Episode 269: Elevate Your Studio with Year-End Reflections for Continued Success
Release Date: 12/26/2024
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Episode 269: Elevate Your Studio with Year-End Reflections for Continued Success
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What We Cover In This Episode: How to pinpoint your studio's biggest achievements and challenges through a year-end review [4:06] The key metrics and trends to analyze in order to gain valuable insights for your studio's future [5:07] The power of a mission-driven approach in building a strong brand and fostering a loyal community [6:22] What you do to gather and implement member feedback to enhance your studio's offerings and services in the new year [9:48] Tips for setting specific goals that are both ambitious and achievable based on your reflections [11:20] How to host a...
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Episode 264: Automating Your Way to More Customers with Justin Silverman of Merchynt
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What We Cover In This Episode: A look at how Merchynt automated Google My Business [2:28] Some of the most effective marketing tools that are available to you right now [4:25] What to be aware of with sponsored Google listings [8:05] The specific components that make up a Google Business Profile [8:45] What “automating your Google Business Profile” means [12:40] Meet Paige and learn how this powerful tool can combine automation platforms capabilities [17:12] Best practices for local business website SEO [22:14] Quotes: “Website SEO is pretty irrelevant...
info_outlineWhat We Cover In This Episode:
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How to pinpoint your studio's biggest achievements and challenges through a year-end review [4:06]
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The key metrics and trends to analyze in order to gain valuable insights for your studio's future [5:07]
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The power of a mission-driven approach in building a strong brand and fostering a loyal community [6:22]
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What you do to gather and implement member feedback to enhance your studio's offerings and services in the new year [9:48]
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Tips for setting specific goals that are both ambitious and achievable based on your reflections [11:20]
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How to host a productive team meeting to identify and address challenges, and set the stage for a successful 2025 [12:56]
Quotes:
“This reflection is going to help you refocus on the values that define your studio and ensure every aspect of the business aligns with your core purpose.” [Nick, 6:38]
“Every single time you are making a decision for your studio, whether it is your pricing, your schedule, your hiring, everything you do it should all reconnect to your brand mission, vision and values.” [Megan, 7:55]
“Smart goals are meant to be achieved because it feels good to get wins. You just stack those wins on top of each other and they become big wins over time.” [12:17]
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