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Turn Holiday Gift-Giving Into New Students With Belt-In-A-Bag

The holidays are a great opportunity to bring new students into your school, and January is right around the corner. Parents are shopping for gifts, kids are excited to share things they love, and families will soon be looking for activities to kick off the new year.

Belt-In-A-Bag makes it easy to turn all that holiday excitement into new leads for your school.

It's a simple idea: Give your current students a fun martial arts gift they can share with friends, classmates, neighbors, and family members. Every bag puts your school in front of another family and gives them a reason to come through your doors.

Each Belt-In-A-Bag gift includes:

A white belt to make it feel like a real martial arts starter kit
A gift certificate or ad card offering free classes to new students
A custom drawstring bag featuring your school's logo

It's a gift kids will be excited to give and receive, parents will appreciate, and your school can use to generate new enrollment opportunities.

Let's say one of your 10-year-old students picks up three bags. He gives one to a friend at school, one to his neighbor, and one to his cousin.

Now you have three families with a gift certificate to try martial arts at your school. If those kids come in during January, you've turned one student's holiday gift-giving into three new enrollment opportunities.

Now imagine several of your students doing the same thing!

1. Order Your Bags and Ad Cards Now

Don't wait until December! Custom drawstring bags take a few weeks to produce, so you'll want to get your order in early to have everything ready for the holidays.

2. Put Together Your Starter Kits

Add a white belt and a gift certificate or promotional card to each bag. Your offer could be a free week, free month, or another new-student special.

3. Get Them in Front of Your Students

Display the bags at your front counter where parents and students can easily see them. Have them pre-packed and ready to go. You can promote them as Christmas gifts, Secret Santa presents, stocking stuffers, or gifts for friends.

4. Decide How You Want to Offer Them

You can sell the bags for something like $19.95 each or give them away as a referral promotion. Either way, the goal is to get more families introduced to your school.

5. Follow Up!

Make sure every gift certificate has an expiration date and a clear way to contact your school. Track who brings in each certificate and follow up with families who haven't scheduled their first class.

Mention Belt-In-A-Bag in your December emails and text messages.

Encourage students to give them to friends around their own age, and remind parents that they're giving the gift of trying something new rather than another toy that will end up in the closet.

The drawstring bags are reusable, too, so your school logo keeps getting out into the community long after the holidays are over.

We can take care of the custom drawstring bags and professionally designed gift/ad cards, personalized with your school's logo and information. Everything ships directly to your school, ready for you to put together.

But don't wait until the holiday rush! Custom bags take time to produce, and you want these in your school well before December.

Get your order in now so you're ready to turn holiday gift-giving into new students for January!

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We have had these postcards up for a little while but they seem to be sort of a hidden gem on our website! If you haven't ordered them yet, they are an absolute must-have!!

Rack Cards are a marketing staple every school should be using. They're perfect for local businesses, but can also be used in tons of other ways!

Designed by one small business for another, our professionally designed rack cards help your school stand out from the sea of AI slop with real, purposeful marketing.

With over 50 designs to choose from, all completely customizable to fit your needs, there's something for every school. Here are 9 of our best sellers!

The idea for Belt in a Bag for Christmas is simple.

All you need to do is put a white belt and a gift certificate for classes in one of these drawstring bags. Each student gets one to have for a grab bag, secret santa or a gift to a friend. Prepare a bunch of bags and have them up on your front counter. Some kids may want to give them to mulitple friends so plan for a lot!

The gift certificate can be anything you want but I would suggest something nice like a free month (good for only new students). The Belt in the Bag can be used as a giveaway or you can choose to sell these. If you choose to sell these instead of giving them away, something around $19.95 is a good price!

You'll want to order the drawstring bags early as they take a few weeks to arrive! The bags add to the value of the gift as they can be used over and over again!

Kids will be SO excited to have presents to give their friends!!

How many opportunities are you missing to get your martial arts school in front of potential new students?

Our 6.5-foot Popup Banners are an easy, effective way to get your school noticed, whether you’re promoting your program outside your school, speaking at local schools, attending community events, or setting up at a promotional booth.

Here’s why they’re a must-have for martial arts schools:

Get noticed: Make your school stand out and put your brand in front of more families.
Promote everywhere: Take your banner to school talks, demonstrations, community events, and promotional booths.
Easy to transport: The banner rolls right into its stand, making setup and storage simple.
Ready to go: Each banner includes a convenient carrying case, so you can take it wherever you need it.
Every event is an opportunity to connect with a potential new student. Make sure your school stands out when those opportunities come along.

Don’t wait until your next event to wish you had one.