Golf Industry Central Autumn 2011 | Page 6

Industry News New Aussie golf media deal A new partnership between Australia’s number one golf website, iseekgolf. com and some of the major golf publications has recently been announced. THE redevelopment of the Sale Golf Club took a major step forward with the turning of the sod for the construction of the first new hole. Golf Marketing Group (GMG), a newlyformed company, signed a heads of agreement partnership with owners and leading business solutions provider Micropower Pty Ltd to undertake all content, advertising and general site management for www.iseekgolf.com. Micropower CEO Bill Owens said the partnership would strengthen the position of Australia’s number one golf website with current page views averaging 950,000 each month. Sale Golf Club members, life members and distinguished guests packed the clubhouse before a large convoy of cars ventured to the rear of the course for the first turning of the sod with construction of the first hole now underway. Sale Golf Club president Bruce Carter said it was a major step forward in the redevelopment. “It has been seven or eight years since our first meeting with Gippsland Links,” he said. “It has been a long, hard road but from that moment it has moved forward and Gippsland Links came on board and made the offer to the club.” “iseekgolf.com will now get full access to a broader network of journalists, PGA professionals and other golfing identities to draw on the experience of some leading industry insiders,” he said. GMG directors Sam Arthur and Mike Orloff will combine industry experience and resources to supply and manage all editorial and advertising along with general site management. “GMG’s main aim is to grow website traffic and improve the overall content available,” Arthur said. “It’s going to be an exciting year for golf consumers and advertisers alike with plans for major improvements to the website (www.iseekgolf.com), which has been a market leader for the past 11 years.” Orloff said GMG, as managers of iseekgolf.com, would also be in a position to coordinate all clients’ marketing needs. “This will be done by offering some easy ways to organise and promote products and services via the leading on-line, print, consumer and industry mediums,” he said. All iseekgolf.com advertising will be booked exclusively through Sam Arthur and Mike Orloff. Micropower, owner of iseekgolf.com, is a leading provider of software solutions to the club, marina and construction industries in Australia. We have been in business for 25 years provid- 4 First sod turned on Sale Mr Carter said he hoped the new course would attract new members to the club. ing customers with highly integrated software applicati