When clients ask for influencer marketing advice, I suggest collaborating with relevant influencers for extended partnerships rather than short-term and sporadic campaigns. In short, consider evolving the successful influencer campaigns into brand ambassadors. This role enables your brand ambassadors…
The global influencer marketing spending is around $21.1 billion. Emarketer forecasted in 2022 that the influencer marketing spending in the U.S. in 2024 will be $7.14 billion. Hence I predict 2024 will bring us more connections and collaborations…
For a considerable time, I have been underscoring the significance of social proof as a central tool for attaining trust, soliciting interest, and ultimately boosting sales. In light of this, I will refrain from repeating myself. If you…
The Forbes Advisor made an attempt to rank European golf destinations based on new and not-so-new criteria: number and quality of courses, value for money, green fees, courses that are ranked as world-class, and annual sunshine, and rainfall. …
Last year I reported that La Hacienda Links Golf Resort was acquired by Millenium Hospitality. The Texas-based golf course architect Kurtis Bowman has redesigned the Links Course. A new contemporary clubhouse, driving range, and practice area have been completed. La Hacienda Links…
More and more brands understand that they need to move more budget to influencer marketing as a more effective and accessible means of communication with consumers. It can also be a highly effective way to attract and connect…
Remember, authentic and organic always win. In the world of micro-influencers, authenticity is the currency. What can brands achieve from cooperating with mega-influencers like Peter Finch (500K followers on YouTube) or Rick Shiels? In a previous article, I…
I was so glad that so many of you were interested in my 2021 golf club marketing trend predictions. Reading through these, I see that I was not very wrong. On the contrary! How did you see the…
PowaKaddy has created a set of high-tech product (5) videos showcasing the pioneering 2021 trolley range. I wouldn’t say that PowaKaddy is an early adopter of YouTube for brand communication. In the second half of this article, I will…
Recently I read in Business Insider that influencer marketing set to become a $15 billion dollar industry by 2022. 63% of marketers are planning to increase their influencer marketing spending in 2021. Are you surprised? Although Greg Norman…
I am totally aware of the benefits of speaking engagements as a great tool to build my personal brand. This is why I started a couple of years ago to search for relevant golf business events and podcast…
Golf Digest, has revealed 5* hotel and golf resort, Adare Manor, has been awarded a prestigious Editors’ Choice Award (since 2016) in the category of ‘Best Golf Resorts in Great Britain and Ireland 2020’ for the third year…
Influencer marketing is likely to become a $5-10 billion industry by 2020. One of the trends in influencer marketing in 2020 is authenticity. Today, influencer marketing is not about collecting likes, but rather about creating deeper relationships and…
I am super excited today, as I arrived at a major milestone with Golf Business Monitor, the world #1 B2B golf business blog (+ golf club marketing consultancy). 10 years ago on 13th August 2009, I launched my…
We all witness how traditional advertising is struggling in these days. At the same time, the smart or we can call them also as the empowered customers are choosing to follow influencers and listen to their recommendations. Rick Shiels,…