In the August 2012 Marketing: Sports, SLRG President Jon Last provides research driven guidance on the potential pitfalls of trying to attach the future of a sport or brand to individual stars, with some valuable lessons from golf, tennis and football. I had the opportunity to participate in a Wharton Sports Business Initiative Forum on […]
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More ‘System 2’ Thinking Is Needed
In this month’s marketing Sports we examine what Nobel Prize winner Dr. Daniel Kahneman called system 1 and system 2 thinking. I had lunch recently with a longtime friend and colleague who I’ve often considered to be one of the smartest people I know. Having been on a whirlwind of qualitative research work recently, with […]
Read More »Golf Inc.
SLRG President Jon Last contributes five of Golf Inc.’s “25 Big Ideas for stimulating and powering the golf industry into the future”
Read More »PGA Magazine Industry Insider – April 2012: Jon Last on Customer Relationship Management:
Excerpts from a PGA Magazine interview with the SLRG President reveal perspectives that golf facility operators can deploy to build customer loyalty and increase business.
Read More »PGA Magazine Industry Insider – April 2012: Best Practices to cater to women golfers
SLRG’s longitudinal study for The Little Family Foundation and National Golf Course Owners’ Association identifies golf facility best practices increasing play from women.
Read More »Golf Range Magazine:
The March 2012 issue cites SLRG’s research study with Golfsmith and Sports Illustrated Golf Group that quantified the opportunities and impact of custom club fitting on the golf industry.
Read More »GOLF INC.–WINTER 2012:
SLRG President Jon Last’s commentary piece speaks to the changing mindset of today’s golfer and how facilities must adapt to deliver customer service that meets expectations.
Read More »Corp Magazine
The July/August issue of this Michigan based business publication featured a story on how golf facilitates and retailers have put a greater focus on women. The story includes reference to several SLRG studies including the PGA of America’s Golfer Portrait series and the NGCOA and Little Family Foundation study.
Read More »Lessons From A Sports Marketing Pioneer
We lost a unique sports marketer with the passing of Bruce Florine. Here’s reflections on just some of what I learned from him. It’s a shame that most of you reading this don’t know Bruce Florine. Bruce is one of the first sports marketers that I ever met and, clearly, one of the best. It […]
Read More »Conference Report:
SLRG partners frequently attend and present at prominent marketing conferences. Here’s a round-up of SLRG’s latest speaking engagements including MRA Annual and the Fall Crittenden Golf Conference. SLRG Partners attend, Present at MRA Annual It was a past presidents� reunion, earlier this summer, as the three SLRG partners, and Howard Gershowitz, all former national presidents […]
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