[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":519},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-en-coaching-applications-the-engine-of-your-growth":3,"blog-trans-en-coaching-applications-the-engine-of-your-growth":513},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"category":499,"date":500,"description":501,"extension":502,"featured":503,"image":504,"lang":505,"meta":506,"navigation":507,"path":508,"ref":509,"seo":510,"stem":511,"__hash__":512},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fcoaching-applications-the-engine-of-your-growth.md","Coaching applications: the engine of your growth","Clément Verhille",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":457},"minimark",[10,14,23,28,33,49,52,56,67,74,78,92,96,100,111,115,131,135,146,150,161,165,176,180,191,195,203,208,212,216,227,230,234,245,249,260,264,275,279,283,294,298,316,320,331,335,339,350,354,365,372,376,387,390,394,398,401,405,408,412,415,419,422,426,440,445,452],[11,12,13],"p",{},"If you are a sports coach, your phone is no longer just a diary. Well configured, a coaching application becomes your nervous system: offers, planning, progress monitoring, payments, messages. It saves you time, increases your retention rate and your turnover.",[11,15,16,17,22],{},"Need a concrete, jargon-free starting point? You are in the right place. 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You reduce friction and increase perceived value.",[29,53,55],{"id":54},"concrete-benefits-for-the-coach","Concrete benefits for the coach",[34,57,58,61,64],{},[37,59,60],{},"+20 to +35% retention thanks to onboarding routines and checkpoints.",[37,62,63],{},"3 to 5 hours saved\u002Fweek via session templates and automatic reminders.",[37,65,66],{},"10 to 25% additional turnover with packaged offers and well-placed upsells.",[11,68,69,70,22],{},"Want to accelerate your commercial start-up? 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Respond to this message, I am here.”",[37,308,309],{},"End of Week 1: “Well done, adherence rate at 80%! 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Test your journeys on mobile and simplify.",[24,423,425],{"id":424},"takeaways-and-next-steps","Takeaways and next steps",[34,427,428,431,434,437],{},[37,429,430],{},"A coaching application is not a gadget, it's your business operating system.",[37,432,433],{},"Launch small, optimize quickly: clear objectives, simple onboarding, useful feedback.",[37,435,436],{},"Automate logistics, keep it human coaching.",[37,438,439],{},"Measure activation, adherence, retention and adjust every 2 to 4 weeks.",[11,441,442,443],{},"Ready to structure your activity, from offer to payment, with a tool designed for coaches? Discover the EKKLO ecosystem and its resources on ",[18,444,21],{"href":20},[11,446,447,448],{},"Want to increase the perceived value of your offers before even opening your coaching application? 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