Monthly Archives: January 2010

PGA.com’s weak attempt in social media

By: 2010. 01. 31.

Recently I came across with PGA.com's Facebook brand page. While I analyzed this brand page, I was thinking about the goals and obejctives of it. What I know from my work  that companies are launching brand pages for…

Golf turfgrass types that reduce maintenance costs

By: 2010. 01. 29.

On last Sunday on my way to my Mom, I was reading Geoff Shackelford's Grounds For Golf book. This would not be so interesting to share with others, IF I do not read the following: "Most warm-season grasses…

SEO lesson for Nickent Golf and others

By: 2010. 01. 28.

I was reading Golf Business Development's summer edition where I found an article about Nickent Golf. At the end of the article I found URL of the brand: www.nickentgolf.com. Immediately I typed the URL into my browser where…

Who plays golf in Russia?

By: 2010. 01. 21.

During the communist era there was no golf life in Russia and in the Soviet Union. The first 18-hole golf course was built in 1994 (LeMeridien Moscow Country Club). In 2009 over a billion of USD was pumped…

Accenture without Tiger Woods

By: 2010. 01. 15.

The Tiger Woods saga entered to a new chapter. Accenture has just launched its first print ad (by Y&R) without Tiger Woods in WSJ : In Bali I met couple of very talented (trained) elephants (Java elephants are…

How to destroy reputation on Twitter?

By: 2010. 01. 13.

One of the great merits of Twitter is that your followers can communicate directly with you. In other words communication turns to be very intimate and personal, only in one case if you allow people to send you…

Ryder Cup results on your mobile

By: 2010. 01. 10.

I am getting more excited as the next Ryder Cup is getting closer (1st - 3rd October 2010) and this time I am really because it will held in Wales in Celtic Manor Resort. I hope my boss…

How to lose potential magazine subscribers in a day?

By: 2010. 01. 06.

During the Golf Expo 2009 that was held in Munich, Germany, I came across with Golf Business Development, a start-up golf business magazine. After reading couple of copies of the magazine, I decided to subscribe to it. I…