Fore! Your Information - September 2011
Fore! Reservations Support Videos YouTube Channel
Fore! Reservations is on YouTube! While not as entertaining as 'Charlie Bit My Finger' or the 'Double Rainbow', there are many new online support videos for the tee sheet, point of sale and Internet reservation products that can help you succeed with the system. These new videos are shorter in nature and provide easy to follow step-by-step instructions on how to perform a variety of functions in the software. Take advantage of these helpful training videos to troubleshoot questions you may have, train new staff or learn about a new feature! Click here to visit our YouTube Channel. Videos can also be accessed through the Customer Support Website.
Open Rates Available in Fore! Marketing On Demand
If you're looking for a way to better track your e-mail marketing messages, the new open rates feature in Fore! Marketing is your answer. With this new feature, you can track open rates for all e-mail blasts sent through the Fore! Marketing On Demand E-mail Server. Open rates can help you gauge marketing trends such as the appeal of your content, the effectiveness of the day and time you sent your e-mail as well as an overall depiction of how many customers are "viewing" your e-mails. The average open rate percentage is typically between 15-20%. Open rates are calculated based on if a customer downloads images embedded within your e-mail. Please note, not everyone downloads images even though they may read your e-mail, so take this data with a grain of salt. Open rates are viewable from the Internet Dashboard under your list of sent e-mails through On Demand. For more information or to begin using the Fore! Marketing On Demand E-mail Server please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Fore! Internet & Fore! Marketing Best Practices
If you're looking for some helpful tips on how to best utilize new features available in our most recent releases of the Fore! Internet and Fore! Marketing products, look no further than the insight from the Marketing Team! They've put together their list of best practices and implementation tips to help you succeed with our technology. Learn how to improve your website to increase traffic or pick up a helpful hint on what makes a successful defector e-mail campaign. Utilize these tips to maximize your system and start seeing some great results at your course! Click here for Fore! Internet Best Practices and click here for Fore! Marketing Best Practices.
Prepaid Specials Now Available with Mercury
Prepaid Specials are now available to courses that use Mercury Payment Systems as their credit card processor. Make your Internet Specials "prepaid" so the golfer must pay in advance to receive your special rate. Prepaid Specials are a great way to offer advanced bookings and are a proven revenue source. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to activate Prepaid Specials, and please have your account information ready. For questions regarding Prepaid Specials please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or watch the Prepaid Specials Overview Video or How To Video online.
Users Corner: Golf Utopia of Texas in Feature Film!
Fore! Reservations customer Golf Utopia of Texas (Utopia, TX) is featured in the film Seven Days in Utopia - in theatres tomorrow Friday, September 2nd. Based on the best-selling book Golf's Sacred Journey: Seven Days at the Links of Utopia, the film tells the story of a talented young golfer set on making the pro tour. After his first big shot turns out to be a public disaster, he finds himself in Utopia, TX where his life takes a profound turn. Click here to view photos from the golf course featured in the film. Click here to watch the movie's trailer and to check if the film is playing in a theatre near you!
Harry's Blog: Marketing Tools for Millenials & Beyond
This month, Harry discovers that "Generation Y" otherwise known as "Millenials", are rapidly increasing their golf spending. He offers tips on how to tap into this tech-savvy group of customers at your golf course. Click here or the Harry's Blog button at the bottom of this newsletter to read his most recent post, share your comments and start a discussion with fellow users.
Wedding Bells Ring at Fore! Reservations!
Congratulations to Customer Support Team Member Ryan Maturo and his wife Nina on their recent nuptials. Ryan and Nina were married Saturday, July 30, 2011. Click here to see pictures from their wedding!
Did You Know?
Did you know a proper end of day cash close can reduce labor costs and improve financial security and accuracy? Click here for step-by-step procedures on how to perform a cash close.
What's New
The new Fore! Marketing E-mail Template Library is helping courses better marketing their facility. Select from hundreds of creative designs to give your e-mail marketing a boost this fall! Click here to view example templates that you can use at your course today.
Tip of the Month
Attend a Regional Users Conference this fall or winter! We've added many dates and locations to the conference lineup. Take advantage of our FREE training opportunities! Click here to view the schedule and register online.
Upcoming Events
2011 Regional Users Conferences:
• Virginia Beach
September 13
• Pacific Northwest
October 17
• Manitoba
October 26
• Indiana
November 1
• Minnesota
November 3
• Michigan
November 8
View the entire conference schedule & register online!
View our fall trade show schedule online!
