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A New YouTube Golf Tour Just Bought 27 Million Views of Free Distribution to Four Clubs
Pursell Farms, Casa de Campo, Cutalong, and Wynn just received the most valuable media buy in private club marketing this quarter — and not one of them paid for it. What Your Golf Tour’s $1 million YouTube finale mea
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The Summer Membership Conversion Window: Why May–July Sales Decide Your Year
Membership directors who finish the year on plan treat May through July as a separate operating quarter — with its own playbook,
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The Pickleball Backlash: Why Top Clubs Are Quietly Removing Courts
Pickleball reached 56% amenity penetration — but 41% of club leaders now flag it as an overcapacity concern. The strategic case
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Bring Back ClubCorp: Why KSL’s Cheapest Brand Decision Is Also Its Most Important
Tropicana lost 20% of sales in two months. HBO Max came back after two years. Tribune undid Tronc within eighteen months. KSL’s
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What It Costs to Join America’s 25 Most Exclusive Country Clubs (2026)
Industry initiation fees rose 8.7% YoY and dues 6.2% — but at the top of the market, waitlist depth, not pricing, decides who ge
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Memorial Day Weekend at America’s Most Exclusive Country Clubs: Programming, Pricing, and What Members Pay For
Memorial Day Weekend compresses 4–6% of annual F&B volume into 72 hours and stress-tests every dues-justification a club has bui
Member Retention & Engagement
Member Satisfaction Surveys Done Right: The Questions That Predict Retention and the Ones That Waste Everyone’s Time
The survey questions that actually predict member churn — and the ones that waste everyone’s time.
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Summer F&B Strategy: How Private Clubs Are Turning Outdoor Dining Into Their Most Profitable Program
How private clubs are turning outdoor dining into their most profitable summer program.
The 8x vs. 24x Question: What KSL’s $2.6 Billion Return to Invited Clubs Reveals About the Real Price of a Private Club Brand
Ten days after Richard Caring sold Annabel’s at 24 times earnings, Apollo has sold Invited Clubs back to KSL at 8. Same decade.
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What Does It Cost to Join America’s Most Exclusive Private Clubs? (2026 Membership Fees)
From initiation fees to annual dues, here’s what verified research reveals about the real cost of membership at the Bohemian Club, Knickerbocker Club, Somerse
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A Conversation With Zack Bates, Founder of Private Club Marketing
We sat down with Zack Bates to talk about how Private Club Marketing started, what he has learned working with
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The 12 Most Iconic Private Golf Clubs Opening for the Season This…
The 12 most iconic private golf clubs opening for spring season — history, rankings, and what makes each one
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How California Wealth Migration Is Reshaping Montana’s Private Clubs
The largest single migration of concentrated American wealth in a generation is flowing out of California —
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The £1.4 Billion Blueprint: What the Sale of Annabel’s, The Ivy, and…
Richard Caring’s £1.4 billion sale of Annabel’s, The Ivy, and Scott’s to Abu Dhabi’s DIAFA puts a har
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Padel Is Exploding: A Private Club Operator’s Guide to Courts, Programming, and ROI
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The Wine Club Retention Playbook: What $3.9 Billion in DTC Sales Reveals About Membership Growth
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Marina Revenue Beyond the Slip: How Top Yacht Clubs Are Monetizing the Full Waterfront Experience
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The New Country Club Member: What Under-45 Families Actually Want From Their Club
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The Identity Resolution Playbook: How Clubs Are Turning Anonymous Website Visitors Into Membership Leads
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Digital Concierge: How AI-Powered Member Services Are Transforming Club Operations
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