In his October, 2014 Media Post column, SLRG President Jon Last speaks to some cross generational similarities between baby boomers and millenials and the implications for sports marketers. Last month in this space, I spoke to a need for sports marketers to think about multi-generational approaches in their brand development and communications strategies. Noting that […]
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Why Multi-Generational Marketing Could Be The Next Big Thing
In his September 2014 Media Post: Marketing Sports column, SLRG President Jon Last speaks of the opportunities that multi-generational marketing present for sports properties. From a purely observational context, it strikes me that we’re at an interesting cross-roads in generational marketing. So much of what our sports fan and participant research focused on during the […]
Read More »The Sport of Naming Rights
SLRG President Jon Last’s keynote remarks at the Summer Financial Communications Society breakfast are highlighted in a look at the financial services community’s involvement in a proliferation of sports venue naming rights deals. By Steve Vuiker Sports sponsorship was the theme at a summer panel sponsored by the Financial Communications Society in New York. Jon […]
Read More »Nascar Sends Fans Into Battle to Expand Its Racing Empire
SLRG President Jon Last adds perspective to Stuart Elliott’s assessment of the marketing push behind NASCAR’s new Chase for the Sprint Cup. Read it here. By Stuart Elliot NASCAR is continuing efforts to broaden its appeal while holding on to longtime fans with a campaign that will portray popular drivers and their supporters as nation-states […]
Read More »Properties And Brands Need To Know ‘The Story’
In this month’s Media Post column, SLRG President Jon Last speaks to how sports properties and activating brands need to go beyond a sea of data to make their activation proposition truly come alive. I’ve used this forum, in the past, to draw analogies between sports properties and exclusive and coveted communities that sponsors seek […]
Read More »Golf Resorts Change Course to Attract Younger Generation
As golfers age and many young adults shun the game, resorts are trying to win them over by adding speakers to golf carts and Wi-Fi access, building high-tech training centers and putting courses. SLRG President, Jon Last is quoted in the article. By Martha C. White Golf resorts have a Generation Y problem. Young adults […]
Read More »Brainstorming Golf’s Future
The Summer 2014 issue of Golf, Inc features perspectives on the state of the game from SLRG President Jon Last and other “creative minds” in the industry.
Read More »Slow Ticket Sales? Here’s The Real Reason Why
In his July, 2014 Media Post: Marketing Sports column, SLRG President Jon Last speaks to what research has shown to be the true reasons behind slow ticket sales or poor fan engagement. Growing and maintaining fan attendance and consumer participation in sports seems to always be on top of sports marketers’ list of top concerns […]
Read More »The Sky is Not Falling
Coverage of SLRG President, Jon Last’s keynote presentation at The International Network of Golf conference. Golf industry expert Jon Last doesn’t subscribe to the frequently heard opinion of other analysts that as far as the golf business is concerned, “the sky is falling, the sky is falling.” The well-known president of Sports & Leisure Marketing […]
Read More »For Father’s Day, I Want The Mass Media to Stop Bashing Golf
In his June Media Post column, SLRG President Jon Last puts to rest some of the unwarranted panic that has beset mainstream media reports on the golf industry. Total upfront disclosure … the golf industry has been an important component of my livelihood for nearly three decades, so forgive me if I get a little […]
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