The Framework

Size the profit triangle.

The gap between what your members pay and what they would actually pay. Most operators see the rectangle on their P&L. The triangle above it is revenue the current structure fails to capture.

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The Pricing Problem

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Every TMN diagnostic measures the triangle and identifies which of the 5 plays captures the most value the fastest.

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Zombie Member Strategy Inactive members look like profit until they cancel in clusters.
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Pricing Lock & Churn Defense The rate they locked in becomes the strongest reason to stay.
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Premium Positioning Throughput constraints become pricing power when the positioning supports it.
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Rewards as Switching Cost Accumulated value that grows over time and disappears on cancellation.
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The Costco Model Access fee plus per-use pricing. Two revenue streams instead of one.

The triangle is largest in businesses with recurring revenue, multiple customer segments, and pricing that has not been reviewed in 12+ months. That describes most PE-backed service businesses in car wash, fitness, med spa, self-storage, and home services.

A 1% improvement in pricing drives 8 to 11% improvement in operating profit. That leverage ratio is why pricing should sit at the top of every PE value creation plan. The triangle is the shape of that uncaptured value. Most operators have never tried to measure it.

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