In his April 2017 MRII blog, Jon Last speaks to how vertical industry expertise can make a big difference for marketing researchers looking to be consultative in their transition to providers of insights. I can still recall my frustration in receiving countless emails and voicemails during my years as a client-side marketing researcher in the […]
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Assessing Brand Resonance Amidst the “Madness”
One of the methodologies SLRG has become quite proficient in, with direct experience at venues across the country, has been pre/post efficacy testing of brands activating at premier sports events. March was a busy time for the research team, as SLRG made their way across multiple NCAA Men’s Basketball Conference Tournaments s to evaluate the […]
Read More »Practical Real Time Usability Testing
Qualitative research is a great tool to identify the needs of different constituent groups when a brand is trying to identify a product or a service that can create incremental revenues and build greater relationships with their fans or customers.Recently, SLRG has been involved with a number of initiatives with multiple sports and travel clients, […]
Read More »Should Promotion Of ‘Young Stars’ Really Be Baseball’s Differentiator?
In his April 2017 column, SLRG’s Jon Last looks at how fan research reveals the strengths and weaknesses of various marketing pillars from which to position a sports property. Longtime followers of this post know that when it comes to baseball, I’m kind of like the old Sy Sperling, Hair Club for Men commercials, where […]
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