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Content Marketing for Golf Course Real Estate

Build Buyer Trust with Content Marketing for Golf Course Real Estate

Minnesotans know that once the first novelty snowfall of the season appears, that white stuff may stick around until Mother’s Day and like many...

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Why Blogging is a Must-Do for Clubs [WEBINAR]

What is a blog? For years, blogs (short for weblog) served as online journals for aspiring writers who wanted to chronicle their thoughts or share...

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Double Your Online Leads Without Re-designing Your Website [WEBINAR]

Private Club Website Challenges If you’re among the few private clubs today who have a waiting list from now until eternity and attracting new...

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Understanding the Rules Around 501(c)(7) Marketing

It’s 2020, the beginning of a new decade. It’s a time for new ideas, new conversations in boardrooms, and a new understanding of what is needed to...

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Give Your Membership Marketing a Boost in 2020 with These 6 Tactics

A new year is upon us, which means it’s time for New Year’s Resolutions. But I’m not talking about the typical kind of resolution like eating less...

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Getting Private Club Board Buy-In [WEBINAR]

In this month’s Crushing Club Academy webinar series, Valley Country Club’s membership director, Lisa Schmid shares how she is going to transform...

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[Case Study] Barton Hills 90-Day Membership Push

Barton Hills is an upscale country club in Ann Arbor, Michigan with a prestigious Donald Ross-designed golf course. Yet, despite their storied...

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Drive Club Membership: 3 Lead Generation Strategies for Your Website

Private clubs pride themselves on being the best when it comes to customer service and community. But there's one way that you might be failing to...

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How to Turn Club Marketing Data into Members

Let’s agree on a few things as it relates to the way we connect as people. We have become a very impatient society -- And when we are making any kind...

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Reaching the Millennial Member for Private Clubs [WEBINAR]

This lesson on Reaching the Millennial Member for Private Clubs from the Crushing Club Marketing Academy is hosted by StoryTeller's Ruth Glaser,...

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Beyond Member Referrals: Modern Buyer Behavior [Webinar]

This lesson on Modern Buyer Behavior for Private Clubs from the Crushing Club Marketing Academy is hosted by StoryTeller's Ruth Glaser, former...

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Going Beyond Engagement: Using Social Media to Recruit the Right Members for Your Club

Social media has long been touted as the golden goose of the marketing world. With the right strategy, planning, and execution, your social channels...

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Does Your Membership Director Have the Right Tools and Skills?

This blog was updated for relevance and accuracy on February 11, 2025.

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Modernizing Membership Marketing Begins in the Boardroom

From coast to coast, there is fantastic momentum sweeping across the private club industry. Renovations on and around the course are taking place...

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Turning Your Club Communications into a Member Engagement Asset [Ep. 24]

For many club communicators, newsletters and member emails are a necessary evil. Hours are spent creating print and digital collateral for members,...

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Innovation With Club Marketing Starts With Technology and Data

Having just attended the #CMAA19 World Conference in Nashville, I was not surprised to hear a few consistent themes that permeated throughout...

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How Overcommunication Helped This Club Grow Membership During Renovations

Proactive communication using social media and video kept the team at Pelican Isle Yacht Club ahead of the conversation when it came to a...

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Lead Nurturing: How to Turn Old Inquiries Into New Members

Do you have a mild twinge of terror six weeks before the start of a new season as you stare at a blank spreadsheet or empty inbox and wonder where...

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