STEVE-1 SYSTEM ONLINE · TORONTO

A Marketing Agency for Gyms That Fills Memberships

Empty class slots and stalled membership growth aren't a hope problem — they're a funnel and follow-up problem. We engineer the system that fixes both.

Local-first acquisition, automated nurture, and retention built for GTA gyms and fitness studios.

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// THE BRIEF

As a marketing agency for gyms, we know the real bottleneck isn't traffic — it's the leaky path between a curious local searcher and a paying member. Most studios bleed leads to slow follow-up, weak offers, and no retargeting. We build the booked-trial-to-membership machine: local SEO, paid acquisition, automated SMS and email, and retention nurture — measured to the dollar, not to vanity reach.

// CAPABILITIES

One System. Every Surface.

STEVE-1 plus a team of senior strategists and engineers owns the entire stack — strategy, build, launch and 24/7 operation.

01

AI Ad Engine

Meta, Google & TikTok campaigns run by an automated marketing brain — audience, creative, bidding, scaling — with human strategists on top.

02

AI Lead Generation

Always-on funnels that capture, qualify and route leads automatically. You wake up to booked calls, not a to-do list.

03

Custom AI Agents

Autonomous agents that run real operations — outreach, triage, follow-up, research — not chatbot demos.

04

Web & Software

Landing pages, sites, web apps and internal tools — designed, built, deployed and maintained end-to-end.

05

Automation & Ops

We automate the manual work that eats your margin — reporting, follow-up, fulfillment — running 24/7.

06

Data & Intelligence

Proprietary models tuned on your numbers turn raw data into decisions: what to spend, where, on whom, and when.

// 01

Local Intent First

People searching "boxing gym near me" or "fitness studio in Mississauga" are ready to walk in. We win that intent with Google Business Profile optimization, review velocity, and local landing pages that rank for your neighbourhoods. When your studio owns the map pack and the local search results, you stop renting every lead from paid ads and start compounding free, high-intent foot traffic.

// 02

Membership Funnels

A free-trial or intro-offer funnel converts cold interest into a booked first session — the single highest-leverage moment in fitness sales. We design the offer, the landing page, and the booking flow, then instrument every step so you see exactly where prospects drop. No guesswork: just a clear, repeatable path from ad click to signed membership agreement.

// 03

Automated SMS & Email

Most gym leads never get a second touch — and that's where the money leaks. We deploy automated SMS and email sequences that confirm trials, recover no-shows, and re-engage lapsed members, all triggered by behaviour. This is the same automated outreach we built for BKFK, a real boxing gym, and it turns a busy front desk into a follow-up engine that never forgets.

// 04

Retargeting That Closes

Most visitors don't convert on the first visit — retargeting is how you stay in front of them until they do. We run pixel-based retargeting across Meta and Google, pairing it with your intro offer and class schedule so warm prospects keep seeing a reason to book. It's the cheapest, highest-converting traffic a studio can buy, and most gyms leave it completely on the table.

// 05

Retention & LTV

Acquiring a member is only half the math — keeping them is where margin lives. We build onboarding sequences, milestone check-ins, and win-back campaigns that lift retention and lifetime value, so every dollar of acquisition spend works harder. Backed by STEVE-1, our in-house AI system, with senior strategists overseeing every campaign so the automation stays sharp, not spammy.

24/7
Always-On Campaigns
Days
Not Months To Launch
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Metric: Profit
// PROOF

Systems We've Shipped.

We don't pitch theory. These are live products and brands we built and grew end-to-end.

B2C / Spirits

BK Whiskey

Premium Canadian spirits brand — full e-commerce build, brand system, and paid-acquisition engine.

SaaS / AI

Curo

AI email-triage SaaS launched end-to-end — product, billing, and growth funnel.

Local / Fitness

BKFK

Boxing-gym membership growth — funnels, automated SMS/email, and local SEO that ranks.

// THE PROTOCOL

How We Deploy.

01

Audit

We map your funnel, numbers and unfair advantages. Diagnosis before a dollar moves.

02

Architect

STEVE-1 + senior strategists design the system — campaigns, pages, automations.

03

Deploy

We build and launch fast. Real assets and live campaigns in days, not quarters.

04

Scale

The system runs 24/7 under human oversight — compounding what works, killing what doesn't.

// FAQ

Questions, Answered.

Do you only work with boxing gyms?

No. We work with gyms, fitness studios, martial arts, and boutique fitness across the GTA. Boxing is simply where we have proven, real results — the BKFK growth system — and those same funnel, local SEO, and automation tactics apply to any membership-based fitness business.

How do you get more members from local search?

We optimize your Google Business Profile, build review velocity, and create local landing pages targeting your specific neighbourhoods. That combination lifts you into the map pack and local results where ready-to-join searchers are looking right now.

Can you handle the follow-up automation for us?

Yes. We build and run the automated SMS and email sequences that recover no-shows, confirm trials, and re-engage lapsed members. Your team focuses on coaching while the system handles the relentless follow-up that closes memberships.

How fast will we see results?

Paid acquisition and retargeting can fill trial slots within weeks, while local SEO compounds over a few months. We set realistic ranges up front and report on real metrics — booked trials and signed memberships — not vanity numbers.

// EXPLORE

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// READY TO DEPLOY?

Fill Your Classes With a System, Not Hope

Book a strategy call and we'll map the membership engine your studio is missing. Call (647) 424-0504 or email info@apagency.ca.