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What Club Marketers Should Know About Neuromarketing and New Members [Ep. 26]

Using your brain requires energy, which is why you’re exhausted after a hard day of thinking...

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5 Customer Acquisition Tactics Every Business Should be Using

Customer acquisition can be tricky work. Outbound sales tactics are often outdated and end up...

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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,...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Attending HubSpot's INBOUND 2019? Here's How to Get the Most Out of It

HubSpot’s INBOUND 2018 Conference has come and gone, but if you are looking for highlights, check...

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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....

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Adding "Traction" and Structure for Private Club Management [Ep. 25]

Running a multi-million dollar enterprise is serious business and private club managers know it’s...

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The Beginner's Guide to Digital Marketing Analytics

Throughout the 20th Century, one of the biggest problems with marketing was that it was difficult...

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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...

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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...

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Talking Twitter with Hazeltine Superintendent [Ep. 23]

Getting your club to buy into the idea of social media and starting a Facebook or Twitter account...

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Should I Show Pricing on My Club Website?

I did a little experiment recently. I wanted to know what people are Googling when looking into...

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Storytelling for Clubs: How to Share Your Club's Undiscovered Stories

More now than ever, we are spending a lot of time on our digital devices, which means – so are your...

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Developing Manufacturing Process Videos that Drive New Business

What do the Philadelphia 76ers and marketing directors for manufacturing companies have in common?...

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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...

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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...

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The Modern Marketing Playbook: New Tactics to Try in 2019

With the start of a new year, comes the exciting opportunity to make a refreshing new start. The...

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StoryTeller Book Club: Our Favorite Reads From 2018

It should come as no surprise that many of us at StoryTeller love to read. Some of us live for...

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Club Marketing for Multiple Generations [Episode 21]

You want a younger membership yet you need to retain your existing legacy members, as well. But...

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How Strong Leadership Can Propel Your Club Marketing Efforts [Episode 20]

Adapting to a changing industry is difficult no matter the business, and the private club industry...

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The Right Match: Online Process Connects Clubs and Prospective Members

What if finding your ideal golf club was like online dating? You get matched with the club that’s...

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Choosing a CRM that Works for Your Private Club [Episode 18]

The sales cycle in the private club industry can be a long one. It might even take years from the...

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5 Unique Promotion Ideas for Marketing and Brand Awareness in 2019

As we kick off the new year, it can be difficult to come up with new, creative and unique...

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Making Video Accessible for Your Club (Jason Hsaio) [Episode 17]

Feeling like you're always one step behind in your marketing efforts? If you're a club marketer,...

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