TORONTO, ON - March 21, 2007 - Like birdies and bogeys or mergers and acquisitions, business and golf are natural partners. The CEO Golf Challenge and Smart Business Network (SBN) have announced a strategic marketing agreement. SBN will be the ‘official business magazine' of the CEO Golf Challenge, luxury golf competitions in search of the Best CEO Golfer in the World.
"Smart Business is excited to be a part of the CEO Golf Challenge. Our management journals tell the stories of the best CEOs in each of our local markets, so it will be fun to find out which of them is the best golfer as well. We are looking forward to a great year of competition, so we encourage our readers to sharpen their games and get in on the action" says Fred Koury, President and CEO of Smart Business Network.
CEO Golf Challenge hosts golf tournaments designed for 'C' suite executives. Executives golf, network and participate in golf instruction and business sessions. The tournament incorporates guest lectures and a full day of meals and beverages. Each tournament's top three golfers are invited to the CEO Golf Challenge World Championship. Money raised from the challenge benefits the Prostate Cancer Foundation. CEO Golf Challenge events will be held in ten major cities across North America in 2007 with plans of expansion to many other parts of the world in 2008 including Asia, Dubai, Australia and the UK.
Smart Business Magazine is distributed in 20 US cities, 6 of which feature a CEO Golf Challenge. Ads will run monthly in applicable cities, informing CEOs and C-suite executives of the upcoming tournament in their city.
"We are honoured to call SBN the official business magazine of the CEO Golf Challenge," said Joanne Noble, President of the CEO Golf Challenge. "It's a great business magazine with readership across the United States. This partnership will certainly help inform eligible CEOs of our events in their cities. We are both reaching out to the same target market who love to compete and who share the same passion for business and golf. I'm very happy to be associated with Smart Business and look forward to our first event in Miami at Doral Golf Resort and Spa" continues Noble.
About CEO Golf Challenge - CEO Golf Challenge is part of the CEO Challenges LLC group of companies. (www.ceochallenges.com) The company has run the successful CEO Ironman Challenge events worldwide since 2001, and used that experience to develop the CEO Golf Challenge program. CEO Golf Challenge was registered and trademarked in 2005.Qualification
CEO Golf Challenge events are open to CEO's, Presidents, Partners, Owners and/or 'c' suite executives of companies with over $5 million in gross revenue ($2.5 million for women) and are limited to 36 participants to retain intimacy and exclusive nature. You can see more at www.ceogolfchallenge.com
MEDIA CONTACT:Lauren Mostowyk Media Relations Officer(416) 417-6352 orJoanne Noble President, CEO Golf Challenge416-231-2172Joanne@ceogolfchallenge.com