Fore! Your Information - April 2011
Internet Specials Calendar Enhancements
Fore! Internet 2011 comes with many new features and improved functionality, and this month's e-letter focuses on this exciting product release. The first new set of features are enhancements made to the Internet Specials Calendar. With this new functionality, you can setup multi-day specials all at once (i.e. Monday – Thursday, etc.) making it easier to activate the same offer across multiple days of the week. Also available is the option to expire a special ‘X’ number of days prior to the special's date. This feature automatically takes down the special as the date approaches, encouraging the golfer to book further in advance. The third enhancement is the Internet Special sales item bring-down, which defaults the correct green fee item into your shopping cart. This new feature helps expedite check-in at the counter and ensures Internet Specials are rang-in properly. Take advantage of these new features and use the Internet Specials Calendar to always offer your "Low Rate Guarantee!" Click here to watch a video about Internet Specials or click here to learn more.
New Internet Performance Reports Available Now
Fore! Internet 2011 also comes with enhanced reporting to help better track your course’s Internet reservation statistics for rounds booked through your website and through third-party (affiliate) sites. Are you interested in learning exactly how many rounds are booked through your website versus a third-party? Would you like to be able to track revenue per player based on the type of reservation? Or perhaps you want to know how many bartered tee times were filled by a third-party? This type of information is available in the new reports that are accessed through your Internet Dashboard under the Analytics section. These reports take very little time to run and will help you make online tee time pricing decisions that are in the best interest of your business. Click here to watch a video about Internet Performance Reports or click here to learn more.
"Click Here For Rates" Option for your Webpage
For the last year, Fore! Internet has allowed you to post your course's rates online so customers can view the tee time price during the booking process. Now, Fore! Internet 2011 offers yet another option to display the correct price online. The “Click Here For Rates” feature takes the customer to your website's rates page, which helps eliminate possible "rate confusion" during tee time bookings and is great for courses with complex rate structures. Click here to watch a video about Posting Price Online or click here to learn more about the available options for posting price online.
MyNet Online Offers Multi-Course Functionality on the Web
MyNet Online allows customers to book an online tee time at other courses in your defined network if their original search was unsuccessful. This sequence is meant to mirror the scenario over the phone of "Since your course is booked, where else should I play in the area?" MyNet Online is an ideal booking feature to have on your website if your course is run by a management company or is part of a multi-course operation. Courses that have a mutual referral relationship with other area courses may also find MyNet Online beneficial. Click here to watch a video about MyNet Online or click here to learn more. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Upgrade to Fore! Marketing 2011
To enhance your "money making machine," we’ve added new features and functionality to the Fore! Marketing product. In this newest release, we've improved the quality and quantity of the automated e-mail marketing campaigns with an e-mail template library that has hundreds of templates designed by our Marketing Team. By upgrading to this newest version, you'll have more customizable options and the number of customers that receive your e-mails will increase dramatically, also the new reporting and statistics will help you better track the program's success. Click here to watch a Fore! Marketing 2011 product overview and new feature video. If you're interested in upgrading, please click here to schedule an upgrade time with our Marketing Team.
Harry's Blog - "Set It and Forget It"
This month Harry encourages everyone to make sure they’re utilizing everything available in the software that can help their business succeed this season. He points out the advantages of products like Fore! Internet and Fore! Marketing that provide you with “set it and forget it” functionality. Click here or the Harry’s Blog button at the top-right hand corner of this newsletter to read his most recent post, share your comments and start a discussion with fellow users.
Did You Know?
Did you know you can take online tee times without credit cards for select Internet customer types? This is ideal for courses with members that have an Online Customer Profile and do not wish to enter a credit card online when making a tee time. This new Fore! Internet feature should make the booking process more desirable for these specific customers. Click here to learn more.
What's New
“Tweet About your Tee Time” or “Forward to a Friend”, customers can now do exactly that when they book a tee time through your course’s website! Activate this new confirmation page feature to provide customers a convenient way to send tee time information to fellow players while also increasing your facility’s social media exposure. Click here to view the new confirmation page or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Tip of the Month
Take advantage of the many support resources available to you on our brand new customer support website. We now offer Live Support Chat, enabling you to get answers to your simple questions more quickly, as well as new video libraries with shorter videos broken down by feature for the Fore! Internet and Fore! Marketing products.
Upcoming Events
There are currently no upcoming events scheduled. Regional Users Conferences will be held in Texas in June. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Click here to learn more about these great training options for your course!
