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Articles articles: 13

  • Tee Times for "Inside Social Golf"

    iseekgolf.com's Steve Scott and Royal Pines Resort's Gavin Kirkman tell us why it's all about booking golf online.

    • Published about 1 year ago by 'anon'
  • Extract from "This week in PGA Mail..."

    SOME six months after its launch the country’s first “real time” centralised tee time booking system provided by iseekgolf.com and MicroPower is reporting strong results.

    • Published about 1 year ago by 'anon'
  • Brisbane Business News "Soaring Like An Eagle"

    The website operates on the basis that everything golf is at your fingertips and, as the name suggests, any inquisitive golfer’s appetite can be satisfied. Scott attributes the website’s success to the variety of information available and the fact that it caters to everyone’s tastes.

    • Published about 1 year ago by 'anon'
  • Improving the rate of emails opened

    For those of you using Micropower's Smart-Golf or Smart-Venue product, or any other email marketing programme, here are some tips and tricks to ensure your emails are read as often as possible.

     

    • Published about 1 year ago by 'anon'
  • Learn the SMS Lingo

    SMS Abbreviation dictionary

    Below is a list of SMS abbreviations and symbols used by the SMS savvy. When you're choosing your lingo for any SMS marketing, be aware that not all of these abbreviations will be recognised by your clientele and some will doubtlessly be recognised by none.

    Our advice is to use a sliding scale. The younger your SMS audience the more abbreviations you can use whilst for older audiences we recommend little to no abbreviations.

    • Published about 1 year ago by 'anon'
  • What's the point of loyalty?

    Loyalty Points systems have been growing in popularity for all kinds of Clubs.  Here's just a few of the reasons that different industries are heading down this path...

    • Published about 1 year ago by 'anon'
  • Why do we insist on supplying Genuine Software?

    Because Microsoft genuinely prosecutes...

    • Published about 1 year ago by 'anon'
  • Micropower Takes Off After Acquisitions

    Club-focussed integrated software group Micropower will begin aggressively pursuing opportunities in the Australian and international clubs market following a series of acquisitions and a major restructuring.

    • Published 11 months ago by 'anon'
  • Payroll tax hits 70,000 workers

    "The human cost of payroll tax in Queensland is a staggering 70,000 jobs."

    • Published 9 months ago by 'anon'
  • Book Lakelands Online

    "Online golf resource iseekgolf.com has secured the last major resort golf course on the Gold Coast - Lakelands Golf Club Club at Merrimac - for its online tee-booking software..."

    • Published 9 months ago by 'anon'
  • Point of Sale and Financials Integration

    It has come to our attention that some clubs are not utilising the integration between Point of Sale and Financials to its fullest capabilities.   The time savings available with this integration has been noted as 5-10 hours a week for some clubs.

    • Published 6 months ago by 'anon'
  • The low-down on new handicapping changes

    Golf Australia has announced its intention to commence the operation of the USGA ‘Slope’ Handicap System in Australia at the start of 2012.  This move will not only affect the way your handicap is calculated, but also the time that your handicaps will be updated.

    • Published 4 months ago by 'anon'
  • Golf Australia update for proposed new handicapping

    Many clubs are still confused about what they'll need to do to prepare for Golf Australia's handicapping changes.  Here's the update

    • Published about 1 month ago by 'anon'