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    Let's Make a Freeway Sign For a Gym Together!

    Let's try a little experiment together, where we build out some signs to promote a gym, and see what happens! (Comment below with your suggestions).

    Let's get started:

     

    This is Hale Fitness in Richmond, CA.

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    It's next to a giant freeway called Highway 80:

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    Between 30,000 and 50,000 cars pass by the Hale Fitness location everyday. Wow.

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    The rough numbers of eyeballs:

    The freeway Hale Fitness is on is Highway 80, which is about 12 minutes from the Bay Bridge that takes you into to San Francisco.

    30,000 to 50,000 cars per day pass by this area.

    Let's meet in the middle and say 40,000 cars per day pass by Hale Fitness.

    1 day  x  40,000 cars  = 40,000 cars

    1 week  x  40,000 cars  = 280,000 cars

    1 month  x  40,000 cars  = 1,200,000 cars

    1 year  x  40,000 cars  = 14,600,000 cars

    This means even a SUPER TINY AMOUNT of people responding to these advertisements can mean significant signups for a gym.

     

     

    There's already some dinky signs and flags other businesses have put up:

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    We are thinking of making some freeway signs like this tiny one, but way bigger:

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    The copy might be something like this:

     

     

    Here's a crude mockup of the signs:

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    Hale Fitness already has strong local SEO and ratings on all review platforms:

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    Jason (a Copywriting Course Member) co-owns Hale Fitness:

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    And he's agreed to let Copywriting Course help make what the signs say!

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    We've done similar outdoor advertising experiments in the past...

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    Billboard Advertising Experiment  |  Street Advertising Experiment

     

     

    ...with great results!

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    The signs will go along the fence right by the freeway shown here:

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    Let's see what results Hale Fitness gets...and we need YOUR help figuring out what to write:

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    Sincerely,

    The Copywriting Course

     

    P.S. The top 3 commenters will get sent "You're Gonna Die" and "This Book Will Teach You How To Write Better" to anywhere in the world, for free.

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    P.P.S. Vote on your favorite copy:

    All suggestions welcome!

     


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    Guest yair katz

    Posted

    Next stop: HELL Hale Fitness

     

    Walk in, Work out, Stay Alive!

     

    Phon-num-ber

     

     

     

    (the Hale will come above the HELL wording)

     

     

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    Guest Mary McD

    Posted

    1) Stuck in traffic?

     

    2) Stuck in life?

     

    3) Weight out the traffic at Hale Fitness

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    Guest Joao Garcia

    Posted

    Sign 1:

    BE BADASS!

     

    Sign 2:

    Over a

    1,000 CLIENTS

    in their

    BEST SHAPES

     

    Sign 3:

    HALE FITNESS

    Book a free intro

    510-225-9196

    (with a big arrow)

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    Guest Dayo Suara

    Posted

    1- Do your body Right

     

    HALE FITNESS

     

    2- All HALE the Kings and Queen... Be Royale, Hale Fitness is the hall

     

    3- You can do it if you hit it @ HALE Fitness

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    Guest Andaleeb

    Posted

    FIT TO WIN / FIT TO WIN THE ATTENTION

    LOSE WEIGHT TO ENJOY BEACH PARTIES/ LOSE WEIGHT TO MAKE STRONG YOUR MUSCLES

     

    THE WAIT IS OVER! WE ARE OPEN!

     

     

     

     

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    Guest Anthony Martin

    Posted

    1. Hey you

     

    2. Yes you

     

    3. Stop by Hale Fitness and join us for a free session on us

     

     

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    All Hale Fitness

    You've tried everywhere and now it comes down to hale mary pass...HALE FITNESS

    You........................ Zombie Apocalypse, Meet the middle man........Hale Fitness, stay fit to survive

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    It looks like the fence stretches on for miles.  It'd be best to invest in a series of signs.

     

    A quick price search shows that you can get a full 5ft x 10ft color banner for less than $200.

     

    Each sign should feature a stats from one of the great testimonials on the Hale Fitness site next to a photo of the person.  Even better if you collect some more, because authentic stories speak volumes and are very inspiring.

     

    Working with what you have now:

     

    Edison lost 40 lbs at the age of 50.  You could be next.

    Hale Fitness

     

    Cecilia went from inactive to fit at 38 with 3 kids.  You can too.

    Hale Fitness

     

    Joanne, 29, met her goal of doing a full pull-up.  What are your goals?

    Hale Fitness

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    1. YOUR GYM

     

    2. IS NOW OPEN!

     

    3. TRY HALE FITNESS TODAY | 510-225-9196

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    Idea A:

     

    sign1: What the Hale did you do?

     

    sign 2: Get IT back now

     

    Sign 3: Join Hale Fitness

     

    Idea B:

     

    sign 1: Top 5 reasons to get fit

    sign 2: ♥️ 💍👣🐶🐱

     

    sign 3: Join Hale Fitness

     

    Idea C:

     

    sign 1: The Life You Save

     

    sign 2: May Be Your Own

     

    sign 3: Join Hale Fitness

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    1. Chose your own pain / Today / For better shaped tomorrows.

     

    2. It's killing you. (We know it.) / Burn fat, build happiness / with Hale Fitness.

     

    3. Who you wanna be? / Today You? / Or better You? Hale Fitness.

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    1) Your body hard

     

    2) Your workout safe

     

    3) Your commute on Highway to Hell made a little better today

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    Idea A:

     

    sign1: What the Hale did you do?

     

    sign 2: Get IT back now

     

    Sign 3: Join Hale Fitness

     

    Idea B:

     

    sign 1: Top 5 reasons to get fit

    sign 2: ♥️ 💍👣🐶🐱

     

    sign 3: Join Hale Fitness

     

    Idea C:

     

    sign 1: The Life You Save

     

    sign 2: May Be Your Own

     

    sign 3: Join Hale Fitness

     

    Idea D:

     

    sign 1: Stuck in the slow lane?

     

    sign 2: Get on the Fast Track

     

    sign 3: Join Hale Fitness

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    Guest Julia McPherson

    Posted

    Don't Waste Gas

     

    Get Pumped at Hale's Fitness

     

    Fuel Your Body Now (Hale's info)

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    Guest Filip @ Copywriting Nation

    Posted

    Idea A

     

    Sign 1: Fat & Ugly?

     

    Sign 2: Don't Worry!

     

    Sign 3: We can help you with the former! Hale Fitness --> [arrow points at the gym]

     

    Idea B

     

    Sign 1: Your girl definitely won't...

     

    Sign 2: leave you for someone with a bigger...

     

    Sign 3: BELLY! Join Hale Fitness now --> [arrow points at the gym]

     

    Idea C

     

    Sign 1: Bring your lazy ass through the door

     

    Sign 2: And we will take care of the rest

     

    Sign 3: Hale Fitness open now --> [arrow points at the gym]

     

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    '[arrow points at the gym]' is not the actual part of the copy. I'm just saying there should be an arrow that points to the actual gym (if doable/appropriate).

     

    Also inserting a phone number or something like that would be good if there's place on the signs.

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    Guest William McConnell

    Posted

    Strapline ideas due to moving traffic. back it up with arrow pointing in direction of gym

     

    YOU CAN'T FAIL WITH HALE

     

    YOU WON'T FAIL WITH

     

    WITHOUT HALE YOU'LL FAIL

     

     

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    Guest Ali Abbas

    Posted

    1. Ex-Hale the stress

     

    2. In-Hale the freshness

     

    3. Visit HALE FITNESS. We are open 510-225-9196

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