Posts by Mike Dickoff
The Golf Nomad invented GroupLooper and is passionate about helping people enjoy the best game in the world. Help him help you by participating in these blog posts.
The 2020 Golf Boom
Is the 2020 boom in golf demand a temporary phenomenon or can we build on it?
Will COVID-19 Kill the Paper Scorecard?
The paper scorecard should go the way of the rotary dial phone… the paper airline ticket… the horse and carriage… the typewriter.
We Can’t Write A Check, But We’d Like To Contribute
The Apparation team has thought long and hard re how we can help course operators cope with COVID-19. Unlike the U.S. Government, we can’t print money, but we do have some unique assets to contribute.
2020 Vision
When I was a kid, I remember calculating how old I’d be when 2000 arrived and it seemed like forever away. Now here we are in 2020. Happy New Decade. What does your 2020 vision reveal? Will the golf industry continue to shrink slowly as the attention span of the younger generation shrivels and as economic realities evolve to make it impossible to justify devoting 100+ acres of prime real estate to golf? Or are we on the cusp of a ‘Roaring 20s’ for the industry where the providers of the greatest game ever invented find a way to restore positive growth? I don’t know for sure… neither do you… all …
Links to Apparation LLC Info
Use this post to find a treasure trove of information about Apparation LLC and its portfolio of products and services.
Land of Lakes Golf Marketing Alliance Members
These are the pioneers who are leading the way in the Land of Lakes Golf Marketing Alliance, listed in the order that they made the commitment: Deer Run (Victoria, MN) The Links at Northfork (Ramsey, MN) The Wilds Golf Club (Prior Lake, MN) Dahlgreen (Chaska, MN) Chisago Lakes (Lindstrom, MN)
Let’s Focus on VALUE (not just discounts)
THE IGDB Marketing Co-Op is NOT just about booking “HOT DEALS”… it’s about VALUE.
Golf Moves
What do Bob Seger and the golf industry’s growth dilemma have to do with one another? More than you think.
Land of Lakes Golf Marketing Alliance Intro
If you want to learn more about the Land of Lakes Golf Marketing Alliance designed to help golf course operators cost-effectively expand their marketing reach, you’re in the right place.
So Little Time… So Much To Talk About
We have a running list of over 100 topics that our team would like to write about, but we only ask you for 5 minutes a week… help us pick the topics you’d most like to noodle on.