Over the past eight years, SLRG has conducted a significant amount of activation efficacy research at sporting events. One of the most common themes we have observed is the significant impact that best of breed messaging and contextual relevance around a sports property can have in driving consumer recall, awareness, and positive association of an […]
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POV: Technology in Sports – Does the Consumer Know What They Want?
It’s probably not a surprise to learn that a number of recent client engagements have tasked SLRG with the deployment of research to gain a better understanding of the potential demand and ways to optimally deploy digital technology in the sports world. Clients have desired a better understanding of what the customer wants in harvesting […]
Read More »A Victim Of My Own Observations
SLRG’s Jon Last contemplates in his June 2016 column, how recent customer service lapses have prompted a re-consideration of best practices in loyalty marketing. At the risk of being self aggrandizing, I’ll submit that as a consultative marketing researcher, I’ve gotten pretty good at asking probing questions. I’ve also become a big proponent of loyalty […]
Read More »Building The Perfect Beast: Cracking The Code On Digital Sports Video
In his May, 2016 column, SLRG’s Jon Last talks about sports marketing videos and how to gain traction amongst your target audience without becoming a disruptive substitute. It seems that every sporting goods company, sports property or activating brand has become a broadcaster. Much to the chagrin of the bean counters, digital video has gained in […]
Read More »A Plea for Making ‘Resonance’ The Top KPI In Sports Marketing ROO Measurement
In his April, 2016 column, SLRG’s Jon Last explains how to define and measure ROO for sports marketing through attainable research tests. And therein was my indoctrination into the timeless conundrum of sports marketing, or any marketing for that matter … the classic and often futile search for true ROI assessment. The elephant remains in the […]
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