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Martial Arts School Marketing Plan: 20+ Ways to Get More Leads, Referrals & New Students

Stephen Oliver breaks down the 6-pillar Marketing Parthenon framework top martial arts schools use to generate 100+ net-new students a quarter — without depending on a single ad platform.
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You Don’t Know Who Your Students’ Parents Are — And It’s Costing You Twice

Four registration questions and a 10-minute recap surface the parents who run your market. At 20 enrollments a month, that's less than one a day.
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Positioning Your Martial Arts School: Grow the Market, Don’t Fight for Scraps

How you position your school decides whether you grow the whole market or fight for scraps. The IBM lesson, marketing in a vacuum, and building a memorable martial arts brand.
How Do You Turn Live Event Leads Into Martial Arts Students?
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How Do You Turn Live Event Leads Into Martial Arts Students?

Turn live event leads into martial arts students with the 100-50-25 Funnel: book on the spot, get your number in their phone, and follow up until they show.
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Google Review Velocity: Why 25 Reviews in a Weekend Can Backfire

Jumping from two reviews a month to 25 in a weekend can look bought. Here is how to pace Google reviews so they actually post.
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The Cost-Versus-Effort Marketing Matrix

Every marketing activity lands in one of four boxes: low or high cost, low or high effort. Here is where referrals, live events, PE teacher for a day and Meta and Google ads fall, and why small schools win in the low-cost, high-effort box.
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Holiday Mall Kiosks: How Martial Arts Schools Fill January From the Busiest Shopping Weeks

Thanksgiving to Christmas brings the heaviest retail traffic of the year. Here is how to book, staff and run a holiday mall kiosk that fills your school.
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Facebook Lead Forms vs. Landing Pages: Why the Cheaper Lead Costs You More

A $10 Facebook lead that never shows up costs more than a $25 landing-page lead that enrolls. Here's The Intent Filter I use to decide between Instant Forms and a dedicated landing page, with the arithmetic worked out.
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Fourth-Quarter Marketing for Martial Arts Schools: Turn the “Dead Months” Into 20–30 Enrollments a Month

November and December aren't dead months. Build a fourth-quarter marketing plan backwards from a 20–30 enrollment target using the Parthenon Planning Grid — with real numbers from schools doing it.
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Your Marketing Plan Depends on Your Student Count

Under 100 students, skip referral campaigns, camps and paid ads and go find 10 to 20 live events. At 100 to 300, add buddy days and birthday parties. At 300+, referrals should cover attrition and paid traffic finally pays.