Troon Golf & Travel Welcomes Richard "Dick" Holcomb as Publisher
Summary
He served for a combined 17 years in advertising sales on a variety of consumer titles and the Petersen Magazine Network multi-title buy, and held positions as manager of their Atlanta and Chicago offices, and as founding publisher of Petersen’s GOLFING.Holcomb will join the executive management team of the magazine’s publisher, Flagship Custom Publishing, including George Fuller, partner and vice president, editorial; and Trae Walker, partner and vice president, sales.“I am looking forward to developing meaningful marketing programs within Troon Golf & Travel magazine that will benefit all Troon Golf facilities and their players,” said Holcomb.He served for a combined 17 years in advertising sales on a variety of consumer titles and the Petersen Magazine Network multi-title buy, and held positions as manager of their Atlanta and Chicago offices, and as founding publisher of Petersen’s GOLFING.His most recent venture in the golf publishing arena was an 11-year tenure with Golfweek.“Dick, George and I will be working closely together to create new advertising programs, approaches and incentives as we continue to strengthen operations and grow revenue,” said Walker.“We are also proud to announce the increase in frequency of the print magazine to quarterly in 2012, starting with the February/April issue.The eMagazine will shift to a bi-monthly format, starting with the July/August 2011 issue,” said Fuller.Download the Troon Golf & Travel app for the iPhone or iPad or view the most recent issue by visiting http://www.troongolf.com/troon-golf-and-travel.html.A group of dynamic publishing professionals headed by George Fuller, Trae Walker and Kristin Ackerman, Flagship Custom Publishing specializes in luxury travel and lifestyle, golf and hospitality publications.