5 Holiday Promotion Ideas to Boost Revenue
5 Holiday Promotion Ideas to Boost Revenue
The holidays are just around the corner, and if you’ve been trying to figure out what to do for a special promotion for your health coaching business, we’ve got you covered.
You can run your holiday promotion any time in Nov. until January. There isn’t one set time frame that is a guaranteed winner, so choose the time frame that works best for you and what you think will be most appealing to your audience based on what you know about them. For example, if you know the holidays (between Thanksgiving and the end of the year) are super challenging for them, you might want to do offer something during that time to help them.
Decide when you want to run your promotion and decide how long it will be; 3-7 days is what we recommend. It doesn’t have to be a Black Friday sale – it can be any time. You can even wait until January if you want. The downside of running a Black Friday promotion is that it will get buried in the dozens and dozens of other Black Friday promotions people get. If you do want to do Black Friday sale, offering it a little early (at least a week ahead) is a good idea, so you stand out a little more in the inbox and beat the rush.
We want to let you know that you don’t need to create a brand-new program for this to be successful. You can use what you already have and gear it towards the holidays. As Emily Hirsh from Hirsh Marketing says, “You just put different wrapping paper on your offer.”
Let’s dive into the 5 holiday promotion Ideas we have for you. Pick one that appeals to you the most and set a date for putting it into place.
1. Holiday promotion idea #1: Host a free 5-day online challenge. Challenges are great because they allow you to grow your email list, build trust and connection and then once it’s over, you invite participants to your paid program. You cover one small topic each day (topics that are most relevant to your niche and what your audience struggles with) and at the end, let them know how they can get your support to continue the journey. You would typically run your challenge in a FB group or other online forum, where you either use live or recorded video (such as slide deck) as the main content and then also send daily emails. You can either put this together on your own or check out the done-for-you challenges I offer that makes this really easy. You get all the content, slide decks, and promotional materials to save you a ton of time and ensure you have everything you need to promote and run a successful challenge.
2. Holiday promotion idea #2: Host a holiday themed virtual workshop. Workshops are another great way to grow your email list, position yourself as an expert and then lead people to the next step to working with you. If you know of local businesses such as gyms, and yoga studios you could even host live in-person workshops if you want. Based on what you know about your audience, what is a topic that they would find beneficial? Brainstorm some ideas and see what comes to mind. You can either create your own slide deck in Canva or take advantage of the wide selection of done-for-you workshops Karen Pattock offers that include all of the content, slide deck, social media posts, marketing flyers and more.
3. Holiday promotion idea #3: Come up with a special holiday offer for your 1-on-1 coaching. An example of this would be that people can enroll in your 3-month 1-on-1 coaching program and get a special bonus such as healthy holiday meal plans or recipes or an extra session for free. Maybe you have a pre-recorded course or workshop that you can include as a bonus. You don’t want your bonus value to be higher than you coaching program, but you can include more than one bonus if you want.
You want to position this as something related to the holidays AND your niche where you also highlight the problem they are facing this time of year. One example would be if your niche was helping people balance their blood sugar, you could say something like: “The holidays can be a tricky time to navigate when you’re trying to manage your blood sugar and your weight. In my 90-Day Healthy Holidays program, you’ll get support, proven strategies and delicious blood-sugar-friendly recipes that will equip you to get through the holidays stress-free and in control.”
In that messaging, we called out the problem – getting through the holidays while trying to manage blood sugar and weight, the name of the program and how it will help them – In my 90-Day Healthy Holidays program, you’ll get support, proven strategies and delicious blood-sugar-friendly recipes that will equip you to get through the holidays stress-free and in control.” You would add more details such as what’s included and what type of support they get, but that’s the basics of the messaging to have it tie into the holiday season.
4. Holiday promotion idea #4: Offer a special for your online group coaching program – include a bonus such as holiday recipes (use Meal Garden or That Clean Life). Similar to what you would offer for your 1-on-1 program, you can do the same for your online program or membership. Call out the problem they are facing this time of year and how it will help them.
5. Holiday promotion idea #5: Pre-Sale for a New Year program. If you plan to launch a program in January, you can offer an early bird enrollment special where people either get a bonus or pricing incentive – or both, if they sign up by a certain day. We recommend a 5-7 day promotion for this. This gives people an incentive to enroll now and they can start in January.
Bonus idea: If you aren’t ready to promote a program before the end of the year, use this time to grow your email list with something enticing your audience will love and appreciate, so when January rolls around, you’ll have new subscribers who may be ready to join in the New Year.
Which option appeals to you the most? If you feel like you have too many options, just pick one and test it. You’ll learn so much as you go and we can’t wait to hear about it.
Reach out to us on Instagram and let us know your plans and how it goes.
You can find me at Karen Pattock and Kathleen is at Kathleen LeGrys.
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