Friday 22nd January 2016

We’re obviously pleased with the feedback and its testament to the hard work the team have done over the past 12 months to develop this very important area of the business. We also believe the improved communications between head office support and the network has also had a positive impact. But despite the positive result, we still believe there is more work to be done and marketing still seems to be a key area where franchisees require additional training and support, which we recognise and we want to address.

The British Heart Foundation National Centre for Physical Activity and Health (BHFNC) and its Early Years Advisory Group have launched The Best Start in Life – A manifesto for physical activity in the early years to ensure that every child has access to high quality physical activity opportunities from birth.

Currently 91% of 2-4 year olds do not meet the UK physical activity guidelines for their age group of three hours per day. This means that they are missing out on opportunities for optimal growth and development and to establish healthy behaviours.

After a successful week of Premier Performing Arts Business Boost reviews, Frankie Worthington would like to share some Licensee feedback with you...

“I had my Business Boost meeting on Monday with Frankie, during which we discussed how to convert meetings in to actual sales, which was an area that we were struggling with. After discussing my presentation, being more assertive and prepared for the meetings, I came away feeling more confident and ready to take action.

Did you tune into Andy’s monthly GoToMeeting discussing ‘Setting High Expectations’? If you didn’t, don’t worry!

Please click the ‘Catch Up’ button below and download the file from Dropbox.

It is with a heavy heart we have to say goodbye to Marketing Executive, Jasmine Gale as she returns home to Australia to further her career.

During her time with us, Jas has been an influential member of the team, building her experience in social media management, key brand partnerships as well as assisting you with all your marketing needs.

The spring term is the best time of year to generate new business as school leaders are reviewing provision and spend for the following academic year. Not selling during this time will have a catastrophic affect on your business. If you don’t take these opportunities, your competition will!

Are you implementing a thorough sales strategy and ensuring you have the capacity to get out there to meet schools and sell? More importantly, do you have qualified Activity Professionals ready to be deployed? New sales won’t come to you....

We’re currently in the process of building a number of personalised Landing Pages (see example) for franchisees.

Availability of Landing Pages is now SOLD OUT in January but you can now place your order on the shop to ensure yours for February. Landing Pages are offered on a first come, first served basis.

To help support your decision to invest in a personalised Landing Page for your business, we’ve created a helpful guide below, demonstrating the value and return on your investment.

A regular ‘Delivery’ Q&A GoToMeeting with our National Quality Development Manager, Andy Heald.

Andy Heald will take any questions / queries / guidance he receives via email to form the agenda points in these sessions. The chances are, other franchisees / Activity Professionals will benefit from your question being answered.

Hit the button below and you’ll be given the option to secure your place on the following session/s -

We thought you would find it useful to create a Weekly News Update archive housing previous newsletters from this academic year.

‘Read more’ to catch up on any news you may have missed.