ORLANDO, Fla. (March 7, 2011) – GolfNow.com has added website management and design to the revenue-building services it offers more than 2,700 courses that are part of the GolfNow network.
Gene Pizzolato, chief operating officer, Golf Channel New Media Ventures, called the expanded service “a natural complement” to GolfNow’s core offering of tee time distribution, revenue management services and technology products.
“A website is a business tool that helps the golf course market more effectively and reach its goals,” said Pizzolato. “Whether the course wants to increase exposure, rounds, revenues or the size of its customer database, our website design and management services can help.”
The GolfNow service includes the design of new sites as well as redesign of existing sites. In addition to design, functional tools such as booking engines, e-mail capture programs integrated with Customer Relationship Management and fully integrated social media links are available. GolfNow-designed websites also include an option for direct live news feeds from Golfchannel.com, the Internet’s leading golf destination.
GolfNow-designed sites, which do not require that users are proficient in HTML protocol, are equipped with Google Analytics and offer full technical support. Site development is guaranteed in 30 days or less.
Courses may choose to pay a monthly fee for the web services or avoid out-of-pocket costs by augmenting their tee time barter agreement with GolfNow.
A service of Golf Channel, GolfNow.com uses its broad marketing and distribution resources to help golfers search for available tee times and make reservations that fit their schedules and budgets. In 2010, golfers booked 4.9 million rounds through the GolfNow.com site, generating more than $156 million in online revenues for partner courses. The service is now available at more than 2,700 courses in more than 50 U.S. markets.
About GolfNow.com
GolfNow.com is the Internet’s largest and most comprehensive online tee time booking service. Since its launch in 2001, GolfNow.com has expanded to more than 50 U.S. markets and now provides tee time access to more than 2,700 courses for more than 1 million registered users. The site’s demand-based Dynamic Pricing Engine™ puts operators in complete control of their tee sheets and pricing. GolfNow.com is powered by Golf Channel, which is seen in 82 million homes and by 15 million monthly viewers. The site is also supported by GolfChannel.com, the Internet’s No. 1 golf destination. The service is part of GolfChannel.com’s online platform of Internet sites designed to help the recreational player enjoy every aspect of the game.
Contact:
Dan Higgins
407-355-4018
dhiggins@golfchannel.com
Bill Bryant, Bryant Marketing Communications
bbryant@bryantmarcomm.com, 678-366-3232
Brian Kemp, Golf Channel Solutions
bkemp@golfchannel.com, 407-355-4288
