised I didn’t need more information. I needed someone who could help me ignore the noise, identify the...
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Is your marketing full of facts, features, and offers… but completely lacking in personality? Are you letting AI-generated beige gruel make your pet business sound like everyone else? And could the stories already sitting inside your business become your most valuable marketing assets? In this episode, I’m sharing a powerful lesson inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry, a 1,000-year-old piece of visual storytelling that recently travelled from France to the British Museum under extraordinary levels of protection and security. The tapestry survived revolutions, wars, occupation, and almost a...
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Are you creating content that actually builds trust… or just chasing likes, views, and followers? Why do some businesses last for centuries while others disappear almost overnight? And what if the real purpose of your marketing isn’t visibility, but risk reduction? In this episode, I’m sharing the biggest lessons from our recent Dog Daycare Success Academy immersion event at Lumley Castle, where the theme was Content in the Castle. You’ll hear how DDSA members used the event to create stronger content plans, build deeper trust with future clients, and connect with other ambitious pet...
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Are you trying to push through the second half of the year on fumes? When was the last time you properly stepped away from the noise of your business? And could pressing pause actually be the thing that helps you move faster when you return? In this episode, I’m sharing a lesson from a recent week away in Menorca with Beth, where we did very little on purpose. No laptop, no emails, no social media, and no heroic “just checking in” nonsense. Just rest, reading, swimming, talking, and a proper reset after a very busy first half of the year. I explain why downtime is not a luxury, but...
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Are you winging your accounts and hoping everything is in the right box? Do you know whether you should be a sole trader, limited company, or something else entirely? And could one bad finance decision quietly cost your pet business thousands? In this episode, I’m joined by Vicky Clark, founder of The Pet Accountant and Pet Pro Expo. Vicky works exclusively with pet businesses across the UK, helping groomers, walkers, trainers, boarders, daycare owners, and other pet professionals get their finances, bookkeeping, tax, and business structure properly sorted. We talk about the biggest...
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Where do your best business ideas actually come from? Are you looking outside the pet industry often enough… or just recycling the same tired advice as everyone else? And could one strange book, old advert, or random story spark the next big idea in your business? In this episode, I’m sharing four business lessons from a secondhand bookstore in Boston. Before the first Dog Daycare Success Academy immersion event, Beth and I stumbled across Brattle Bookshop, and what was supposed to be a bit of sightseeing quickly turned into an hour of rummaging through dusty old books, picture books,...
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Is your daycare safe, professional, certified… yet completely forgettable? Are you losing attention because your business looks and sounds like every other pet resort in town? And what would change if you stopped playing it safe and started making your business more interesting? In this episode, I’m asking a blunt but important question: is your dog daycare too boring? After recent Dog Daycare Success Academy trainings around goal setting, vision, and building more fun into your business, I’m digging into why fun, personality, entertainment, and experience matter more than most pet...
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Are you creating content that actually moves people closer to buying… or just posting because someone told you to? What happens when you stop copying bland AI-generated slop and start showing the real personality, values, and story behind your business? And could one properly planned content system finally stop you staring at a blank screen wondering what to post? In this episode, I’m taking you behind the scenes of the latest Dog Daycare Success Academy immersion event at Lumley Castle, where the theme was Content in the Castle. You’ll hear from attendees who left with clear content...
info_outlineIf you want more affluent clients for your pet business then you MUST offer premium experiences that are packed with big (and little) wow factor moments!
This is one of the traits of the top 1% of successful pet businesses, and essential when the economy is struggling and people have less disposable income.
If you want to survive AND thrive you must target these affluent dog owners, who are looking for - and are prepared to pay big bucks - for a Disney-like 'Premium' experience.
Adding the Disney 'Wow Factor' to a business is this weeks special guest Vance Morris's speciality, and it's what he will be sharing at the upcoming IMPACT 2023 event, where we will be sharing the secrets to positioning your pet business as the Disney Doggy business in your town.
Remember, you have this weekend only to grab a ticket for IMPACT before the doors slam shut at 10pm on Sunday 5th March.
Tune in to hear what Vance is going to be sharing at this once in a lifetime pet business event.
Then click here to grab your ticket and secure your place at IMPACT 2023.
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