Comments for NAPMA - National Association of Professional Martial Artists http://napma.com Martial arts marketing, information and networking resource Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:30:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Marketing and Business Seminar in a City Near You! by Dawn Sardinas http://napma.com/free-stuff/martial-arts-business-systems/napma-marketing-and-business-seminar-in-a-city-near-you/#comment-290 Dawn Sardinas Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:30:28 +0000 http://napma.com/?p=327#comment-290 I have registered for the Summit in NJ and I'm a NYer with no car. ;-) Is anyone headed that way that could offer me a ride? I'd greatly appreciate it! Thanks! I have registered for the Summit in NJ and I’m a NYer with no car. ;-) Is anyone headed that way that could offer me a ride? I’d greatly appreciate it! Thanks!

]]> Comment on Marketing and Business Seminar in a City Near You! by Scharla Chatterton http://napma.com/free-stuff/martial-arts-business-systems/napma-marketing-and-business-seminar-in-a-city-near-you/#comment-258 Scharla Chatterton Sun, 13 Mar 2011 05:13:31 +0000 http://napma.com/?p=327#comment-258 I would like to make your seminar but have a schedule conflict with the one that is nearest me. Is there any chance that after the scheduled stops are done, that the seminar will be available online for those that missed or could not attend? Please advise. Thank you I would like to make your seminar but have a schedule conflict with the one that is nearest me.

Is there any chance that after the scheduled stops are done, that the seminar will be available online for those that missed or could not attend?

Please advise.

Thank you

]]> Comment on Marketing and Business Seminar in a City Near You! by JR http://napma.com/free-stuff/martial-arts-business-systems/napma-marketing-and-business-seminar-in-a-city-near-you/#comment-221 JR Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:57:56 +0000 http://napma.com/?p=327#comment-221 I am working from three different locations right now, none of which are mine. Whereas the three are growning I want to open my very own location where I can be the owner. So will your seminar address how to start from scratch? One challenge: No startup money, no transferring students from the other locations, no building, no nothing. How do you start a martial arts business from absolute zero? I am working from three different locations right now, none of which are mine. Whereas the three are growning I want to open my very own location where I can be the owner. So will your seminar address how to start from scratch? One challenge: No startup money, no transferring students from the other locations, no building, no nothing. How do you start a martial arts business from absolute zero?

]]> Comment on Marketing and Business Seminar in a City Near You! by Riley McIlwain http://napma.com/free-stuff/martial-arts-business-systems/napma-marketing-and-business-seminar-in-a-city-near-you/#comment-217 Riley McIlwain Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:30:47 +0000 http://napma.com/?p=327#comment-217 I am having trouble with our Referral Program. Our price this session is an iPod Shuffle and I have only ONE person entered to win it. The rules are as follows: Bring in a Friend receive one ticket, Friend Joins 30 Day VIP Program receive 3 tickets and if the friend joins you get 5 tickets. I feel this system is easy effortless. Should it be though? I have the board displayed with the price right on the front desk so EVERYONE can see it and it is also in the News and Announcements EVERY class. Any suggestions would be helpful... I am having trouble with our Referral Program. Our price this session is an iPod Shuffle and I have only ONE person entered to win it. The rules are as follows: Bring in a Friend receive one ticket, Friend Joins 30 Day VIP Program receive 3 tickets and if the friend joins you get 5 tickets. I feel this system is easy effortless. Should it be though? I have the board displayed with the price right on the front desk so EVERYONE can see it and it is also in the News and Announcements EVERY class.

Any suggestions would be helpful…

]]> Comment on Marketing and Business Seminar in a City Near You! by Toby Milroy - NAPMA C.O.O. http://napma.com/free-stuff/martial-arts-business-systems/napma-marketing-and-business-seminar-in-a-city-near-you/#comment-207 Toby Milroy - NAPMA C.O.O. Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:05:35 +0000 http://napma.com/?p=327#comment-207 Michael, Thanks for the comment! You should also check out our "Virtual Classroom". It's part of all our membership programs. GREAT way to keep you staff motivated, and their creativity flowing! Click this link for more info! http://napma.com/free-stuff/energizing-the-classroom/keeping-the-classroom-fresh-and-exciting-made-easy/ Michael,
Thanks for the comment!

You should also check out our “Virtual Classroom”.
It’s part of all our membership programs.

GREAT way to keep you staff motivated, and their creativity flowing!

Click this link for more info!

http://napma.com/free-stuff/energizing-the-classroom/keeping-the-classroom-fresh-and-exciting-made-easy/

]]> Comment on Marketing and Business Seminar in a City Near You! by Toby Milroy - NAPMA C.O.O. http://napma.com/free-stuff/martial-arts-business-systems/napma-marketing-and-business-seminar-in-a-city-near-you/#comment-206 Toby Milroy - NAPMA C.O.O. Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:04:04 +0000 http://napma.com/?p=327#comment-206 Hey Wes, Thanks for the question! So you need a smoother "presentation" process. We'll definitely spend some time on that in these sessions. We're ALSO going to be doing a special HIGH LEVEL "Leadership, and Ethical Persuasion" "bootcamp" in a few months. VERY high level! I'll keep you in the loop, and let you know if/when we decide to open it up to members. Hey Wes,
Thanks for the question!

So you need a smoother “presentation” process.

We’ll definitely spend some time on that in these sessions.

We’re ALSO going to be doing a special HIGH LEVEL “Leadership, and Ethical Persuasion” “bootcamp” in a few months.
VERY high level!

I’ll keep you in the loop, and let you know if/when we decide to open it up to members.

]]> Comment on Marketing and Business Seminar in a City Near You! by Michael Windsor http://napma.com/free-stuff/martial-arts-business-systems/napma-marketing-and-business-seminar-in-a-city-near-you/#comment-205 Michael Windsor Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:49:43 +0000 http://napma.com/?p=327#comment-205 Thanks for asking! I'm struggling with keeping my staff (instructors) motivated. I keep finding my instructors teaching the same warm ups over and over, and teaching the forms the EXACT same way over and over. I can see the students' eyes glaze over...and I know that they deserve more from my team. How can I keep them from getting 'stale'? Thanks! Thanks for asking!
I’m struggling with keeping my staff (instructors) motivated.
I keep finding my instructors teaching the same warm ups over and over, and teaching the forms the EXACT same way over and over.
I can see the students’ eyes glaze over…and I know that they deserve more from my team.
How can I keep them from getting ‘stale’?

Thanks!

]]> Comment on Marketing and Business Seminar in a City Near You! by Wesley Hall http://napma.com/free-stuff/martial-arts-business-systems/napma-marketing-and-business-seminar-in-a-city-near-you/#comment-204 Wesley Hall Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:42:17 +0000 http://napma.com/?p=327#comment-204 Sales pitch, I need to here good sales pitch's. I have about 380 students, so I can sell lessons, but I can be better, way better. My price is $45 a month to $189 a month, so price does not matter, as I have a 13 clubs, some have waiting lists to get into. When price is an issue, I can bring the price down, by shifting them to another club, or give them bare bones classes, but still some people do not see the value, and will not sign up, yet others put $643.00 down and pay $174.25 a month (2 kids). I say it's my sales pitch, so let me know what works for other people! And or tell me what I might be doing wrong? Sales pitch, I need to here good sales pitch’s. I have about 380 students, so I can sell lessons, but I can be better, way better. My price is $45 a month to $189 a month, so price does not matter, as I have a 13 clubs, some have waiting lists to get into. When price is an issue, I can bring the price down, by shifting them to another club, or give them bare bones classes, but still some people do not see the value, and will not sign up, yet others put $643.00 down and pay $174.25 a month (2 kids). I say it’s my sales pitch, so let me know what works for other people! And or tell me what I might be doing wrong?

]]> Comment on Marketing and Business Seminar in a City Near You! by Gary B. Douglass http://napma.com/free-stuff/martial-arts-business-systems/napma-marketing-and-business-seminar-in-a-city-near-you/#comment-200 Gary B. Douglass Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:00:34 +0000 http://napma.com/?p=327#comment-200 My biggest challenge is getting new students and retaining the old ones, with most students I have no problem retaining them, it's getting the new ones that I find hard to do, I have put out fliers, advertised, offered free classes, reduced my monthly fees, but due to the ecomony in Michigan especially, people complain about the money My biggest challenge is getting new students and retaining the old ones, with most students I have no problem retaining them, it’s getting the new ones that I find hard to do, I have put out fliers, advertised, offered free classes, reduced my monthly fees, but due to the ecomony in Michigan especially, people complain about the money

]]> Comment on Marketing and Business Seminar in a City Near You! by John Stewart http://napma.com/free-stuff/martial-arts-business-systems/napma-marketing-and-business-seminar-in-a-city-near-you/#comment-198 John Stewart Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:47:54 +0000 http://napma.com/?p=327#comment-198 one other question. Summer is always the slowest time of year for us. We offer summer camps, but July always seems to see a significant decline in customers, and revenue. What else can I do? We don't have contracts, because our biggest competitors have contracts and we want to be different. one other question. Summer is always the slowest time of year for us. We offer summer camps, but July always seems to see a significant decline in customers, and revenue. What else can I do? We don’t have contracts, because our biggest competitors have contracts and we want to be different.

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