Top 10 Party Tips.pdf

WOW, Seth Goldin did it again, another great blog.  Please take a few minutes to read his Flipping the Funnel ebook, it is a free download at http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2006/01/flipping_the_fu.html

At the Fun Expo Conference.  The Rookies had an amazing program today.  I will be presenting how social is your marketing tomorrow morning, and Marketing 101:Marketing Like a Pro tomorrow afternoon. 

Best New or Renovated FEC (Under $1 Million)          Kokomo's Family Fun Center

Best New or Renovated (Over $1 Million)                   Funopolis Family Fun Park

Best Creative Birthday Party Package                       Unbelieva-Bills

Best FEC Manager of the Year                                 Michele Stambaugh, Mountasia FEC

Best Operator of the Year                                         Patti Garrand/Candy Cross, TreePaad

Best Marketing Campaign/Promotion (Under $2 Mil.)  Tri-Cities Fun Expedition

Best Marketing Campaign/Promotion (Over $2 Mil.)    Fun Factory, Inc.

Best Web Site                                                        Wilsonville Family Fun Center

Best Display of Redemption Prizes                           Wilsonville Family Fun Center

Best Community Service Award                                Mountasia Family Fun Center

Best New Product or Facility Element                       Custom Creations, Dungeon Dare

Best Customer Service                                             Redemption Plus

Best New Redemption or Novely Product                   Redemption Plus, Tye Dye &                                                                              Princess Temporary Tattoos  

Looking forward to sharing some of the Best Marketing Ideas tomorrow with the Golf Range Association of America Members.  There is still time to join the webinar.  Contact Steve at www.golfrange.org for reserve your spot.

Congratulations to the winners of the Top 100 Golf Shops. 

It is a great honor to make the list!

 To be considered for the annual list, each golf shops submitted an application.

The winning shops were then chosen based on three criteria:

• Revenue per square foot and per round of golf played compared with shops in the same category.
• Appearance of layout and product displays.
• Evaluation of a shop's successful promotions and recent initiatives within the last year.

Off -  Course Properties

Carl's Golfland - Bloomfield Hills, MI	Bloomfield Hills	MI
Carl's Golfland - Plymouth, MI	Plymouth	MI
Carlsbad Golf Center	Carlsbad	CA
Dale's Winning Edge Golf Headquarters	Knoxville	TN
Edwin Watts Golf - Hanover, MA	Hanover	MA
Edwin Watts Golf - N. Miami Beach, FL	North Miami Beach	FL
Edwin Watts Golf - Naples, FL	Naples	FL
Edwin Watts Golf - Orlando Superstore	Orlando	FL
Golfdom - Tysons	McLean	VA
Lumpy's Golf - Cathedral City	Cathedral City	CA
Lumpy's La Quinta	La Quinta	CA
Miles of Golf	Ypsilanti	MI
PGA Tour Shop - Detroit	Romulus	MI
PGA Tour Shop - Jacksonville, FL	Jacksonville	FL
PGA Tour Shop - Las Vegas McCarran Int'l. Airport	Las Vegas	NV
PGA Tour Shop - Milwaukee	Milwaukee	WI
PGA Tour Shop - Palm Beach Int'l. Airport	West Palm Beach	FL
PGA Tour Shop - Philadelphia Int'l. Airport	Essington	PA
PGA Tour Shop - Phoenix Sky Harbor Int'l. Airport	Phoenix	AZ
PGA Tour Shop - Reno	Reno	NV
PGA Tour Shop - San Francisco Int'l. Airport	San Francisco	CA
PGA Tour Shop - Southwest FL Int'l. Airport	Ft. Myers	FL
RedTail Golf Center	Beaverton	OR
The Kiawah Golf Shop at Kiawah Island Golf Resort	Kiawah Island	SC
The Paradies Shops - #282 DFW Int'l. Airport	DFW International Airport	TX

If you would like to see some of the photographs from the top 100 off course shops, please send and email to sheryl@sherylgolf.com

During the PGA Show I presented Off Course Visual Merchandising - The Best of The Best as well as Retail Questions and Solutions. There are a few extra handouts from the PGA seminar, that I would be happy to share while the supply lasts.

Thank you for the rave reviews, from the AGM and PGA seminars.

Hope everyone had a great time at the PGA show.

Not much to say; just welcoming you to the new Sheryl Golf blog.