--- title: Pike13 Blog - Business Tips & News | Inside Pike13 description: Inside Pike13 | Advice for fitness, wellness, and other instruction-based business owners. Actionable marketing tips & the latest fitness industry news. Subscribe to our blog to stay updated! ---   ###### Explore our blog ## The Pike13 Perspective #### Actionable tips, smart strategies, industry trends, and personalized insights for your business.   ![palm-trees-bg](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ph2ft4t1rh9nv01/palm-trees-bg.jpg) Inside Pike13 ### [Product Features, Morale Boosters, and Six New Dogs - Pike13 Updates](https://learn.pike13.com/blog/product-features-morale-boosters-and-six-new-dogs-pike13-updates) Product Features, Morale Boosting Ideas, and Six New Dogs. Spring 2021 Updates from Pike13. Katie Zacharkiw Mar 31, 2021 Inside Pike13 ### [Keeping Up Morale When The Team Is Virtual: 7 Tested Ideas From Pike13](https://learn.pike13.com/blog/keeping-up-morale-when-the-team-is-virtual-7-tested-ideas-from-pike13) 7 ways to keep employees happy when the team is virtual. Ideas for virtual events, games, themes and contests. Katie Zacharkiw Mar 16, 2021 Inside Pike13 ### [Pike13 Year in Review: 2019](https://learn.pike13.com/blog/pike13-year-in-review-2019) Pike13 Year in Review: 2019. Product updates, new partnerships, customer visits, and life at Pike. Katie Zacharkiw Dec 26, 2019 Inside Pike13 ### [What Pike13 is Thankful For This Year](https://learn.pike13.com/blog/what-pike13-is-thankful-for-this-year) It’s almost Thanksgiving! Here are a few things Pike13 is thankful for this year. Katie Zacharkiw Nov 26, 2019 Inside Pike13 ### [Introducing Pike13's Premium Reporting Powered by Looker](https://learn.pike13.com/blog/introducing-pike13s-premium-reporting-powered-by-looker) Pike13 has integrated with Looker to bring you the best reporting option on the market. Pike13's Premium Reporting powered by Looker helps businesses... Nolie MacDonald Oct 1, 2019 Inside Pike13 ### [Improve Client Communication with Pike13 Notes](https://learn.pike13.com/blog/improve-client-communication-with-pike13-notes) Personalize messages, easily deliver them, and store them for later reference. Here’s how you can improve client communication with Pike13 Notes. Katie Zacharkiw Sep 3, 2019 Inside Pike13 ### [The Dog Days of Pike13](https://learn.pike13.com/blog/the-dog-days-of-pike13) Last Friday was National Bring Your Dog to Work Day–aka the best day of the year to be an employee at Pike13. Here's how we celebrated at our office. Katie Zacharkiw Jul 11, 2019 Inside Pike13 ### [A Year of Pike13: 2018 Reflection](https://learn.pike13.com/blog/a-year-of-pike13-2018-reflection) It was quite a year for Pike13. Here are some of our highlights. Katie Zacharkiw Dec 31, 2018 Inside Pike13 ### [Account Relationships in Pike13](https://learn.pike13.com/blog/account-relationships-in-pike13) Account Relationships is set during sign-up and designates a profile as either an account manager or dependent. Account Relationships help streamline... Trevor Elston Jun 5, 2018 Inside Pike13 ### [13 Pike-tested office activities to raise staff morale](https://learn.pike13.com/blog/13-pike-tested-office-activities-to-raise-staff-morale) Staff happiness is important. There are lots of ways to promote fun at the office without disrupting the workday too much. Here’s how we do it at... Katie Zacharkiw Jun 13, 2017 [ 1 ](https://learn.pike13.com/blog/topic/inside-pike13/page/1) [ 2 ](https://learn.pike13.com/blog/topic/inside-pike13/page/2) ... [ 4 ](https://learn.pike13.com/blog/topic/inside-pike13/page/4) ## ![Pike13 Logo - Profile Icon Round White](https://learn.pike13.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Pike13%20Logo%20-%20Profile%20Icon%20Round%20White.png?width=100&height=100&name=Pike13%20Logo%20-%20Profile%20Icon%20Round%20White.png)The Pike13 Perspective **Insights, Advice, and Inspiration** At Pike13, we celebrate, support, and empower the passionate individuals behind the businesses that inspire us every day. Client-focused businesses are our specialty. From fitness studios to tutoring centers, our blog is your trusted source for heartfelt advice, inspiring success stories, and expert tips to make managing your business easier and more rewarding. Whether you’re chasing big goals or appreciating small wins, we’re sharing insights and tools to help you grow with confidence. 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