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Elite Gym · Clarity Diagnostic client · Diagnostic Lead
Saved Elite Gym €22K a year by fixing the wrong-customer problem.
A Clarity Index™ diagnostic that revealed Elite Gym's marketing was attracting people who joined but never stayed, reframing their ICP and eliminating wasted spend.
Outcomes- Headline
€22K
Annual savings
1
ICP redefined
9
Areas diagnosed
+
Retention-led marketing
Context
Elite Gym was investing in marketing but losing the gains to churn. The pattern looked like a retention problem; the diagnostic showed it was an acquisition problem, they were converting people who would never become long-term members.
Challenge
Apply a structured business diagnostic across acquisition, retention and operations to find the real friction point, and turn the finding into an executable repositioning plan.
Approach
- 01Ran the Clarity Index™ diagnostic across 9 areas of the business, surfacing the gap between stated ICP and actual converting member profile.
- 02Reframed the Ideal Customer Profile against the segment that actually retained, not the segment that signed up easily.
- 03Refocused marketing spend and channel mix toward the retaining ICP and cut the channels feeding the wrong audience.
- 04Quantified annual savings from eliminated waste and re-allocated spend into channels with positive LTV.
In retrospect
"Most marketing problems are acquisition problems wearing a retention costume. The diagnostic just made that visible."
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