Salaries and commissions are not part of a marketing budget. If you are like many clubs, your club doesn't have a traditional marketing dept

Creative Golf Marketing is grateful and honored to announce that we have been awarded the "Membership Marketing Firm of the Year" for 2019.

It’s a new year, time to throw out that old calendar and get the new one set for 2020.

Step outside of the private club industry and you’ll see that attention to member experiences are coming of age - The Experience Age

The less members use the club, the more likely they are to stop seeing the value of membership costs and drop their memberships as a result.

Steve Graves discusses their Activity Level Indicator (ALI) software platform to help your club's membership retention efforts.

Creative Golf Marketing has joined the Club Management Association of America (CMAA) Partnership Network as an Education Partner.

Members know what Facebook and LinkedIn are. But their knowledge, and more importantly, their strategic view of it is probably very limited.

Member surveys are an important element when reviewing your marketing efforts and are valuable for a number of reasons.

Why are some members using the club less? By reaching out, you may learn what to do to keep fewer members from resigning each year.

Losing a member, for whatever reason, has a negative impact on the club’s financials and places a burden on the club to replace that member.

Membership retention is critical to the long-term success of any private club , which equates to a stronger membership and dues line.

A successful marketing plan will vary based on your goals; the scope of your objectives; and the number of initiatives you desire.

Simply stated, most membership marketing programs are not as thought out in their design as needed.

There is a big difference between a satisfied member and a loyal member. Satisfied members may not quit, but loyal members invite friends.

It is with great pleasure that CGM receives the 2018 BoardRoom Magazine 'Excellence in Achievement' Membership Marketing Firm of the Year.

A good before and after story always resonates with those who have put off a task for a while. There's always something standing in your way

We have added new members into every category we offer and have already begun to see them partake and experience all aspects of our club.

The setting of membership goals gives all individuals involved in the marketing process a “blueprint" that will help decision making.

Private clubs of all types are seeing robust membership growth. However, consumers are putting a great deal of consideration before joining.

We engaged the services of CGM to assist us in promoting our club, the project and ultimately rounding out our membership numbers in 2018.

If you’re like many of our clients, the primary method of communication for your members is through email. First, it's free.

Clearly, the most important component we were missing was CGM! Your positive and practical approach to membership issues is infections.

Give your members ‘something to talk about’ and you will be rewarded with renewed interest in what your club has to offer.