How to Generate 1,000 Leads This Summer and Turn Them Into a Back-to-School Enrollment Avalanche
The 1,000-Lead Summer Surge: harvest summer leads from events, camps, and movies, then convert them into a back-to-school enrollment avalanche.
Stephen Oliver, MBA, is a 10th Degree Black Belt and the founder of Mile High Karate and Martial Arts Wealth Mastery. He is CEO of NAPMA and publisher of Martial Arts Professional, and has coached hundreds of martial arts school, BJJ, and MMA gym owners to build profitable, premium schools. A martial arts school owner since 1975, he is the author of several books on martial arts business growth.
The 1,000-Lead Summer Surge: harvest summer leads from events, camps, and movies, then convert them into a back-to-school enrollment avalanche.
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