In the July 2017 Marketing: Sports, SLRG’s Jon Last speaks to three key issues that those marketing in or around football, should be mindful of. Since 2009, my firm has conducted an annual survey of some 1,300 avid sports fans to gauge and trend their attitudes on a number of topical issues surrounding the sports […]
Read More » A day at a thoroughbred track provides the inspiration for a fresh look at key elements for optimizing the fan experience, in this month’s Media Post Marketing: Sports . As a marketing researcher, I enjoy learning thing and observing my environs, even when “off the clock.” I’ve never been shy about intertwining personal time with […]
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The American Society of Golf Course Architects leads their June 2017 issue with highlights from SLRG’s Survey of the American Golfer, conducted for Golf.com. A study conducted for GOLF.com by Sports & Leisure Research Group shows positive signs for the golf industry. More committed golfers are playing more often, and they plan to increase play […]
Read More » SLRG President Jon Last’s June Media Post commentary, speaks to the disconnect between sports fans’ elevated optimism and the increased political tonality infiltrating sports coverage. Last month in this space, I alluded to some of the ongoing conversation that suggests that a political agenda at “The Worldwide Leader” is in part to blame for a […]
Read More »A big challenge confronting nearly every team or sports property is that of expanding the fan base and driving a deeper level of engagement among those who are already doing so at various levels. We’ve recently worked with a number of properties to confront this challenge, particularly in an environment where onsite amenities and the […]
Read More »At SLRG, we’ve always been big proponents of experimental design as a means to isolate and measure the impact of new products or new marketing executions. Whether it’s a brand launching a new SKU or line extension, a hotel or resort property that is introducing an expansion, or a sports property coming out with fresh […]
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In this May blog post from Marketing Research Institute International (MRII), important distinctions are drawn regarding the relative value of reach vs. audience engagement, in today’s marketing climate. When I oversaw marketing for a cruise line, many years ago, one of the unique challenges that we faced, as I suspect it is for many CMOs, […]
Read More » ESPN’s recent layoffs on the “talent” side, add fuel to a trend towards narrower vertically oriented sports media content. In the May blog, a look at how research can inform those sports marketers looking to capitalize on this “one-to-one” dialogue. One hundred audience-facing jobs weren’t the only things lost, with the recent bloodletting at “The […]
Read More » 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 […]
Read More »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 […]
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