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HUNDREDS OF DOGS TO TAKE OVER LOGAN FOR THE

MOUNT OGDEN KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW

The Mount Ogden Kennel Club brings dog lovers their annual All-Breed Dog Show this weekend in Logan! Hundreds of dogs and their owners will get the chance to strut their stuff in the show ring Thursday, May 17th through Sunday, May 20th at the Cache County Fairgrounds, 400 S 500 West, Logan, Utah 84321 from 8 AM to 5 PM each day. The event is great for the whole family with free admission and just a small parking fee. Dogs that are not entered in the competitions are not permitted on show grounds.

Spectators can:

• Meet and greet a variety of different dog breeds. Visitors can learn about responsible dog ownership and speak with breeders, owners and exhibitors. (ALL DAYS)
• Watch the judging of various breeds in Conformation and cheer for your favorite. (ALL DAYS)
• See puppies getting started in the sport in the AKC Sanctioned 4 and under 6 Months Puppy Competition. (SAT ONLY)
• See young owner-handlers compete against their peers in the Junior Showmanship Competition. (ALL DAYS)
• Watch owner-handlers compete in a special series called the National Owner-Handled Series. These exhibitors are striving for a spot in the finals at the AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin in Orlando in December. (THURS – SAT)
• Watch children as young as five years old get started in the sport by participating in a Pee Wee competition. (SAT ONLY)
• Watch a special celebration of Armed Forces Day with flag presentation by the Cache Valley Veterans Association. (SAT ONLY)
• See the Mount Ogden Kennel Club host a presentation for the To the Cache Valley Veterans Association Companion Animal Program. (SAT ONLY)

SHOW DETAILS:

• Admission: Admission is free; parking is $5 per vehicle.
• Show Program: Find full event details here.
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• Club Champion Now Open in Salt Lake City Golfers Choose from 35,000 Head & Shaft Combinations 
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• Willowbrook, IL -- Club Champion, the country’s #1 premium golf club fitting and building company, announces the opening of its new Salt Lake City fitting studio at 1010 East 2100 South, Suite 2B. The new store is now open. 
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• Club Champion fits, sells, and builds custom golf clubs constructed from clubheads, shafts, and grips from the best brands in golf including Callaway, TaylorMade, Ping, Titleist, PXG, Fujikura, Golf Pride and many more. The company delivers a tour-quality fitting that produces longer, more accurate shots, with a nearly 100% satisfaction rate for golfers of any ability level. 
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• The new location features approximately 3,000 square feet of space and has been designed to showcase Club Champion’s premium fitting experience and 35,000 hittable clubhead and shaft combinations. The studio includes two indoor hitting bays with Trackman launch monitors for analyzing performance, a SAM PuttLab’s fitting system to find the perfect putter on their practice green, and a build shop for repairing and assembling golf clubs by hand. 
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• "We are excited to bring the finest club fitting and building to Salt Lake City,” said Joe Lee, CEO and president of Club Champion. “Our approach is unbiased, with no promotion of any specific vendors. Our only goal is to find the best combination of components to help customers hit longer, more accurate shots, and lower their scores and enjoy the game more.” 
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• Ranked by Golf Digest as one of the 100 Best Club Fitters eight years running, Club Champion hires experienced fitters who then receive an additional 150+ hours of training before starting their job; unmatched in the golf industry. The company has a unique coupling system that allows them to combine any head and shaft together, so golfers hit the precise combination to be custom built for them. They are the only fitter in the country to offer 35,000 interchangeable head and shaft combinations on-site, at all locations. Golfers get to hit the exact club that will be custom built for them. 
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• Says Lee, “Our unrivaled fitters and demo options generate unmatched results. A recent Golf Magazine study showed our average customer gained 22 yards off the tee, 15 yards with their irons and lowered their scores by 3 strokes. Many players think they aren’t good enough to be custom fit. But the study showed that higher-handicappers saw the biggest gains. Some of these golfers gained as much as 25 more yards with their drivers and shaved as many as 10 strokes per round.” 
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• With advances in club technology, most golfers could easily hit the ball farther and more accurately, yet a Golf Magazine study found that 90% of US golfers may be playing with improperly fit clubs. Club Champion endorser and world-renowned golf instructor David Leadbetter stated, “It never ceases to amaze me that golfers buy clubs off the shelf and assume they’re right for them. Whether you’re a great golfer or a casual one, getting a custom club fitting is one of the quickest ways to improve your game.” 
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• To celebrate the new opening, for a limited time (see website for details), the Salt Lake City store will offer 50% off full bag fittings, normally $350 (now $175), and 33% off driver, fairway wood, long game, hybrid, wedge, and putter fittings. The studio is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  More information on the company can be found at www.clubchampiongolf.com or by calling (888) 340-7820. 
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• About Club Champion 
• Established in 2010, Club Champion is a national club fitting and building company headquartered in Chicago, IL. The company currently has more than 30 studios in major markets across the country and will be adding more new locations by Summer 2018. The studios carry all the top golf club, shaft, and grip manufacturers in the industry, which allows for 35,000+ equipment combinations for customers to trial. Studios are equipped with advanced analysis technology with highly trained certified fitters and builders that must complete an extensive training program. Services include custom fitting and building for all club purchases, repair services, personalization, and highly engaging corporate and personal entertainment events. For more information about Club Champion, visit www.clubchampiongolf.com. 
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• Club Champion Contacts:   
• Jay Hubbard, jay@clubchampiongolf.com, 630-386-5584  
• Brittany Pfaff, brittany.pfaff@clubchampiongolf.com, 630-506-2382 
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• From P.T. Barnum To Social Media, 3 Lessons

  About Promoting Your Personal Brand

   

  The battle to create brand recognition is taking place in a media world that’s noisier and more crowded than ever.

  That’s why some entrepreneurs, CEOs and professionals have come to realize that they can set themselves apart by looking beyond the corporate brand and instead building their personal brand, positioning themselves as an expert and leader in their industry and marketplace.

  It’s a path that such luminaries as Rachael Ray and Dave Ramsey used to much success, says Adam Witty, CEO of Advantage|ForbesBooks (www.advantagefamily.com) and co-author with Rusty Shelton of Authority Marketing: How to Leverage 7 Pillars of Thought Leadership to Make Competition Irrelevant.

  “Although what’s called ‘authority marketing’ isn’t used as much as it should be, it’s not new,” Witty says. “More than a century ago, P.T. Barnum understood how to generate buzz around his name and get the press to report on his every move, which led to more ticket sales for his circus.”

  Witty says conventional wisdom holds that “authority” is something that can’t be manufactured; it’s bestowed upon you by your peers.

  “That’s utter nonsense because why would your peers want to crown you king?” he asks. “That would mean they’re not the king.”

  A few ways that Witty says a person can begin to position themselves as the authority in their field include:

  • The traditional media route. Anyone who wants to emulate Barnum’s technique, if not match his extraordinary gift for self-promotion, can do so by using mass media – which today includes TV and radio as well as newspapers and magazines. “You can pitch ideas directly to the media,” Witty says. “You can pitch an article idea on a certain topic, or you can pitch yourself as a guest or source who can offer insight on specific topics.”
  • The social media route. In the modern era, people who want to promote themselves possess a tool that Barnum and his contemporaries didn’t have. In addition to attracting the attention of traditional media, they can also grow their authority through social media, Witty says. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms give people the opportunity to communicate directly with their target audiences without the traditional media as a go-between. “In this new landscape, the power is truly in your hands, and it’s up to you to establish yourself as an authority to make sure your message is heard,” he says.
  • The book route. People instantly gain a significant amount of respect when they can tell others they are the author of a book. “The perception is that if you have enough knowledge to write a book on a topic, you must know more than most people do about it,” Witty says. Many people find the idea of writing a book intimidating, but Witty says it’s not unusual to hire ghostwriters to help with the task. And if traditional publishers show no interest, self-publishing is an option. Once completed, the book becomes additional piece of your marketing arsenal as you are routinely introduced as “the author of. . .”

  But for anyone eager to put authority marketing into practice, Witty also has a caveat.

  “This should not be an exercise in ego,” he says. “This is about strategically elevating your authority to grow your business.”

   

  About Adam Witty

   

  Adam Witty, co-author with Rusty Shelton of Authority Marketing: How to Leverage 7 Pillars of Thought Leadership to Make Competition Irrelevant, is the CEO of Advantage|ForbesBooks. Witty started Advantage in 2005 in a spare bedroom of his home. The company helps busy professionals become the authority in their field through publishing and marketing. In 2016, Advantage launched a partnership with Forbes to create ForbesBooks, a business book publisher for top business leaders. Witty is the author of seven books, and is also a sought-after speaker, teacher and consultant on marketing and business growth techniques for entrepreneurs and authors. He has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Investors Business Daily and USA Today, and has appeared on ABC and Fox.

• About Rusty Shelton

   

  Rusty Shelton, co-author with Adam Witty of Authority Marketing: How to Leverage 7 Pillars of Thought Leadership to Make Competition Irrelevant, is a senior marketing strategist and publisher at Advantage|ForbesBooks. He also is the founder and CEO of Zilker Media and co-founder of Catch Engine, the country’s leading quiz marketing software platform. Shelton’s commentaries on public relations and marketing have been featured in Inc. Magazine, Forbes, Wharton, The Huffington Post and other top-media outlets.

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• With SAMHSA’s National Prevention Week in full swing and the Trump administration proposing harsher penalties for drug offenders, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the States with the Biggest Drug Problems in 2018 to highlight the areas that stand to be most affected.

  This study compares the 50 states and the District in terms of 20 key metrics, ranging from arrest and overdose rates to opioid prescriptions and meth-lab incidents per capita. You can find some highlights below.

  Drug Abuse & Prevention in Utah (1=Biggest Problem; 25=Avg.)

  • 51st – Share of Teenagers Who Used Illicit Drugs in the Past Month
  • 47th – Share of Adults Who Used Illicit Drugs in the Past Month
  • 22nd – Opioid Pain Reliever Prescriptions per Capita
  • 20th – Drug Overdose Deaths per Capita
  • 19th – Drug Arrests per Capita
  • 26th – Share of Adults Who Needed but Didn’t Receive Treatment for Illicit Drug Use in the Past Year
  • 49th – Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities per 100,000 People (12 Years and Older) Using Illicit Drugs

  To view the full report, please visit: 
  https://wallethub.com/edu/drug-use-by-state/35150/