In their continuing coverage of the ASGCA/SLRG Market TrendWatch, the Fall 2018 issue of In Design features a look at our recent research revealing the types of projects that golf course architects have been most involved with, of late, as well as their key revenue drivers.
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Growth Strategy For Sports: Broaden The Experience While Maintaining The Core
In September, 2018’s Marketing: Sports, SLRG’s Jon Last speaks to the benefits and caveats of sports properties creating line extensions to reach a broader audience. Next week, I have the privilege of participating as moderator and keynote speaker to open the Golf, Inc. Conference in Carlsbad, California. My initial remarks will draw from extensive fan […]
Read More »Recent Research of Interest: Role Playing Allows Research Team to Examine the Sentiment of Language
We often use projective exercises in qualitative research to get a respondent to think ‘outside of themselves.’ For example SLRG moderators might ask respondents to put themselves in someone else’s shoes to describe photos of others and determine what they might feel or do, and why. In other circumstances the respondent can be asked to associate brands […]
Read More »Recent Research of Interest: Emotional Coding Enables Qualitative to Quantitative Story Telling
In recent years, some researchers have turned to the use of “wordless” or thought bubbles to illustrate the most frequently utilized phrases from open ended responses in quantitative research. Often utilizing semantics scrapers and other technology to create a hierarchy of these answers, the results are a simple means to cut through extensive respondent comments. Unfortunately, such […]
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Getting Past The Catch-22 of Communicating Research Results
SLRG President Jon Last speaks to the challenges of effectively communicating research results in a time crunched environment. Professional marketing researchers are in an interesting predicament. We’ve been conditioned to exercise methodological and analytical rigor. We pride ourselves on an ability to dive deeply into data and find nuance beyond basic descriptive statistics. As such, […]
Read More » Don’t Leave Sports-Fan Sentiment Analysis To A Machine
In his August Media Post Marketing: Sports column, SLRG President Jon Last speaks to the dangers of relying solely on web scrapers to analyze fan/customer sentiment. The human element inserts the added value benefits of context, essential for effective qualitative story telling. I’ve learned a lot over my career as a sports marketing researcher. In […]
Read More » Access Gone Wild
In this month’s Marketing Insider column, SLRG President Jon Last speaks to why the 24-7 sports news cycle may actually have a negative effect on fan engagement. Adam Buckman’s June 29 “TV Blog” post struck a chord with me in its assertion that the expression “breaking news” is perhaps the most overused terminology in today’s 24-7 information overload […]
Read More » Opening The Floodgates Of Legalized Sports Gambling
In June’s Marketing Insider, SLRG’s Jon Last speaks to some interesting opportunities that sports properties may enjoy with the legalization of sports wagering. In the middle of May, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the 1992 federal law that effectively banned commercial sports betting in most states, opening the door to legalizing an estimated $150 […]
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Why do Clubs Renovate their Courses?
In the June issue of By Design, SLRG’s Benchmark “Market Trend Watch” study highlights reveal the most desired aspects of golf facility renovation, as well as the most critical drivers of the decision process for both public and private courses.
Read More »POV: What Happens Now? Sports Gambling and Casinos
In the middle of May, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the 1992 federal law that effectively banned commercial sports betting in most states, opening the door to legalizing an estimated $150 billion in annual illegal wagering on professional and amateur sports. As the states contemplate their go to market strategies, bettors will soon have […]
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