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Finance Decision Makers in the Denver area: Attend the 2024 BMW Golf Championship in Denver from August 22-25 and indulge in complimentary food, drinks, and more! 🍣 🌭 🍔 Simply arrange a brief call with BILL before the event to qualify. Once approved, you'll receive ticket details and a $200 Uber gift card for convenient transportation. ⛳ 💰 Just a refresher, BILL is a financial operations platform that allows you to automate AP, AR, and Spend & Expense. Our platform saves you time and money on tedious financial operations processes, such as inputting invoice data and filing expense reports. https://lnkd.in/g_qajq5D RSVP and my calendar links will be in the comments! hashtag #CFO hashtag #CEO hashtag #Finance hashtag #APAutomation hashtag #DenverColorado hashtag #BILL hashtag #BMWChampionship hashtag #Golf hashtag #ApprovalWorkflow hashtag #InvoicingAutomation hashtag #TechFinance hashtag #CFOInsights hashtag #FinanceInTech hashtag #TechStrategy hashtag #DigitalTransformation hashtag #Fintech hashtag #TechLeadership hashtag #CFOCommunity hashtag #TechInvestment hashtag #FinancialPlanning

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🏌️♂️ Top 10 Financial Tips for Avid Golfers 💸 Golf may be your passion, but we know it can put a hole in your wallet at times. So, here are my top 10 financial tips to help all you golfers manage their finances effectively while enjoying the sport: 1. Set a Budget: Allocate a specific amount for golf-related expenses each month. 2. Buy Used Equipment: High-quality used clubs can save you a fortune. 3. Join a Golf Club: Most clubs now have Flexible Memberships which often provide better value than paying per round. 4. Play During Off-Peak Times: Save money by playing during less busy times. 5. Take Advantage of Discounts: Look for deals on green fees, equipment, and lessons. 6. Invest in Lessons: Buy bulk lessons eg. 5 lessons for the price of 4. One thing we all fail to do, is to have a check in with our local PGA Pro. Investing in lessons are so important for our confidence which helps us improve and probably play more. 7. Join a Golf Community: Connect with local golf communities or social media groups for tips on savings, shared equipment, and group discounts. 8. Maintain Your Gear: Regular upkeep of clubs and shoes extends their lifespan. 9. Carpool to Courses: Share car journeys with friends to save on fuel costs. 10. Track Your Spending: Keep an eye on all golf-related expenses to stay within your budget. Enjoy the game without breaking the bank! What's your favourite money-saving golf tip? Share in the comments below! ⛳💬 #Golf #PersonalFinance #GolfLife

💰 Navigating a fee increase is all about strategy, transparency, and adding value. What's the reason for your club's membership hike? Lay it out, plain and simple. Rising costs? Let your members know. Read more below and learn how to retain your members when increasing membership fees. 🔄 Sharing is caring: If you found this article helpful, share it with your network. https://lnkd.in/dJJ7tUmd #golfclubs #golf #customerexperiencemanagement #golfnews

Daily Schedule: 9:00 am: Wake up, greet my guinea pigs, Ferguson and Nacho, and get ready for the day. 9:30/10:00 am: Begin my workday by checking emails. 10:30 am: Create weekly e-newsletter: check which ads should be included, write copy, create supplemental images, and check open/click rates of last week’s email to see if anything should be adjusted. 11:30 am: Respond to emails and voicemails about conference sponsorship, advertising, and agency membership renewals. 12:15 pm: Eat something fast and easy. 12:30 pm: Attend staff check-in meeting where we share what we are working on and any needs for support. 12:45 pm: Check which sponsors still need to send their sponsor package’s assets and send reminder emails. Troubleshoot any design issues. 2:00 pm: Create social media collateral and schedule posts. 3:00 pm: Meet with Shereen Reda, MSSA’s Director of Professional Development, to discuss, plan, and troubleshoot anything related to the annual conference. 4:00 pm: Create email drip campaign to go out to agency members, reminding them about their membership benefits throughout the year so they take full advantage. 5:00 pm: End my workday by checking emails. 6:00 pm: Eat something fast and easy. 7:00 pm: Play pickleball or do something with friends like see a local band, go roller skating, or meet at a coffee or tea shop. 10:00 pm: Spend time with my guinea pigs and tidy up the apartment while listening to an audiobook. 11:30 pm: Get ready for bed and read.

Most frequent serious question we get from players at Konnectgolf: "Where should I play? I HAVE to set up some business golf rounds but I am not a member anywhere and forget about my client, I simply won't play a slow, 5 hour round unless it is on an amazing course." For someone like this, looking for private club access without making a membership commitment or initiation commitment to any one club, I often will share this article in response, and point to option #3, which is "Join a golf society." Golf societies often charge modest dues and over years navigate the local private club market to put together a calendar of golf events that allow a player to socialize and play a season of usually day-long events at quality venues for fees that range from $550-$750 each (going rate in Met region for a quality outing; incl golf, lunch or bfast, drinks, but excluding caddie fees if applicable). Konnect members now have access to one such society's schedule and events. Open the app, click "Today at Konnect", and the second item listed gives you full details and the application. 13 events on the calendar (all listed in the app attachment) all great venues in Westchester (most) but also NJ and LI. Contact details for the president of this golf society are listed in the app for further questions as well (note required annual dues for this society are $200). https://lnkd.in/eUAfmcTu

#MembershipMonday Let’s Go 🙌🏻 💪🏻 😳 Eye-opening stats from Jason H. Becker and the incredible team at Golf Life Navigators with their recent Golf Life Insights report! 👀 👉🏻 One discussion point that we see many clubs missing the mark on is the importance of a systematic drip campaign. 🤯 🌟Becker says, ‘we know the average consumer needs 7 – 10 touches before they buy anything – even a pair of shoes. Investing in a club membership is no different. Have you built a systematic drip campaign within your data-base so that leads are communicated to frequently over the course of 8-10 months?🌟 Below is one of the top performing campaigns we launched and just a peek inside some of the tactics that I implement with other membership professionals at their club! Have you built a campaign for your prospective members? 🤔 It’s easy. And it’s free….

Is green fee income a good indicator of the health of a venue? The report below from the Revenue Club shows that average green fee income was rose 8% in the U.K. in 2023. On the face of it, this looks like good news for clubs – and it could very well be. But in this report, the green fee increase coincides with a slight drop in member rounds at the start of the year. So what does that mean for member experience at the club? It’s easy for a club to say that they want to increase income from green fees, but without the proper analysis to support that conclusion, it could be a risky strategy. Data has to be the driver for any decision like this. Do you know how many rounds your members are playing? What value are members getting from their membership? How are your members engaging with the club in general? These are all questions that should support a strategic decision to target new groups or invest in your existing customers. If you could spend time giving a £1500 member an improved experience that stops them leaving, or use that time recruiting 10 new green fees at £50, the required strategy is quite obvious. Now I’m not saying that one approach will always have to be at the expense of the other. And there’s real value in delivering a fantastic experience for green fee players through retail, F&B and coaching opportunities that can lead them towards a long term relationship with the club. But if you don’t have the data to support your strategy, then you could easily be heading down a blind alley. We love the power that our GLF Connect system gives clubs to make informed decisions and show how one part of the business has direct links to another. So when you get good news like green fees going up by 8%, you can be sure that the rest of the business is thriving too. #golfclubs #golfbusiness #customerexperience https://lnkd.in/eN3wKtcQ

Great insight here on how implementing a strong tee time cancelation policy, as well as filling those canceled tee times with Noteefy 🔔, can benefit the bottom line for many golf course operators.

Curious non-golfers, did you know? As if getting the invite to a multi-day member guest tournament wasn't great enough, golfers form karma and gifting pacts with their friends to invite each other to their member-guest tournaments. They ceremonially open these tournaments with a bizarre but amazing gifting ritual: On arrival at the tournament, usually within sight of the first tee will be a check-in area teeming with extravagant gifts for the guests, often personalized or sized for the guest and presented with a gracious if studied nonchalance. "Oh yeah, did you pick up your engraved and tourney-stamped Opus tri-wedge pack gift bag out front? I told the gifting committee team you like the wedge flex, I hope that's okay." If you want to get into the golf grifting and gifting pact member guest game, you will need to acquire some golfing skills. We're talking about reps* education* and thoughtful practice*. Konnectgolf is the temple of *. Join and start your journey with Chris, John, or Meredith today.