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 »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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