Friday 18 May 2012

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Employees must use social media appropriately

No one can fail to have noticed the increase in popularity of social media networking sites such as Facebook or more…

Sunday, April 8th, 2012 1 Comment »

St Andrews tournament for Facebook users launched

A tournament for members of golf clubs who use Facebook is to take place at the ‘home of golf’ this more…

Sunday, March 18th, 2012 1 Comment »

Facebook page launched for Scottish golf clubs

A Facebook group has been launched which aims to promote Scottish golf clubs. Golf in Scotland has over 4,200 ‘likes’ more…

Monday, February 27th, 2012 2 Comments »

Social media is marketing directly to the people your golf club needs

My name is Gavin Johnson. You may remember it from a recent article, when I wrote of my concerns for more…

Friday, February 24th, 2012 6 Comments »

Your club has ‘customers’, not members

As we are aware, KPMG released figures recently stating 42,700 members left UK and Irish golf clubs in 2011. If more…

Friday, February 24th, 2012 5 Comments »

The economic revival of Newcastle United Golf Club

Newcastle United Golf Club was registered in June 1892 as Newcastle United Workmen’s Golf Club. We are still a working-class more…

Friday, February 3rd, 2012 No Comments »

Could your club benefit from having an app?

According to the SPORTS MARKETING SURVEYS INC research from last year, 96 per cent of UK golfers own a mobile phone, more…

Sunday, January 15th, 2012 2 Comments »

Full review of the 2011 GCMA conference

The 13th GCMA Conference at the Barceló Hinckley Island Hotel in Leicestershire last month proved to be an opportunity for more…

Sunday, January 8th, 2012 1 Comment »

How golf clubs can build up Twitter followers

Has society ever changed as much over a 15-year period to the extent that it has during the last 15 more…

Sunday, December 25th, 2011 No Comments »

How Facebook and Twitter can add value to a golf club

A recent article by Alistair Dunsmuir on social networking had the bells of my mind jangling like a Victorian fire more…

Saturday, December 24th, 2011 No Comments »