Abstract:
The objective of this independent study is to study the Marketing Mix of fitness center business at Mueang Chiang Rai District, Ching Rai province in order to improve fitness center service in Chiang Rai province. The survey sample for this study is 210 customers of 7 fitness centers in Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai province. The methodology of this survey is questionnaire about the Marketing Mix factors that encourage the decision to choose fitness center in Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai province. The data from questionnaire will be analyze to present the mean and the standard deviation.
The study has shown that most of the sample group of 210 fitness customers is undergraduate student, 20-29 years old male, single, and has average monthly income less than 9,000THB. The behavior of this group are choosing fitness center which located near their household or accommodation, travelling by bicycle or motorbicycle, going to the fitness center 2-3times a week alone, spending 2-3 hours per time in fitness mostly during 5-7pm on Friday, applying daily membership with service fee 30THB per time and no other expenses, using treadmill as main equipment. From the questionnaire result, the main reasons for the sample group to extending fitness membership are firstly, physical atmosphere and secondly, trainers and staffs.
Our analysis of this Market Mix survey showed that the way to improve fitness centers products and services are as following Location: locate in downtown or household area, Atmosphere: provide nice decoration and keep the fitness and equipment clean, Staff: conduct staffs training to improve service, Pricing: offer reasonable price, Variety of products and services: offer interesting product and service to match with markets need e.g. Yoga, Pilates.
Health Care, Exercising and Fitness are popular and becoming a new social value. Moreover, Chiang Rai has ample market opportunity because of less competition, therefore, there is still a room for this business to grow.