Now is the time to take active steps to add students for your teachers. Acting now gives you time to implement solutions based on what responses you get to 'The Four Asks.' What are these mysterious questions? 1. Ask teachers if they want more students. It's possible your teachers would like to expand the number of students they teach. If so, adding time slots to their schedule in...
Read MoreAs we know well, the transition to summer often interrupts the flow of our studio. There are issues around student/family vacation schedules, vacations for staff. There's even that 'lack of dedication' from students and others that's common when warm whether and outdoor activities sing their siren song. After a year of hard work, it's certainly understandable. Everybody needs a break. Manage Summer To Your Benefit Plan Something: Scheduling...
Read MoreTo do or not to do. Is that a question? Advertising is critical for many businesses, but spending precious dollars on ads that don't work is a waste. What are the best ways to target your audience? This post addresses common ideas, but your own experience may guide you in other directions. Consider this a starting point for your imagination. First of all, find a way to...
Read MoreOne way to get the positive attention of parents, students and relatives is to make sure that any performance is presentedin the best way possible. This means paying attention to all the performance details along with having a professional printed program. Here are some tips that might give you additional ideas. On the one hand, they may seem like common sense. On the other, sometimes we...
Read MoreGrowing a studio can be challenging This post is the first of two covering creative thoughts to help build your studio. Perhaps they’ll get your own creative juices going on marketing ideas. Studio Helper can help you manage the studio as it grows so all aspects stay under control. Controlled growth is always a good thing, right? The traditional method for studio growth was to let students...
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