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    My Somewhat Subjective Sports Mascot Hall of Fame

    POSTED: February 14, 2018

    In the February Marketing: Sports, Jon Last pays homage to the power of team mascots in building brand equity and fan engagement. The Olympics aside, this post Super Bowl lull marks the 3Q of the lengthy NBA and NHL seasons and rides on the cusp of Spring training and March Madness. So, in seeking to […]

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    Deal With It

    POSTED: February 14, 2018

    Terry Mc Andrew’s Golf Daily Pulse for February 14, 2018 reflects on some of the key findings from SLRG’s recent Golf Market trends presentation at the PGA Merchandise Show.  Click below, to read it.

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    POV: An Evolving Marketing Mix Spells Evolution for Brand Efficacy Measurement

    POSTED: February 12, 2018

    Multiple SLRG studies on the consumer purchase journey across our verticals of concentration, have revealed that the adoption of social and digital marketing platforms are in many ways additive, rather than disruptive of traditional media. One implication for sports and leisure marketers is that this messaging fragmentation calls for broader and more targeted communications and […]

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    2018 PGA Show and Golf Industry Report

    POSTED: February 2, 2018

    Compass Point’s Casey Alexander highlights SLRG findings in this comprehensive outlook for the year ahead in the golf equipment business.

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    2018 PGA Merchandise Show An Industry of Dreams and Optimism

    POSTED: February 2, 2018

    Golf industry analyst JJ Keegan provides detailed observations from the 2018 PGA Merchandise Show, citing SLRG’s “New Paradigms for Golf Marketing” presentation as #1 on the list of top ten positive take-aways from the show. Download the report, here. 

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With over 25 years of management experience, Jon Last is founder and President of Sports and Leisure Research Group, a White Plains, NY based full service marketing research consultancy that supports leading brands in sports marketing, travel, media and leisure categories as well as a host of golf, travel and consumer product company clients. Jon’s […]

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