As a tennis professional (and marketer) it is important to find effective ways to promote your tennis club or program brand. Many choose to do branded giveaways at different tennis events (e.g. tournaments, open house, socials). Examples of those branded giveaways may include bags, pens, shirts, stickers, decals, and bracelets with your club’s logo on them. Some of these giveaway items are more useful than others and their life span can vary (how long you…

Just like in the case of a physical store, a web store requires the same strategic thinking, planning and building in order for it to run successfully. The great news about owning an online store for your tennis goods is that it costs significantly less to start and run than a physical store (no rent, furniture, utilities, permits or cleaning needed). Additionally, it is convenient for you, the seller (since it can be managed remotely,…

Is your tennis club or tennis business on Instagram? If the answer is “No”, you may want to re-evaluate this again! If you operate a business where visuals play a huge role (such as in the case of tennis products and services), you might be missing out on a large audience if you are not on Instagram. According to Instagram’s internal data from June 2018, more than 1 billion Instagram accounts worldwide are active every…

We have already arrived at the conclusion that traditional marketing (such as cold calls, print ads and direct mail) has become less and less effective over the years. That is because customers do not shop the same way as 10 years ago, and therefore, marketing has evolved towards more inbound approach. So what is content marketing and should it be on your radar? “Content marketing is a marketing technique of creating and distributing valuable, relevant…

Website terminology can often feel like a foreign language. If you plan on launching a website for your new business, it is important to know few terms you will frequently hear during your conversation with your web designer. Once you grasp these important definitions, you can communicate more effectively with your web designers and developers, which can lead to cost savings as well as more informed decisions. 1. Domain name A domain name is basically…