SLRG President Jon Last’s closing keynote on November 19, 2016 provided insights into the state of the golfer as customer and the potential impact and opportunity for delegates at the Canadian National Golf Course Owners Association conference.
Blog Archives
- How sports fans are uncertain that College Football Playoff has the ability to crown a true champion
- A continuing paradox in NFL fan concerns on the issues of concussions and player safety, coupled with an insatiable appetite for more football.
- Trends and attitudes on contemporary issues in each of the major sports.
- Which sports are gaining and declining in popularity.
- How issues like game time length, eligibility rules, and quality of officiating impact fan perceptions about the MLB, NBA, and NHL.
- How concerns about the US economy will impact sports fan behavior over the coming months.
2017 Sports Marketing ROI
Now available for download, is SLRG’s new sports marketing ROI whitepaper, which includes trends to watch for, the latest growth data on sports sponsorship and a variety of recent relevant research. The whitepaper also provides perspective on sports marketing activation drivers, the specific impacts of sports marketing, and takes a further look at the ROI framework. Please feel free to reach out directly regarding how SLRG can help you to better measure and understand the benefits of sports sponsorship from the sponsor or property’s perspective.
2017 Trends and Insights in Sports Travel
The Travel and Tourism Research Association brings together leading travel industry marketing and research leaders for their annual Marketing Outlook Forum. For the 5th year in a row, SLRG has been asked to prepare a white paper on recent trends in sports related travel.
PGA 2016 Fashion & Demo Experience
SLRG President, Jon Last, participated in the recent panel discussion, “Megatrends- What do the Next Five Years Look Like, at the 2016 PGA Fashion & Demo Experience in Las Vegas on August 16th. Joined by PGA Professionals Cary Cavitt, and Tom Morton of Haggin Oaks, PGA of America’s Dawes Marlatt and Jeff Beaudry, the discussion covered a broad array of opportunities and realities facing golf facility operators. We’ve created a complimentary whitepaper that highlights some of the key points addressed during the session.
2016 Winter Sports Omnibus
Winter Sports Omnibus contains the perspectives of over 2,400 avid sports fans on a wide variety of topics, including:
The Gender Puzzle: A New Context for Business Golf
Golf and business have always had an intrinsic connection. Yet, the magnitude of this relationship has only been sporadically studied. New cutting-edge research from Sports and Leisure Research Group for the PGA of America, unveils new insight into the evolving realities of today’s corporate environment.
2016 Golf Market Outlook
Highlights from the recent Golfer video research conducted with Sports Illustrated Golf Group, along with SLRG’s seventh annual consumer outlook for the golf market, were presented by SLRG President Jon Last at the PGA Merchandise Show on Wednesday January 27th. Each study was culled from surveys of over 1,000 respondents. More in depth results are also available on a custom basis. Please contact us for details.
NGCOA CEO Karen, SLRG’s Last Keynote New England Golf Course Owners Association Annual Meeting
SLRG President, Jon Last, and new National Golf Course Owners Association CEO Jay Karen were the guest speakers at the New England Golf Course Owners Association Annual meeting in Boston on Wednesday, November 4th. Last spoke about the golf marketing trends to look for in 2016; including topic areas of embracing families, women, and the millennial generation. Last also dives in deep to the future of private clubs, and adapting to new realities. To read more of the presentation, click here.
SLRG Contributes State of Sports Travel White Paper to TTRA Market Outlook Forum
The Travel and Tourism Research Association brings together leading travel industry marketing and research leaders for their annual Marketing Outlook Forum. For the 4th year in a row, SLRG has been asked to prepare a white paper on recent trends in sports related travel.
2015 Golf Market Outlook
Highlights from the recent Golfer Market Segmentation research conducted with Sports Illustrated Golf Group, along with SLRG’s sixth annual consumer outlook for the golf market, were presented by SLRG President Jon Last at the PGA Merchandise Show on Wednesday January 22nd. Each study was culled from surveys of over 1,000 respondents. More in depth results are also available on a custom basis. Please contact us for details.