Background on Titleist
The Titleist brand was inspired by an event which occurred in 1932. An amateur golfer, Phil Young, missed a putt while playing in a match with his friend. Convinced that it was the ball 's fault, Young and his opponent went to the hospital, x-rayed the golf ball in question and found that its core was, in fact, off-center.
With this discovery, Phil Young persuaded Fred Bommer, to “head up the Acushnet Golf Division” (Titleist Story - Titleist.com. (2016). They set out to develop the highest quality and best performing golf ball in the world; one that would be uniform and consistent in quality, ball after ball. A trait that is still found within the Titleist brand (Titleist Story - Titleist.com. (2016).
Mission Statement
“Titleist 's mission is to serve the needs of the dedicated and recreational golfer with value added products and services that have a competitive advantage worldwide” (T. (2016).
Marketing Mix Strategy
Many of the values that Titleist provides in their mission statement are used throughout their marketing strategy. They do everything in a manner that sets them apart their competitors. It starts with their target market. When they first established themselves their target market was specifically better golfers. Many of their products were originally designed for those individuals. But as the organization has progressed, so has its target market. This has to do mostly in part to the innovation of their products. To begin there was one ball and club. There are currently six different golf balls to choose from, and a number of clubs. Not to mention the new products that are made available. They include various apparel and accessories. Titleist golf ball sales made up “36 percen...
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...vive, profit, and grow. Marketing contributes to all of these categories. A companywide strategy designed to optimize profitability within Titleist comes from their media outlets. This ties in with Big Data. Titleist has jumped into the world of Twitter and is heavily involved with those who play golf. They respond to most questions giving feedback to all that they can. Their Twitter page has over “three hundred thousand followers”, and is steadily growing (By Rick V., Team Titleist Staff on Yesterday. (2016). With this page they are able to keep track of their daily interactions and page visits. Titleist has driven up their overall interaction with the public by “78 percent” (SAUERHAFT, R., & Chwasky, M. (2014). Social media has grown tremendously over the past decade and is a vital component to many company’s successes within their customer relationship.
Topgolf has doubled in size in the past two years alone and it’s expected to continue to grow both nationally and internationally. While this type of exponential and rapid growth might often seem as a risky strategy, Topgolf adopted rapid growth as its primary strategy to decrease competition. A Topgolf location requires more than $15 Million-dollar capital investment, making it very difficult for others to compete with Topgolf. There are very little chances for somebody to enter the golf entertainment industry as a direct competitor for Topgolf as it will require a large capital investment. The exponential growth that Topgolf is undergoing has given them more visibility and brand recognition, making it even harder for competitors to enter the market. Further, Topgolf’s current technology is protected by multiple patents for the next 15-20 years, making it even more difficult for competitors to enter the market. Honestly, Topgolf has no direct competitors, they are one of a type entertainment company with first class technology and innovative facilities. It might sound biased as I am currently working for Topgolf and absolutely love our company, but we offer a variety of products and services that are very difficult to imitate for others. While we compete for market share with other Entertainment companies like Main Event and Dave & Busters, as previously stated; we are very different in the sense that people feel more connected to the sports and the outdoors atmosphere feel that we offer. Topgolf’s core values: Fun, One Team, Excellence, Edgy Spirit, and Caring, revolved around the company’s goals and purpose of offering one of a kind experiences to the customers. Characteristics that allow Topgolf to be so successful in today’s culture, specially with the increasing generation of millennials who seek experiences more than material
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Charles Macdonald was an early founder of American golf. He recalled playing golf in the Chicago area as early as 1875. Another promoter of golf, a young man named Andrew Bell from Burlington, Iowa, was initially exposed to golf when he went to Scotland to attend the University of Edinburgh. Upon his return to the United States in 1883, he laid out four informal golf holes on the family farm and played a few rounds with his friends. In 1884 Colonel Hamilton Gillispie, a former Scotsman who went into the lumber business in Florida, was known to hit golf balls in a field that is now the main street of Sarasota (History of Golf 7). Also in 1884, the Oakhurst Golf Club was formed in North Carolina now famous for it’s first hole from the Club’s Homestead course, celebrated to...
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