The m-Caddy Mobile Suite of products provides mobile solutions for golf courses – including the revolutionary mobile Tee Time Confirmation system designed to minimize no-shows and increase revenue
Burlington, Ontario, Canada (February 22, 2012) – Sports Mobile Strategies Inc. (SMS), is excited to announce the official launch of the m-Caddy. The m-Caddy is a full mobile suite of products that includes:
• mobile Tee Time Confirmations (2-way automated confirmations, not simply a reminder service)
• mobile Tee Time Bookings (mobile optimized booking engine to allow golfers to book on their smart phone)
• mobile Web App (easy to create, update and manage by the golf course)
• mobile Golf Pro (give Pro tips on how to play each hole and include fly over video)
• mobile Marketing (the easiest and most powerful mobile marketing tool on the market)
“We are extremely pleased be able to officially launch the m-Caddy mobile suite across North America and to be working with some of the leading Tee Time Reservation software companies in the industry”, said Barry Forth, CEO and Co-Founder of Sports Mobile Strategies. “As a golf course owner myself, I have seen firsthand what the m-Caddy can do to help a golf course minimize no-shows, which cost golf courses thousands of dollars each week .” Last year, in its beta testing, SMS offered a basic, pared down, version of the m-Caddy to a small handful of courses. There was an 80% response rate from golfers. In the first 3 days alone, one golf course re-booked 8 golfers into modified or cancelled tee times that would otherwise have been no-shows.
The m-Caddy mobile tee time confirmation system requires minimal effort on the part of the golf course. The system speaks directly with the tee sheet of the golf course, sends an automated text message to golfers 24 hours before their tee time, prompting them to reply with the number of golfers who will actually be golfing tomorrow. Upon receiving the response, the m-Caddy system then confirms, modifies or cancels the tee time seamlessly in the golf courses own reservation system. For any modifications or cancellations, the m-Caddy physically removes those golfers from the tee sheet, allowing the golf course to sell the vacant tee times that would have otherwise gone unsold as no shows. The entire process is fully automated and works behind the scenes in real time.
“It’s easy to see that most golfers have their phone with them at all times, and the days of enforcing no cell phone rules on the golf course are in the past”, says Barry Forth. “The m-Caddy gives golf courses the power to speak directly with their customers on the device that they carry with them at all times, which is an extremely powerful tool to have in the competitive market we are currently in”.
To get the m-Caddy mobile suite working at your golf course, for more information on the entire mobile suite, or for a demo of the m-Caddy mobile suite please contact Barry Forth.
About Sports Mobile Strategies
Sports Mobile Strategies (SMS) was by founded by an experienced golf course General Manager and a mobile technology pioneer with over 8 years of experience creating innovative mobile products. SMS created the m-Caddy mobile suite to offer solutions to everyday problems golf course Owners, Managers and Golf Professionals face. It gives them the ability to speak directly to their customers on their mobile device using automated technology in a simple, effective way. The m-Caddy mobile suite is the first and only mobile suite of products designed exclusively for the golf industry. For more information go to www.sportsmobilestrategies.com.
Contact:
Barry Forth
CEO & Co-Founder – Sports Mobile Strategies
e: barry@sportsmobilestrategies.com t: 905-331-3772 ext. 710
