Everything is Negotiable (Part 2)

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Continued from the previous Issue Another example: Let’s say you spent $10,000 with your local television station, radio station or newspaper. The ads ran — and not too unusually, the phones didn’t ring. Rather than the flood of calls you expected, you get four calls and two enrollments. Then the bill shows up. What do you do? Well you can do several things: Just pay the bill, take your lumps and walk away; Sit down with the ad rep, his supervisor and anyone else you can get in front of, and explain your dilemma. Explain that $25 per call would be great. $50 per call, okay, Maybe you could even

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Grandmaster Stephen Oliver
Stephen Oliver has built the longest-running and one of the most successful martial arts business coaching programs in the industry, Martial Arts Wealth Mastery (MartialArtsWealth.com). For more than four decades, he has coached martial arts school owners on growth, profitability, marketing, enrollment, retention, and professional school management—including some of the highest-grossing and most profitable martial arts schools in the industry. Martial Arts World Magazine has described Oliver as “the most influential voice in our industry.” A 10th Degree Black Belt, Oliver was inducted into the Tae Kwon Do Hall of Fame in 2026 with its Lifetime Achievement Award. He is also the founder of Mile High Karate, CEO and Chairman of NAPMA, and Publisher of Martial Arts Professional magazine.