Successful Social Media is Intentional and Relational

By: Hope Osborn An online Gallup Business Journal article showed a study conducted with 2,500 entrepreneurs to understand the actions and decisions that lead to venture creation and growth. After years of research and hundreds of interviews, Gallup has identified 10 specific aptitudes which were consistently observed in highly successful entrepreneurs. One talent is that… Continue reading Successful Social Media is Intentional and Relational

The Advantages Your Club Has

By: Michael Scott Scudder Founder/CEO of Fitness Business Council I don’t write promotional articles often…it just ain’t my style. But this one is way too timely and illustrates the ADVANTAGES OF YOUR CLUB…and YOU MAY NOT EVEN RECOGNIZE THEM! Allow me to veer off for a few sentences. One thing that is for certain you… Continue reading The Advantages Your Club Has

Get Members, Keep Members, Notify Members

Get Members, Keep Members, Notify Members By: Mary Craig Of course, keeping your current club members is much easier than getting brand new ones? It’s true. Your members are already invested; now all you have to do is to continue to show and add value to keep them! Our Professional Services Team offers club marketing… Continue reading Get Members, Keep Members, Notify Members

Total Time Management: Managing Your Scarcest & Most Costly Resource-Organization Time

By: Will Phillips Founder of REX Roundtables for Club Executives “Much of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to work.” -Peter Drucker- Peter Drucker has written more stuff about real management than any other; he will challenge your standard beliefs and push your thinking out of the box. So if… Continue reading Total Time Management: Managing Your Scarcest & Most Costly Resource-Organization Time

Total Time Management Advice from Peter Drucker, Founder of REX Roundtables for Club Executives

By: Will Phillips Founder of REX Roundtables for Club Executives “Much of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to work.” -Peter Drucker- Peter Drucker has written more stuff about real management than any other; he will challenge your standard beliefs and push your thinking out of the box. So if… Continue reading Total Time Management Advice from Peter Drucker, Founder of REX Roundtables for Club Executives

Are you watching your monthly membership sales decline and don’t know why?

By: Jim Thomas President/Founder of Fitness Management and Consulting We recently took on a client club whose sales were on a steady decline. Of course, we heard the normal push-backs such as too much competition, time of year, rates are too high, marketing is not working, etc. One of the first things we will normally… Continue reading Are you watching your monthly membership sales decline and don’t know why?

Valencia Desheers

By: Bryan Smith Valencia De Sheers joined the ABC family in April of 2012 as a Customer Care Rep. She was in the first remote trained class for operations. The smile in her voice and enthusiastic attitude is what earned her a promotion to Customer Care Floor Lead in August of 2013. Valencia thrives off… Continue reading Valencia Desheers

ABC Financial Extends Aid to Local Tornado Victims

CONTACT INFORMATION: Steve Ayers Chief Revenue Officer, ABC Financial 501-515-5066 steve.ayers@abcfinancial.com LITTLE ROCK, Ark., (August 29, 2014) – ABC Financial (ABC) adopted two local families who lost everything in a tornado that swept Central Arkansas in the Spring of 2014. On April 27, 2014, a tornado moved through Pulaski and Faulkner County, Arkansas destroying the… Continue reading ABC Financial Extends Aid to Local Tornado Victims