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Innovation at 24-Hour Fitness
Innovation is important for any business in any industry, yet it is easy to become complacent and to forget about the needs of innovation as long as the money keeps coming in. If a company continues to make sales, pay its employees, and turn a profit for shareholders, investing the time, energy, and resources into effective innovation can be difficult. In a highly competitive industry like that of health and fitness clubs, however, forgetting about innovation can mean losing market share, losing revenue, and eventually closing up shop (Carlson & Wilmot, 2006). The following paragraphs briefly outline some innovative strategies and processes employed at 24-Hour Fitness, a well-known national brand of health and fitness clubs/gyms, clearly demonstrating the impact on the bottom line and on overall organizational success that innovation has (and the damage that avoiding innovation can cause).
One of the major innovations that 24-Hour Fitness has recently implemented is a change in their national telecommunications system, making it cheaper, more efficient, and more effective than it previously was (Ecova, 2012). By hiring an outside auditor and consultant to review their telecommunications architecture...
In addition, the innovative restructuring of these lines and other telecommunications components includes ensuring that all information is communicated through a common system, making the tracking and maintenance of communications and of system performance much easier and more efficient than it previously was (Ecova, 2012). This demonstrates how effective innovation can be even when it is hidden from the consumers; though the telecommunications changes 24-Hour Fitness employed did not directly affect the member experience at all, the savings it generated for the company and the improved communications are major benefits. This also illustrates how much waste the company carried before the innovations were put into place, and how much waste would have continued if the innovation never happened.
Innovation can also be seen in the branding and marketing opportunities that the…
References
Ecova. (2012). Ecova Congratulates 24-Hour Fitness for Exceptional Partnership and Telecom Achievements. Accessed 20 May 2012. http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20120328005332/en/24-Hour-Fitness/Ecova/AOTMP
Carlson, C. & Wilmot, W. (2006). Innovation: The Five Disciplines for Creating What Customers Want. New York: Random House.
Liebert, C. (2012). 24-Hour Fitness Career. Accessed 20 May 2012.
http://www.careerbliss.com/24-hour-fitness-careers-712800/
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