WNiF Magazine - Spring 2016 Edition | Page 18

you will be able to package this up in a way that takes away hourly or per session rates, and charge a package fee (e.g. 12-week program, 6-month membership). Example #1. Personal Trainer + Nutritionist Example #3. Strength Coach + Fitness Magazine • • strength coach: written content, video content, training tips, acts as ‘journalist/interviewer’, attend fitness show with magazine (at booth), speak at events, offer in-house training session for staff. • Fitness Mag: Regular column, one feature article per year on one of coaches ‘success story’ clients, ¼ page advert every edition, 1 social media post per month with SC’s Challenge for the month (e.g. 30 days of XYZ). THE BENEFITS OF ENGAGING PARTNERS INCLUDE: • increased and improved opportunities and more profit • instantly increased networks = more opportunity • client referrals = more clients = more profits • combined capabilities = more opportunity = more profit • discounted and contra product + services = reduced costs = more profit • commission on sales = more profit • shared costs = reduced outgoings = more profit • media coverage = increased networks = more opportunity • increased and improved profile = more opportunity • credibility by association = more opportunity What kinds of partnerships can we create? The sky is the limit, but here are some simple examples of valuable, sustainable, meaningful and enjoyable partnerships you can create with other professionals and companies: 18 Both: Cross referrals, Create a combined offering i.e. 12 week program, offer a public seminar/ workshop (both speak), speak at each others practice/gym to their network, share cost of attending an expo or placing an advert in magazine, provide testimonials (written, video, etc), make introductions to other business connections, in some cases credibility by association, provide content for each other’s newsletters social media. Example #2. Gym Owner + Fruit & Veg Delivery company Example#4. Nutritionist + Photographer + Makeup Artist • Gym Owner: Encourage clients to eat fruit after workout, display brochures/cards next to fruit, Feature on website, social media posts – delivery, cooking, snacking, provide content - photos, blogs, fitness tips, WOD, modelling for catalogues/website, use of gym for photo shoots and events, attend public/industry events with fruit & veg co, connect them with other partners. • • Fruit & Veg Delivery company: Provide fruit and veg to gym owner, provide fruit – snacks for clients, discount code for clients, social media posts featuring gym / clients (i.e. success stories, recipes, etc), ‘ambassador’ role for gym owner and trainers, networking opportunities – expos, events, link to gym on their website. Nutritionist: Offers FREE ‘before’ photo-shoot and $$ ‘after’ photoshoot for clients as part of ‘transformation package’, and offers a discount on additional services provided by photographer and makeup artist (e.g. 20 per cent off makeup tutorial or 20 per cent off family portraits within the next three months). If someone loses a heap of weight they are going to want to capture it on camera and maintain the glamour by learning more about applying makeup properly! • Photographer: Gives discount or kickback to nutritionist, makes referrals, uses images in their portfolio with reference/branding of nutritionist. Makeup Artist: Gives discount or kickback to nutritionist, makes referrals, WHAT’S NEW IN FITNESS - SPRING 2016