With 20 years of leisure industry specific experience, Mathew Smallwood heads up our leisure division. Having been Head of Marketing for a national leisure operator, and delivering a strong track record of results for local authority trading companies, charities and private sector operators, we are well equipped to support leisure sector organisations of all kinds.

Marketing Strategy

Our specialism lies in creating a full marketing strategy for leisure operators. From start to finish, we get underneath the core values of the brand, examine how the brand story is communicated, look at the commercial objectives across your business and develop strategies for how best to generate a return on your investment.

For some clients we act in a Marketing Manager capacity, delivering every aspect of your marketing plan, whilst for others we support on a project by project basis as needed to help you achieve your objectives.

Our approach isn’t just about theory, or a plan that sits on a shelf gathering dust. We have a hands on approach to planning, delivering and evaluating success. We are very visible, working with you side by side, being on site regularly and acting as part of your team.

Digital Journey

We love building websites, integrating leisure management systems, and configuring tech to enhance your customer experience.

Having worked with all of the sectors main CRM systems, Apps, and tech providers, we have become experts at mapping and delivering customer journeys for our clients.

Whether we are building new websites for our clients, or applying our expertise to project manage a system install, what is essential is that the customer journey is planned, friction free and user friendly. We are passionate about getting systems to talk to each other, getting data pulling into one place and making technology do the heavy lifting. Whether you need a new website, support with procuring and launching a new CRM, App or leisure management system, we know how to deliver a system that suits your needs.

Sales Campaigns

Despite the noise of price promotions and no joining fees, the leisure sector has still only persuaded 14% of the UK population to have a gym membership. What is clear is that a price led approach only persuades the minority to hop from one gym to another or make a short term commitment. What we need is a different approach.

Our passion is to design, develop and deliver campaigns that inspire people to make decisions based on health and happiness. Telling the brand story, using real life case studies and creating value adding content for your website will be far more inspiring than the chance to save £20 on your joining fee. We love to develop campaigns that grab attention, have a quirky approach and actually mean something to your audience.

Whether you are looking for a pre-sale campaign, or something to slot into your annual marketing plan, we have a proven track record of supporting sport and exercise facilities of all shapes, sizes and offerings.

Why Choose Us?

Choosing The Carbon Group means choosing a partner dedicated to the success of your project. We value clear communication, setting realistic deadlines, and keeping your budget in check.

We take a personal approach to supporting our clients, you will not be passed from one member of the team to another, instead you will be working directly with an experienced Director at every stage of the process who can add value to your business.

We would love to have a chat about how we can help and support you.