Date Night at Your Music School! [7FMS Ep. #107]
by Daniel Patterson
Happy Valentine’s Day!
We’ve got a good one for you today.
In honor of the “holiday of love”… I convinced Nate to do an episode on a special program they have at Brooklyn Music Factory:
Date night!
Parents drop off the kids at BMF for their Date Night…
And kids have a blast in this special 3-hour program.
In this episode, we discuss:
– What’s date night?
– How does it work?
– Why does BMF do it?
– How profitable is it for BMF?
– The underlying principles that make special programs work in your school
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Here’s what we cover in the episode:
- What is date night?
- Deciding the right price, budget, and audience for date night
- Marketing costs and strategies for date night
- Best times to run date night in your school
- “I already run summer camps… is this even worth my time and $$$?”
- Addressing the challenge of serving adults in your music school
- Date night program rundown (how to start it in your studio)
- Two challenges to anticipate for date night
- Long-term benefits of running a date night program in your studio
- Turning date night into recurring revenue
Show Notes
During the episode, Daniel mentioned a blog post he published about the only three ways to grow your business…
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I just listened to episode #107. What a Valentine’s Day treat. So many ideas here to try. My studio size is big, but in the lower level of my house. I think I would need to rent another space to try something like this or limit the number of students. I’ll put my thinking cap on. It would be a great way to implement more of my games for students, plus allow parents some time for themselves.
Good idea!