Digital Transformation Expert Packman Joins Wexer

Digital fitness market leader Wexer has appointed David Packman as marketing director – a newly created senior team role that reflects the growth not only of Wexer, but of the virtual fitness sector as a whole.

Packman joins Wexer from his position as head of marketing at Freevolt (Drayson Technologies) – a business unit dedicated to industry-leading energy harvesting and wireless power transfer technologies. Other notable posts have included marketing manager for Babylon Health, the GP app.

Packman said: “There are very interesting parallels between Babylon and Wexer, in that the Babylon app was viewed by some GPs as a threat both to their jobs and to the level of care offered to patients. We had to help them understand that it was there to complement their service, not to replace it – that a GP in combination with capable technology would actually lead to even higher levels of care and efficiency.

“We now need to set out a similar narrative around virtual fitness. There’s a fear among some clubs and instructors that digital fitness offerings are a threat to their survival, but Wexer’s technology is designed to work with trainers and gym chains, not to replace them.

“It’s about enhancing the member experience and maximising the impact of great instructors, helping clubs deliver an even better service to their members. This is just one of the many reasons why I’m excited to be joining Wexer.”

Paul Bowman, Wexer CEO, added: “Our vision at Wexer is to lead the fitness industry through this crucial phase of digital transformation, ensuring health clubs remain at the very heart of things even as the fitness world becomes more hi-tech.

“Throughout David’s career, he has worked for the companies that were leading the digital transformation of their respective industries, from the evolution of healthcare to the switch towards pay TV. This experience makes him an invaluable addition to our team.”

Fitness Australia is excited to launch WorketTM, the PT Management App

Available exclusively to those registered with Fitness Australia, the app gives PTs the freedom to run their business from their pocket - take bookings, track income, connect with clients and generate new leads.

Bill Moore, CEO of Fitness Australia, the peak fitness industry association says, “Giving Registered Trainers, Instructors and their clients exclusive access to the Worket App is super exciting for Fitness Australia!”

“Worket is tailor-made to help PT’s run their business from the palm of their hands. It’s packed with features to support easy interaction with existing clients and to find new ones as well as listing the trainer’s qualifications and credentials. Best of all, there’s no cost apart from a 5.25% fee on each transaction.”

For personal trainers the Worket App has many features:

• Your registration profile is pre-loaded and ready to go – just download and login to activate.

• Your clients can login using Facebook.

• Communicate using two-way in–app messaging and push notifications.

• Record keeping for easy end of year tax.

• Receive payments straight into your bank account.

• Do in-app client pre-exercise screening.

• Set your weekly schedule in the customisable calendar.

• No download cost, no monthly fee, only a small 5.25% fee per booking.

  What next?

  1. Download the Worket App, free

  2. Quick account set up with your Registration profile ready to go

  3. Add your training locations and set your rates for clients to book in.

“We’re taking the guess-work out of choosing the right PT, with all profiles on the Australian Register of Exercise Professionals pre-populated in Worket to showcase Trainer credentials and areas of specialisation,” explains Moore.

Worket is available to download for free on iOS from the App Store and coming soon for Android.

PTs can now take bookings, connect with clients and be found by new ones through Worket! Learn more about Worket or Install Worket now.

For further information, please contact:

Angela Palogiannidis, PR and Communications Manager, Fitness Australia D: 02 8036 0608 M: 0405 106 360 E. angela@fitness.org.au

About Fitness Australia fitness.org.au

Fitness Australia is the national peak fitness industry association which exists to empower over 24,000 AusREPs and 3,000 fitness businesses owners to engage more Australians in quality health and fitness services.

About Worket worket.com.au

• Worket is a tailored made PT Management app brought to you by Fitness Australia

• Worket is available to install now on iOS with Android coming soon.

• Download of Worket is free.

• Worket has no monthly contract or monthly fee, only a small 5.25% fee per booking.

• Worket is designed for easy and secure payments.

Perkville Unveils Marketplace of Integrated Partners

New resource allows current and future clients to easily find technology solutions that are combined with Perkville’s customizable rewards program.

OAKLAND, Calif—  March 13, 2018 — Perkville, the #1 loyalty and rewards program in the fitness space, today launched a new Integrated Partners Marketplace that allows gym and health club owners to find technology solutions that are integrated with Perkville’s customizable rewards platform. The marketplace, which allows users to search and filter options based on their unique business needs, may be found on Perkville’s website here: http://info.perkville.com/partners

Along with allowing Perkville clients to find technology solutions that best fit their business, the new resource also allows business owners and operators who are considering adding Perkville’s program to their location to see if it is integrated with technology they already use. Perkville’s broad partners list includes MINDBODY, ABC Financial, Daxko, Jonas Fitness and more, with new partners frequently added.

Users may filter results to include solutions such as CRM, heart rate monitoring, in-store marketing, membership systems, mobile apps, point-of-sale software, reputation management, rewards, scheduling, surveys, and texting capabilities. Perkville is a leading customer reward platform serving 2,300 locations worldwide, and Perkville’s system works with a wide variety of leading industry solutions.

“One of the best features of Perkville is how easy it is to integrate our fully-automated rewards program with other software and services,” said Sunil Saha, CEO of Perkville. “This means that as our partners provide a variety of solutions to help executives run their businesses, Perkville rewards operates smoothly alongside them, offering incentives that lead to increased customer loyalty and referrals. I am excited to offer this new resource to both current and prospective Perkville clients to help them find technology solutions that are suited to their needs.”
 

About Perkville
 

Perkville is a leading customer rewards and loyalty solution for businesses. Serving 2,300 locations worldwide, Perkville’s reward programs are custom-tailored for each company to drive customer loyalty, referrals and purchases. The platform integrates with many point of sale and mobile apps to provide a seamless experience. For more information, visit www.perkville.com.