Industry Specific Marketing Advice

Marketing a Golf Instruction Business

The key to success in marketing a golf instruction business is to combine time-tested marketing techniques with the most cutting edge strategies in today's marketplace.

If you're hoping to leverage marketing to give your golf instruction business an edge over the competition you're not alone.

Tenacious messaging and the identification of new delivery channels can be an on ramp to golf instruction business market leadership.

Hiring A Marketing Firm

Eventually nearly all golf instruction business operations turn to marketing firms for guidance. Unless you have a marketing background, you won't be able to touch the ROI you'll receive from a professional firm. Does a marketing firm cost money? Sure, but not as much as you may think. When it's time to look for a marketing firm to represent your golf instruction business, the first thing to look for is marketing experience. Additionally, you'll want to make sure that the firm you hire is familiar with how technology is being used to forge connections with customers in your market niche.

Price Matching

In a difficult economy, consumers expect businesses to engage in a certain amount of price matching. The principle is simple: Since pricing is a primary factor in product selection, your business agrees to match advertised competitor pricing. Without price matching, if they can locate lower pricing from a competing golf instruction business, customers will transfer loyalty to the competition - and take their friends with them. Today's consumers are educated and informed. They use social media and other tools to identify the best pricing, making it imperative for small business to consider the value of a well-publicized price matching strategy.

Building A Community Around Your Brand

Social media is an up and coming marketing channel, primarily because it coalesces a community around brands. Many golf instruction businesses need to do a better job connecting with their customers. Direct mail campaigns featuring mailing lists from a reliable list partner can jumpstart a social media drive by expanding your customer base and alerting them to your social media presence.

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