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Push To Walk

Sergio Scudieri, Eric Belcastro, Romelia Argudo, Cailee Valente, Leonardo Terzulli

Final Report

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Phase 1

How can Push To Walk (PTW) in Oakland, NJ compile data from former, current, and potential clients to increase reach and effectiveness?

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What we did

What we found

Conducted In-Depth and Tele-Depth Interviews of current members both at the PTW facility and through phone.

Potential Clients

Current Clients

Total

In-Depth

0

3

3

Tele-Depth

2

6

8

Total

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What happens after Physical/ Occupational Therapy?

  • Distance is the biggest challenge for clients to get to Push to Walk since most are only willing to travel for up to an hour
  • Most clients find PTW through word of mouth
  • Frequency cannot be increased due to inabilities

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Phase 2

Push to Walk wants more understanding of why:

  1. Former clients left
  2. Potential clients have not joined the organization
  3. What is retaining current clients

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What we did

What we found

Surveys

209 surveys sent to

  • Current members
  • Former members
  • Potential client

Results

  • Although respondents describe transportation a problem, the biggest problem is traveling TIME

  • Majority of respondents are satisfied by going 2 sessions per week

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Executive Summary

How can Push To Walk in Oakland, NJ compile data from former, current, and potential clients to increase reach and effectiveness?

The Problem

Phase 1

Phase 2

Conducted 11 IDIs & TDI’s of current & Potential members .

Received 40 completed surveys of current, former and potential members

  • WOM is best used marketing medium
  • Frequency can’t increase due to inability
  • Distance is biggest challenge
  • Traveling time is a bigger challenge than distance
  • Most respondents are satisfied with 2 sessions per week

Peter Thomas Walker

An ideal personna who would join Push To Walk. He goes through the stages of being a potential client, current member and former member.

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Business Issue and Research Objectives

How can Push To Walk in Oakland, NJ compile data from former, current, and potential clients to increase reach and effectiveness?

Push To Walk wants to:

  1. How to assist current members to increase loyalty to create customer referrals
    • By focusing on work ethic, exercise routines, member relationships

  • Understand the most effective way to retain current clients, attract potential clients, and regain former clients
    • By adjusting/ fixing issues of PTW

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Methodology and Sample

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Peter Needs..

Key Takeaway:

Clients frequently stated that their favorite aspect of the service is the FES Equipment. They find it challenges them more than physical therapy, yields better results, and furthers their progress.

FES Equipment

Something that can provide the muscle contractions I need to improve. Physical Therapy has not been challenging enough.

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How Does Peter find Push to Walk?

  • Peter does NOT use social media
  • Peter wants to relate to other people in similar situations
  • Peter’s Physical Therapist recommends PTW

Key Takeaway: Most Clients find out about PTW from referrals from Physical Therapists, Doctors and the Website

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Peter is a client… Now What?

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Peter now attends Push To Walk on a weekly basis. He is satisfied with the staff, FES equipment, and overall experience.

He finds that he is making progress that he could not make through physical therapy.

Push To Walk invites Peter to their social and fundraising events such as Casino Night and the Annual Golf Outing, which increases his interest in the service.

Key Takeaway:

Clients are very satisfied with the service Push To Walk provides. Very few are not active members due to poor business practices.

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Why is Peter Canceling Sessions at PTW?

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Key Takeaway: Clients enjoy the time spent at PTW the leading causes behind canceled sessions are transportation issues and other health issues.

Peter’s son, who brings him to his session once a week, started working late and can’t bring him to his sessions.

Peter has really been enjoying his sessions at PTW.

As of late, Peter has been feeling a bit under the weather and had to cancel his session.

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Peter is Dissatisfied With the Frequency

Members would like to schedule more appointments but cannot due to price, transportation issues, or health.

Push to Walk thinks…

Peter goes to Push To Walk once per week

20% of respondents feel 1 session per week is not enough.

7 current members feel that 1 session per week isn't enough for their needs. Presenting them their progres can incentivize them to go more often

How often is enough?

Key Takeaway:

19 current members and 1 former member who felt frequency was enough went 2 times per week

Emphasize consistency

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Peter leaves PTW

Location is the Key Obstacle

  • Most respondents prefer less than 10 mile commute
  • 30 mile commute MAX
  • Client reception of the service is almost universally positive
  • The current location is preventing Push To Walk from gaining and retaining clients

Key Takeaway:

Transportation is not the issue, most clients have a driver or are able to drive themselves to the facility. Clients have repeatedly stated that the location and distance are key factors as to why they have discontinued or never joined the service.

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How To Bring Peter back

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“I feel, function and appear as a healthy individual in spite of my physical limitations. They taught me how to be much more mobile.”

“I have bit in the 30 years I've been alive ever walked on a cane until I started at Push To Walk. That and the confidence I have to try and improve myself has been amazing.”

  • Push To Walk can bring back former clients by reminding them of their progress.
  • Clients are not retained due to external factors, not due to lack of progress.

Key Takeaway:

Progress is the reason clients continue to attend Push To Walk sessions, and can be a strong influence in regaining former clients. Their FES equipment yields results that competitors cannot match.

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Relationships and Recruiting

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Form Connections With:

-Local Neurologists

-Physical Therapists

-Hospitals

-Schools

-Speech Therapists

-Donors

They can offer referrals, What can Push To Walk offer in return?

Incentives for referrals, Marketing for their events.

NEW CLIENTS!

Actions to take:

-Update flyers, brochures and give them to these connections

-Post the Youtube videos on social media

-Create Newspaper Ads

-Promote/Sponsor Ads on twitter and Instagram

How can this easily be done?

Social Media Intern!

PTW NEEDS to spend money on Advertising in order to find new clients in addition to using free techniques (forming connections) to gain referrals.

Social Media is an easy free way to promote PTW, but it is NOT being used effectively as of now. No clients find out through the YouTube, or other social media accounts

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Appendix

Qualitative

What is your reason for coming to Push To Walk?

How far do you travel to get to Push To Walk?

How long have you been attending Push To Walk?

How frequently do you attend?

Have you ever canceled a session?

Quantitative

https://shubusiness.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eXTB3gtub9028AJ

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