SOLVING THE CHALLENGES THAT STALL FITNESS & FRANCHISE GROWTH

WHY GYMS AND STUDIOS NEED A HEALTH AND FITNESS MARKETING AGENCY, NOT GENERIC ADS

Fitness runs on a funnel unlike almost any other industry. A trial class means nothing without a show, and a show means nothing without a membership. Add rising media costs, seasonal surges, and studio-level variance, and generic marketing falls apart fast.

 

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    RISING ACQUISITION COSTS

    Media costs are climbing while lead quality declines, squeezing every location’s acquisition economics.


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    CORPORATE VS. LOCAL OVERLAP

    National campaigns and location-level media compete for the same audience, and the same budget.


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    INTENSE LOCAL COMPETITION

    New boutique studios and budget gyms are opening in nearly every market, fighting for the same members.

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    SEASONAL SURGES

    New Year’s resolutions, summer prep, and back-to-school spikes break underpowered media systems right when you need them most.


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    STUDIO-LEVEL VARIANCE

    Trial, show, and membership-close rates vary dramatically by location, and most agencies manage budgets at the brand level instead of the studio level.


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    VANITY LEAD VOLUME

    Most agencies optimize for clicks and form fills, not the bookings and memberships that actually grow revenue.

Imaginuity’s fitness marketing model is built around the funnel that actually runs your business: trial, show, and close. Then we report against it.

 

YOUR GYM MARKETING AGENCY, BUILT FOR EVERY LOCATION

FITNESS STUDIO MARKETING THAT RUNS ON FULL-FUNNEL DATA

We plan, buy, create, and optimize across the full local media mix, in-house, matched to your market, budget, and goals. No vendor stitching. No guesswork.

 

Hyperlocal, Drive-Time Targeting

Precision targeting inside a tight 1, 2, 3, or 5-mile radius around each location, where your members actually live.

Full-Funnel Media Mix

Paid search, paid social advertising across Meta and TikTok, advertising on CTV, programmatic display, proximity mail through our in-house direct mailing service, and broadcast, outdoor, and print when the market calls for it, all planned and bought by one team.

Local SEO for Every Location

One of our core local SEO marketing services: optimized listings, location pages, and maps presence for every studio, so members find the right location in local search instead of a competitor down the street. It’s built into a broader performance marketing SEO strategy, not sold as a bolt-on.

Capacity-Aware Optimization

Media tuned to studio capacity, staffing, and show rates, not just lead volume.

Corporate + Local Franchise Alignment

Local media planned to complement national franchise marketing campaigns, never compete with them.

Proprietary AdScience Platform

Real-time data intelligence that unifies performance across every location and channel.


 

LIVE IN WEEKS, NOT QUARTERS

A PROVEN FRAMEWORK FOR MULTI-LOCATION BRAND GROWTH

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Step 1: Discovery & Account Activation

Discovery call, account activation, campaign setup, full QA.

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Step 2: Launch & Daily Monitoring

Campaign launch, daily monitoring, optimizations as needed, asset handoff.

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Step 3: Performance Reporting & Optimization

 Performance report delivery, ongoing optimization, weekly budget reallocations.

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Step 4: Ongoing Partnership

Named account rep, help desk support, quarterly performance reviews, daily account status checks.


 

WHY FRANCHISE AND FITNESS MARKETERS TRUST IMAGINUITY


Approved Provider for Orangetheory Fitness & Purpose Brands. Vetted and already in-market with corporate-owned and franchise OTF studios.


25+ Years as a Franchise Marketing Agency. Deep experience across franchise, retail, and restaurant brands, applied to fitness.


Lead Quality First. We optimize toward bookings and memberships, not vanity volume.


One In-House Team, Not a Patchwork of Advertising Agencies. Media, creative, data, and platform. One point of contact across every channel.


Proven Results. An initial group of Orangetheory studios saw a 37% drop in cost-per-lead and a 55% drop in cost-per-booking versus benchmark.

SEE WHAT’S POSSIBLE FOR YOUR STUDIOS

We’re already in market with Orangetheory Fitness, running campaigns for corporate-owned and franchise locations. Download the case study for the full cohort breakdown: cost-per-lead and cost-per-booking trends versus benchmark, conversion and book-rate lift, and the optimizations behind each move.

 


 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How is performance tracked across multiple studio locations?

Real-time dashboards break down cost-per-lead, cost-per-booking, and conversion by location, campaign, and channel.

Do you handle local SEO for franchise locations?

Yes. We manage listings, location pages, and maps optimization across every location, so members find the right studio instead of a competitor down the street.

What if we already have a marketing vendor or agency in place?

We integrate with most CRM, ad, and analytics platforms already in place, so there’s no need to start over.

How quickly can a new fitness client launch?

Most clients are live within four weeks: discovery and setup in weeks 1 and 2, launch in weeks 3 and 4.

Are you an approved vendor for any specific fitness brands?

Yes. Imaginuity is an approved marketing provider for Orangetheory Fitness and Purpose Brands. Download the case study to see the results.

READY FOR PREDICTABLE LEAD FLOW?

Tell us about your studios and your market. We’ll build a franchise digital marketing recommendation and show you exactly how we’d measure it against trial, show, and close.

 

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