March 2021—As a former club operator, Keepme CEO and AI expert Ian Mullane brings an interesting perspective to the discussion of what comes next in fitness. He now shares these insights in a ground-breaking white paper to help operators increase their income and successfully move forwards in the new normal.
The Fitness Future: Rules of Engagement, which launched 1st February 2021, raises questions around the pivotal role technology can – and must – play in the future of fitness and the true power of AI, AR and automation in shaping our sector’s evolution and ultimate success.
Mullane highlights the very real opportunities available to operators who accept the new, post-COVID reality and reposition themselves for the inevitable, and questions how the relationship customers seek with a fitness business is changing and evolving.
After 18 years working with some of the biggest names in Fintech, Mullane – who is founder and CEO of AI-powered sales and marketing platform Keepme – is well placed to debate the role that technology can play in opening up a whole new set of solutions and opportunities for the industry.
He says, “Our industry is forever changed. Digital transformation has accelerated and so the sector must adapt, and fast. My concern is that, to do so effectively, genuine enthusiasm for technological innovation will be required. Now is the time to march forward with deliberate action and establish our position within the new reality.”
The white paper explains in detail how the sector must begin what Mullane describes as "business-critical repositioning," considering every aspect of this journey, from understanding the pivotal role mobile will play and striking the right balance between physical and digital offerings, to embracing AI, AR and Machine Learning as a way to re-imagine the customer journey.
Speaking in the foreword, Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of PureGym, says, “This paper includes ideas that should challenge us all. As such, it makes a valuable contribution to the debate around our sector’s evolution and will, I hope, stimulate progressive discussion.
“Ian’s observations on the growing importance of digital are undeniably correct. Let’s remember that most businesses don’t fail because they don’t trade well in any given month, quarter or year. They fail because they do not spot nor deal with the big problems, which roll out over many years. A reluctance to embrace technology would unquestionably be one such cause for failure.
“I am utterly convinced of the pivotal role technology will play in the future of fitness, and I see this white paper as a vital call both to action and much deeper thought.”
Mullane’s six rules The Fitness Future: Rules of Engagement is available as a free download.
Register for access to the paper here: bit.ly/TheFitnessFutureROE
About Keepme
Keepme provides gyms and health clubs with a conceptually refreshing and intelligently driven approach to proven member retention. Through automated AI driven analytics, which use individual member data to identify patterns conducive with membership exits, the tool allows client users to re-engage with customers and significantly increase retention, through the integrated communication suite.
The unique Keepme tool works by analysing individual member data to apply a highly accurate algorithm score that is associated with a risk of leaving. The tool is designed to provide clients with in-depth and actionable insights, enabling fast and effective engagement to avoid losing the customer.
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