Hot 8 Yoga

How GEM Launched Hot 8 Yoga Into a New Market, Securing 200+ Members and 500+ Event Attendees

CREATIVE & DESIGN

PAID SOCIAL

GOOGLE ADS

EVENTS MARKETING

EMAIL & SMS MARKETING

SOCIA MEDIA MARKETING

PARTNERSHIP MARKETING

200 founding members secured before a single door opened. A fully integrated launch strategy that expanded Hot 8 Yoga from LA to New York City.

200+

Founding members before opening day

500+

Attendees at launch events

The challenge

Hot 8 Yoga was expanding nationally and needed to launch their first NYC studio with momentum, not just awareness. The goal was to build a community and convert founding members before the studio ever opened its doors, in a brand new market.

What GEM did

We built and executed a full integrated go-to-market strategy: paid ads across Google and Instagram, email and SMS campaigns, events marketing, influencer partnerships, and a high-profile brand partnership with Vuori that produced events with 500+ attendees. Every channel worked together toward one goal: founding memberships.

The results

Hot 8 Yoga NYC opened with over 200 founding members already committed, a community built entirely through marketing before a single class was taught. The Vuori partnership events drew 500+ attendees and generated significant brand awareness in a competitive NYC wellness market.

Opening a studio in New York City with 200 members on day one isn't luck it's what happens when every marketing channel is pulling in the same direction with the right strategy behind it.

The Numbers

15%

Increase in members YoY. 2X

30%

Of new clients came from paid ads

$500K+

Revenue Growth

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