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New York - December 2, 2020 - In this challenging commercial environment, it’s vital for boutique fitness studios and health clubs to engage and motivate their customers, even when they are not on-site. Fitness studios’ delivery of virtual content should be seamless to retain customers in this climate, and the winning fitness brands will likely be those that are currently transcending fitness and becoming premium lifestyle brands. BrandBot, a leading customer journey management platform and part of Transaction Services Group (TSG), has introduced new fit-tech marketing automation and CRM tools to give studios an edge over competitors and encourage customers to keep visiting and attending their classes.
“Fit-tech is a necessity for exciting and retaining customers,” said Andy Swansburg, Chief Product Officer, Boutique at TSG. “Not only can the right tech save your employees time on administrative tasks, but it can also let you give your customers a VIP experience, and connect with them in a way that will help restore their confidence. Your customers’ expectations are growing, and you need tech that helps you not only keep up with them, but also offer those special personalized experiences that will keep them coming back.”
BrandBot has unveiled the following software to help studios communicate with their clients in a more individualized, sophisticated way. These features can be integrated with one another to create a holistic, streamlined VIP customer management experience for studio owners.
- Livestream Manager allows studios to auto-send links to virtual classes on Zoom, Instagram Live, and Vimeo via email and text.
- Two-Way Text Messaging allows for back-and-forth communication with clients so they can get quick updates or answers to their questions. This is particularly popular with Gen Z and millennials.
- Waiver Integration auto-sends required waivers to customers before class, creating extra time and peace of mind for studios so they can rest assured that they have the right permissions and protections in place for members before their workout.
- Real-time software updates allow studios to fill any empty spaces in class quickly and notify customers immediately if there’s any change to their workout schedule.
- Smart Segments lets studios segment their customers using more than 650 different rules, so they can send more authentic messages based on their customers’ behavior and preferences.
“A feature that is a huge time saver for us is BrandBot's Smart Segments, since it's constantly pulling member data from our gym management software, Mariana Tek,” said Kylie Less, Manager of Business Performance at Barre Code. “I just don't have time to make a member segment manually, so that is a huge time-saver and incredibly efficient between the two platforms. That feature excites me so much - I think it's great!”
- Pick-a-Spot allows customers to choose their “spot” - whether that’s their favorite bike near the wall for spin class or location to place their mat for yoga - and gives them bespoke, VIP-style experiences in studios. This is a feature within Mariana Tek, a leading studio management platform, which can be seamlessly integrated with BrandBot’s software.
- Geo check-in also allows customers to check into their class via their mobile app, helping them maintain social distancing when in the studio. Over 90% of Mariana Tek studio customers book on their own, which means these studios can spend more time running their business.
"Yoga studios can no longer shove 108 mats into a class. We know that's not going to happen anymore, so now, the floor is prime real estate. I've created prime real estate inside of my studio,” said Michael Shaeffer, CEO at Yoga Labs, about the Pick-a-Spot feature. “So when you run the numbers, the profit model is actually higher by reducing the classes to 40 from 108."
For more information about BrandBot, visit https://www.brandbot.com
For more information about Mariana Tek, visit https://marianatek.com
About BrandBot
BrandBot is a leading customer journey management platform designed for the boutique fitness industry. With an end-to-end CRM and marketing automation platform designed to work intuitively with studio management software, BrandBot helps brands power more authentic relationships with clients via automated email and text messaging, and tailored marketing campaigns.
Now part of Transaction Services Group (TSG), BrandBot serves over 2,000 fitness brands globally. For more information, visit https://www.brandbot.com.