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Is Business Golf All About Closing the Deal?

July 17, 2009 By Scot Duke

I could have made this the shortest blog I have every written by just saying… No! However, I felt compelled to explain that golf is more than a sales tool. Can it help close the deal?..yes. Can it set up the deal? Yes. But golf is not an automatic closer. The main …

Business Golf Country Club: A Golfers Sanctuary

July 15, 2009 By Scot Duke

Where do you hang out after a round of golf? Statistics say that over 89% of you partake in the after-round scorecard evaluation session that just so happens to be located where adult beverages are served. The other 11% hook-em after the round for reasons that are related to bad time management or lack of […]

What the Sponsors of Golf Events Want and Need

July 14, 2009 By Scot Duke

You don’t have to go far to see or hear a commercial about something or the other. In reality there are probably more and more commercials you don’t see or hear because, like SPAM ,you have tuned them out. Why? Well, the commercials are not what you came to the internet or tuned into the […]

Golf’s Survival Depends on Social Media

July 13, 2009 By Scot Duke

So where dose Golf fit in the world of Social Media? Will encouraging more golfers to come online help Golf survive? Where would the golfers who are newbie to this viscous jungle called the Internet enter and not get discouraged? I have been asked these questions frequently. Some I have answers and others I am […]

Business/Social Networking for Golf

July 11, 2009 By Scot Duke

In reviewing the mounting challenges Golf is facing one solution stands out for the number one problem many golfers have..How to Pay for Golf? Once that problem is solved the second most problem, of how to make learning to play golf easy, fun and affordable, falls to the wayside. Truly the ultimate answer is …

Questions I Can’t Answer

July 11, 2009 By Scot Duke

Yes, there are questions even I can’t answer. Sometimes I can’t even give a good guess. Nonetheless, they are good questions and there questions that need an answer. I thought I would list a few of these questions here to see if one of you may have an answer or want to give it a […]

Economy Makes Head Fake and Stutter Step to Golf

July 10, 2009 By Scot Duke

Everywhere you turn in the business world something has changed..or is about to change..or will be changed by the time you finish reading this broken sentence. For those of you who are experiencing the rapid change of a failed economy for the first time you will more than likely have this panicky feeling take over […]

Directions Golf Should Take

July 7, 2009 By Scot Duke

Frequently, I engage in a conversation with my friends on what direction Golf should take to survive. Some of the issues, problems and concerns we have discussed have all had a viable solution or two. What seems to puzzle us. the average everyday golfer, is it does not seem Golf is interested in making any […]

Business Golf Country Club Report 7-6-09

July 6, 2009 By Scot Duke

For those of you wondering what this report is about, well, it is about keeping in touch, passing on information and sharing with you what the Business Golf Country Club is all about. CLUB STATS: MEMBERSHIP: 410 Approved Members 4 Pending, …

Let Me Speak to the Guy in Charge

July 6, 2009 By Scot Duke

I have heard from a number of the members of the Business Golf Country Club after my LIVE Chat a couple of weeks and it seems the Live Video Style Chat has some success in stirring further interest in us doing another one. It was suggested I pick a topic or an issue this time […]