355 entries: troon

Crown Golf’s first step toward mobile integration

By: 2014. 04. 13.

This week I participated in an interesting conversation in LinkedIn with the founder of Hole19 mobile application Anthony Douglas (who in the past was my guest writer and wrote about similar topic). I had to realize that although…

Exclusive Golf offers 3 months’ free membership

By: 2014. 03. 16.

Usually I don't like to write about golf clubs' promotions, but when I saw the pictures about Exclusive Golf's The Manor House Golf Club I could not resist to share with you the details of the promotion neither…

‘Academy Deluxe’ by José María Olazábal in the Maldives

By: 2014. 02. 21.

Early this month a new luxorious golf course was opened in the Maldives, the Velaa Private Island. You will not believe, but the developers of the golf course asked José María Olazábal to help them in designing the golf…

Chosen golfers of Mizuno Golf

By: 2014. 02. 01.

Back in 2013, Mizuno Golf started an interesting initiative called Play Famously to provide a unique experience for die-hard golfers by treating them as like Tour Professionals. I would add more benefits to those who have Mizuno Golf…

Callaway’s Speed Regime golf balls adapts to you

By: 2013. 12. 25.

Customization is slowly flowing into the golf industry as well, as golf equipment manufacturers like Callaway Golf starts to realize that there are significant differences between golfers.  In case of the new Callaway Speed Regime golf balls that…

Donnafugata is a safe heaven for golfers in winter

By: 2013. 12. 19.

Although I prefer to write about business issues and topics, but when I was outside today I had to realize winter is here... So I was really happy to see warming pictures about Donnafugata Golf Resort & Spa.  Donnafugata…

Ernie Els’ contribution to Malaysia’s golf tourism

By: 2013. 10. 20.

Back in February I had already written about the golf tourism opportunities of Malaysia. Since then IAGTO published its Golf Tourism 2013 report that shows growing demand for Malaysian golf courses. Malaysia became the 15th in importance to…

A miscarried Titleist promotion

By: 2013. 04. 18.

I have just received from Titleist UK an eDM with a weird headline. I found something is strange in the wording of this headline: "loyalty is rewarded". When we say we reward your brand loyalty aren't referring to…

Why women are important in golf tourism?

By: 2013. 04. 15.

In 2009 I started to realize when I talked with my business partners from various industries that there is a dramatic shift toward women as primary influencer in many business situations (tourism, health, car etc.). It isn't a…

Are golf brands fitting to mobile?

By: 2013. 04. 08.

I have been watching people around me for a while how and what they have been using in their mobile. I noticed a trend. As people are getting familiar and comfortable with their smartphones (I hope soon I…

TaylorMade is boosting golf experience on mobile

By: 2013. 02. 07.

In last September I had already written about how smartphones and mobile applications are gaining momentum. Today, I am ready to risk to say that mobile as a device and as a communication channel and platform became integral…

Abu Dhabi’s golf tourism success

By: 2012. 12. 10.

In this year we have seen three dominant trends in the global luxury goods market: globalization, consolidation and diversification. Luxury goods have also become more affordable to a wider range of consumers than ever before, as personal incomes rise in…

Where is a true golf social networking site?

By: 2012. 10. 07.

As we all know there is a social network for every audience. Golf is not an exeption. For this reason I made a little research to find out if there is any golf social networking site and what…

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…

Golf loyalty card programs – how it works

By: 2009. 10. 19.

Slowly golf season is getting to the end for 2009. It is time to plan our new year's strategy. In my previous post I wrote about co-branded golf cards as a possible path to generate repeated purchase, increase…