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Platinum Clubs of America 2026: How the Designation Actually Works
0 Of all U.S. private clubs earn Platinum 0 Total Platinum Clubs (2025–2026) 0 Selection criteria evaluated 0 Program founded by John R. Sibbald Country Clubs 150 Golf Clubs 50 City Clubs 50 Yacht Clubs 30 Athletic Clu
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Club Marketing & Strategy
September Club Marketing Ideas: Budget & Q4 Playbook
September asks three things of you at once: launch the fall season, defend next year’s budget, and close the membership year. Us
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Founders, Garages, and Grid Time: How Driving Clubs Build Waitlists That Don’t Break
How private driving clubs use founding-member programs, garage waitlists, and event calendars to build demand, community, and long
Wellness & Lifestyle
The Four-Season Mountain Club: Turning a Winter Asset Into Year-Round Membership Value
Winter is only 120 days. The mountain clubs winning membership and retention are the ones selling the other 245 — summer program
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The Economics of Wellness Membership: Recurring Revenue, Retention, and the Traditional Club’s Best New Growth Lever
The recurring-revenue math behind wellness membership—pricing, retention, and how traditional clubs can add wellness as a durabl
Member Retention & Engagement
Selling Belonging, Not Amenities: What Social and City Clubs Actually Sell
The best social and city clubs don’t sell gyms, dining, or spaces — they sell community, curation, and identity. Here is how t
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US Open Fan Week: Turn the Last Slam Into Racquet Members
Only 15% of club leaders report tennis capacity concerns — versus 50% for golf and 41% for pickleball. That empty court time is
Industry News & Trends
The Labor Day Close: Turn Summer Guests Into Fall Members
Most clubs treat Labor Day as the end of the selling season. It is actually the last day of the strongest lead-generation window o
Industry News & Trends
Designing the Wine-Club Ladder: Tier Architecture and Pricing From Entry to Collector
A framework for designing wine-club tiers and pricing, from an accessible entry level to collector and allocation tiers, and what
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Admission by Achievement: The Explorers Club Model Every Members Club Should Study
New York’s hardest door costs less for a year than a night out at the clubs charging six figures. The gate was never money — and the mechanics behind it are
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