Retail and consumer

Fitness marketing for membership businesses

Fitness marketing for studios, bootcamps and leisure centres: sign-up campaigns timed to the year, and members who stay longer.

Partnership plans from $4,500 + GST a month

Fitness marketing

Fitness marketing that fills classes and keeps members

Rock Solid Marketing provides fitness marketing for membership businesses across Australia: studios, bootcamps, leisure and aquatic centres, and fitness retailers. New members arrive in a rush after New Year, then attendance drops by autumn and the cancellations start. Meanwhile, every marketing dollar goes on finding new people.

We plan your year around the windows when people decide to get active, write intro offers with clear terms, and build email and SMS programs that bring lapsing members back before they cancel. Every claim stays honest: no health promises and no misleading results.

Partnership plans start from $4,500 + GST a month. If social media alone will do the job, plans start from $1,500 + GST a month, and we’ll tell you before we quote.

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Sign-ups and retentionPlanned as one calendar, not two

9+

Years serving Sunraysia and the Mallee

10+

Years’ minimum experience for every specialist

10

Marketing specialists on your team

6

Core digital channels, one joined-up strategy

Common problems

What gets in the way, and how we fix it

  1. We spend heavily in January, then have nothing planned for the rest of the year.

    What we do

    We plan campaigns around every window people decide to get active, including the run into summer and new-term starts, so spend matches demand.

  2. Our free trial brings people in, but few become paying members.

    What we do

    We tighten the offer, state its terms clearly and follow up every trial member by email and SMS during the trial week.

  3. Members drift away quietly and we only notice when they cancel.

    What we do

    We set up check-in emails and SMS for members who haven’t visited lately, sent with consent and an easy opt-out under the Spam Act 2003.

  4. Our ads look like every other fitness ad in town.

    What we do

    Our designers make ads around your real space, coaches and community, not stock photos of models.

Services

Services for this industry

Fitness marketing services

Fitness marketing services for every stage of membership

Marketing for fitness centres and studios is two jobs, finding members and keeping them, so we plan both on one calendar with one budget.

Campaigns timed to the year

New Year, the run into summer, school terms and winter slumps each need a different message. We plan them a season ahead, so creative and offers are ready on time.

Paid social for local sign-ups

Meta ads aimed at people within a short drive of your doors, with offers and creative made for each campaign window.

Found on Google Maps

A complete Google Business Profile with timetables, photos and reviews, so people searching for a class nearby find you first.

Retention by email and SMS

Welcome series for new members, check-ins for those who haven’t visited lately and win-back offers, all sent with consent under the Spam Act 2003.

Content from your community

Short videos of real classes, coach introductions and member milestones shared with permission, which feel more real than polished stock footage.

Honest offers and claims

Trial and intro offers with their conditions stated, no hidden subscription terms, and no weight-loss or health guarantees, in line with ACCC guidance.

Who it’s for

Is it the right fit?

Who it’s for

  • Group fitness, boxing and functional training studios
  • Bootcamps and outdoor training groups
  • Leisure and aquatic centres, including council-run ones
  • Fitness retailers and equipment stores

Not a fit

  • Anyone wanting ads that promise weight loss or health outcomes
  • Solo trainers: our personal trainer marketing page suits a smaller budget

Fitness industry marketing

Fitness industry marketing planned across the year

We start with your numbers: members, trials, conversions and cancellations by month. That shows when people join, when they leave and which offers worked. From there we build a year-long calendar with a campaign for each window and a retention program running underneath.

Each month your account manager meets you to review sign-ups, trial conversions and member check-ins, and adjusts the next campaign. As a health and fitness marketing agency partner, we keep every offer and claim on the right side of consumer law.

  • Member and trial numbers reviewed first
  • A campaign for each sign-up window
  • Retention emails and SMS underneath
  • Offers with their terms stated clearly
  • Monthly review and adjustments

More members in, fewer members out.

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Work in this industry

Community and participation work

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The Mildura Workers has engaged Janine and the Team at Rock Solid to assist with our social media presence. We are delighted with the level of customer service and professionalism they have provided us. I would highly recommend Rock Solid to any business who is looking to get an edge in the digital space.

Steve BanksCEO – Mildura Workingmans ClubRead the Mildura Workers Club case study

Your specialists

The people behind your fitness marketing

Meet the whole team
Ami HeathAmi HeathMarketing LeadWollongong NSW
Callen MowattCallen MowattGoogle Ads SpecialistGold Coast QLD
Rachel EhratRachel EhratCreator Of All Things Amazing!Tasmania

How it works

How a partnership runs

Every partnership starts with a strategy, then runs month by month with one plan and one point of contact.

  1. Free discovery call

    A free 30-minute call about your business, your goals and whether a partnership is the right fit.

  2. Strategy and roadmap

    We get to know your goals, customers, challenges and opportunities, then give you a practical marketing roadmap.

  3. Monthly delivery

    Your account manager runs the plan each month across the channels it needs, from social media and SEO to email and press releases.

  4. Meet and report

    A monthly meeting by phone or visit, with a HubSpot dashboard that shows what the work is achieving.

In every plan

Fitness marketing strategies in every partnership plan

Campaign calendarPaid socialEmail and SMSNo lock-in contracts
  • Year-long campaign calendar
  • Social media content and scheduling
  • Paid social and Google Ads management
  • Google Business Profile updates
  • Email and SMS retention programs
  • Intro offer and landing page copy
  • Design for ads and posters
  • Monthly report and meeting
  • Dedicated account manager

Ad spend is paid to Meta and Google on top of the plan fee. SMS sending costs and new landing pages are priced to the job.

Plans

Fitness marketing plans

Every plan includes strategy, design, social media, paid ads management and a dedicated account manager. Ad spend is paid to the platforms.

Starter

$4,500+ GST a month

28 hours a month

For small to medium size business with a need to start with marketing planning and to develop key objectives.

Designed to drive website traffic and understand key learnings for inbound marketing.

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Standard

$5,500+ GST a month

35 hours a month

Designed for businesses with aggressive growth goals and product and services campaigns with high level content production.

Ideal for medium size businesses looking to increase their marketing ROI.

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Advanced

$7,500+ GST a month

45 hours a month

Tailored to businesses pursuing significant growth objectives, with a custom plan focused on the most profitable opportunities.

Includes a one-off 15-second online video or ebook of your goods and services.

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Bespoke

POA

Built around you

A choice of customised plans, including a digital subscription for optimisation, automated lead nurturing and other clever marketing “force multipliers”.

Talk to us about your goals.

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Key facts

Fitness Marketing at a glance

Starting price
Partnership plans from $4,500 + GST a month
Social media only
From $1,500 + GST a month
Social ads
Lite $2,000 + GST a month plus 10% of ad spend
Ad rules
No health or weight-loss guarantees
Contract
No lock-in contracts
First step
Free 30-minute discovery call

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FAQ

Questions about fitness marketing

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Our fitness marketing runs through partnership plans from $4,500 + GST a month for 28 hours, with Standard at $5,500 + GST and Advanced at $7,500 + GST a month. Social media management alone starts from $1,500 + GST a month, and social ads Lite is $2,000 + GST a month plus 10% of ad spend.

Run your biggest campaigns when people decide to get active: New Year, the run into summer and the start of school terms. Quieter months suit retention and referral offers instead. Planning a season ahead means your offer, creative and landing page are ready before the window opens.

State the conditions clearly: how long the offer lasts, what it includes, whether it rolls into a paid membership and how to cancel. The ACCC says businesses must not hide important terms or make misleading claims. We write offers so the headline and the fine print tell the same story.

Notice when they stop coming. Check-in emails or texts after a few missed weeks, a friendly call from a coach, and offers such as a free PT session can bring members back before they cancel. Every message is sent with consent and an easy opt-out, as the Spam Act 2003 requires.

Both, for different jobs. Paid social reaches local people who aren’t yet looking, with offers and videos that make them want to try a class. Google and Google Maps catch people already searching for a class nearby. Digital marketing for fitness works best when both point to the same offer.

Our head office is in Mildura, and we work with clients across Australia by video, phone and visits. Unlike many fitness marketing companies, we don’t claim a long list of gyms as clients: we’re a marketing agency that applies proven local marketing to membership businesses, and we’ll be clear about that on the call.

Keep claims honest and typical. Avoid promising weight loss, health outcomes or set results, and don’t use before-and-after photos that could mislead. Real member stories shared with permission, your timetable and your coaches’ qualifications make strong, safe ads.

A fitness marketing agency suits businesses with several channels to run and no time to plan a full year. Our partnership plans have no lock-in contracts, and your ad accounts, email lists and content stay in your business’s name if you leave.

Let’s Talk Marketing – Book Here

Let’s start by scheduling a free discovery call so we can get to know each other and see if we’re a good fit for your marketing needs.