At the Swiss Golf Awards 2024, the Golf Club Bad Ragaz earned two important awards: The "gladys" restaurant has been recognized as the Best Golf Restaurant in Switzerland for the 6th consecutive year. Under the leadership of Chef…
A study by Nielsen reveals that 92% of consumers trust recommendations from peers and industry experts (e.g., golf architects). Such endorsements can significantly contribute to establishing customer trust and confidence, enhancing conversion rates. This is particularly effective when…
Golf World composed a list of golf courses based on 2024 green fees. This explains how the review team defined the term ‘Value for Money’. The James Braid-designed Church Course at St Enodoc Golf Club in Cornwall, England,…
There is considerable evidence indicating that increases in brand trust correlate with enhanced business outcomes for the brand. Trust and credibility can be established by acquiring certifications and awards from authoritative organizations. I encourage my clients to consider…
Who should we trust more: Golf Digest's golf course evaluators or Leadingcourses users? The only two Spanish courses are listed on the most recent Golf Digest World Top 100. Both of them are within the Sotogrande estate: Real…
Arrow Global, a leading European vertically integrated asset manager, acquired three Vilamoura hotels – Dom Pedro Portobelo, Dom Pedro Marina, and Dom Pedro Vilamoura – along with five flagship Vilamoura golf courses – Old Course, Pinhal, Laguna, Millennium,…
I am really curious about the criteria(s) by which Golf World ranks the different resorts worldwide! It is widely acknowledged that awards and recognition serve as a means of external validation for the quality and performance of a…
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…
How much marketing and sales benefits can come from a golf club's favorable ranking in a golf magazine's TOP100 list? It can be said with great certainty that it can give the golfer one more confirmation during the…
Once again, ECCO Golf is trying to utilize the power of celebrity social endorsement to build trust for its ECCO Golf BIOM H4 golf shoes and drive sales. In 2022, Lydia Ko designed a custom version of the…
It is interesting that we hardly talk about Swiss golf clubs, even though it would be worthwhile. Here, for example, is Golf Club Bad Ragaz. Leadincourses.com users ranked it as the 6th best Swiss golf club (8.7/10). Since…
Recently, I bought Jonathan Cummings' book, The Rating Game. It made me wonder how the author sees the role and importance of various leading golf magazines' - Golf Digest, Golf Magazine, and Golfweek -golf club lists. To what…
Recently, the Spanish Real Club de Golf El Prat achieved an 8.5 rating on Leadingcourses.com. With this result, they are the most popular golf club in the Barcelona area. Marcello Della Vecchia, director of sales and marketing at…
In the last five years, La Manga Club won several accolades. Recently, they won two new titles at the World Travel Awards: Its five-star Hotel Principe Felipe was named ‘Europe’s Leading Luxury Resort & Villas 2019’ for the…
This morning I had to realize that Faldo Design provides two design brand options: Faldo Design,Sir Nick Faldo Signature. What I liked in the Sir Nick Faldo Signature offer is that it provides a Golf Environment Organization (GEO)…