While fans supported the notion that it was proper to shut down live sports at the onset of the pandemic, we are now in a different place.
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Last Word
In Star-Obsessed Sports Culture, Does Emperor Have No Clothes?
In the lead item in the April 13th Marketing Insider, SLRG’s Jon Last takes a research driven look at the questionable over-emphasis on “star worship and hype in today’s sports coverage.
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Play ball: Sports fans eager to get into stadiums
A Back to Normal Barometer informed look at how pent up demand for live sports is creating a supply/demand imbalance as COVID attendance restrictions continue to inhibit properties from optimizing revenue.
Read More » Nearly 8 out of 10 vaccinated Americans back vaccine passport
America has a new divide — those vaccinated versus those not. And according to a new survey shared with Secrets, the growing number of Americans vaccinated are ready to shun those who haven’t been from traveling or events. The latest update to the Back-to-Normal Barometer that surveys Americans and businesses about the coronavirus crisis found that 75% […]
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Unpacking The Path To “Back To Normal”… Eleven Months And Still Counting
Flying back from the cancelled PAC 12 basketball tournament, last March there were two significant thoughts on my mind. First, I was angry and concerned that pandemic driven shutdowns had dealt our core verticals of sports and travel a broadside hit that would leave them reeling. Secondly, there was a desire to develop a continuous […]
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