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Marketing to the Private Club Industry
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Communication or Marketing
  • The Essence of Marketing is Effective Communication


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Do you know these Employees?
How Do We Communicate – What Tools to Use
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A Four Part Plan
  • Creditability – Do you belong in Golf


  • Accessibility – What to say to Whom


  • Scaleability – Can it be sized to fit the Market


  • Accelerate the Process – Getting to Yes


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What is a Contact Worth?
  • An Amazing Golf Stat


  • 60% of Golf Revenues . . .
  • Comes from 12% of a course’s Golfers.
  • What should they do to retain their best golfers?


  • What are your revenue stats?
  • What do you do for them?


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What are Your Contacts Worth?
  • Percentages - Purchasing Volume by Group


  • Golf Professional - Sales %
  • Club House Manager - Sales %
  • Food and Beverage Manager - Sales %
  • Golf Course Superintendent - Sales %
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What are Contacts Worth?
  • What makes us important to them?


  • We know golf and their needs
  • We communicate regularly with key information
  • We have the right product in the right amounts


  • We are valuable and make their life easier - yes
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How Can We Improve?
  • Look like we belong in golf
  • Be a better communicator
  • Innovate products to meet their needs


  • Do something for them instead of to them
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Community Branding
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Community Branding
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Community Branding
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Vendor Product Branding
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Product Branding
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Community Branding
  •  Befriend the Media
  •  Befriend the key community leaders
  •  Introduce your key leaders to the community
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Community Branding
  •  Logo and Name
  •  Perceived Status in Community
  •  Third Party or Media Endorsement
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“Desktop Marketing”
Using The Computer Screen
  • Today’s computer delivers messages everyday
  • Text, Graphic, Photographic, Audio, and Video
  • Messages are delivered with or without the Internet
  • Millions of  golfers and Clubs are Internet users - NGF
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The New Digital Tools
  • On-line PR or Asset Management
  • Web Sites & Data Collection Online
  • Broadcast eMail programs
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Asset Management
  • What is it . . .  Public Relations On-line for Clubs.
    • The assets – photos, logos, documents
    • Control over your image to the public
    • Easy access for employees, vendors, media
    • Asset distribution – use the Internet quick and easy
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Asset Management
  • Log on and download your story/photo/logos
    • Password protected - Add and delete content


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Asset Management
  •  What is it . . Public Relations Online for New Products.
    •  The assets – photos, logos, documents
    •  Control over your image to the public
    •  Easy access for employees, vendors, media
    •  Asset distribution – use the Internet quick and easy
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Websites - Simple Navigation
    •  Collect Data -  Archive Articles -  A Resource – Links
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Interactive – Go Find
    • Current PGA Tour Poll Invites Participation
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The New VGM Web Page
    • Clean yet many options from the Home
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Content Pages
    • Room for Content and Support Images
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Splash Page Introduction
    • Search Engine Optimization Page
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Contents Page
    • Large image with easy navigation
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Contents Page
    • Shapes, Colors and Background Add Interest
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Paper Data Collection
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Online Data Collection
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On-line Real Estate Request
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Standard E-Mail
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E-Mail Stationary
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E-Mail Stationary
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Interactive Vendor Stationary
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Instant Product Specials
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Target Your Demographic
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Newsletter Style eMail
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Real Time Stats
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Activity Reports
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Driving in the Fog ?
How can you measure what you cannot see
  •  To achieve results you must know your activity.
  •  To achieve sales you must know customers desires.
  •  eMail must be tracked to be effective.


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Are You Part of the Future?
How can eMail can help you market today
  • Custom templates to Improve Your Professionalism
  • Create Multiple Databases for each of your services
  • Reports – Know who read your eMail By Name
  • Drive clients to your online Specials
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Lots of Ideas
  •   Now its time for you to do something
  •   Pick the best of today – match them to your clients
  •   Marketing is Pro-active and a progressive build
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Remember The Plan?
  • Creditability – Work on your Look


  • Accessibility – Know each Departments Needs


  • Scaleability – Be Creative in your Products


  • Accelerate the Process – We MUST sell friendly


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How to Make Changes
A few simple tricks
  •  Get your image in order – be impressive, be golf
  •  Query your customers and program to their desires
  •  Brand a single perception and value to customers
  •   eCommunicate to make them feel valuable
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Marketing to the Private Club Industry
  • Time to Make a Plan
  • Spread the Word
  • Mouth by Mouth