In his April 2012 Media Post: Marketing Sports column, SLRG President Jon Last reflects on how the Miami Marlins’ new stadium exemplifies how event venues are becoming a more critical element of the marketing mix. Everyone knows the old real estate adage of “location, location, location.” In Marketing 101, we learned that “Place,” while not […]
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Super Stars Exit … Leaving Sports Marketers In The Wake
Media Post Marketing Sports: SLRG President Jon Last’s March posting speaks to the lessons learned and steps to be taken by sports marketers in this recent period of high profile player movement. Many posts ago, I evoked the rather (Jerry) Seinfeldian observation that with the proliferation of player movement in team sports today, fans truly […]
Read More »Golf Range Magazine:
The March 2012 issue cites SLRG’s research study with Golfsmith and Sports Illustrated Golf Group that quantified the opportunities and impact of custom club fitting on the golf industry.
Read More »Explaining The Disconnect: Sports Fans ‘Find A Way’
In his February Media Post: Marketing Sports column, SLRG President Jon Last discusses why sports fan perceptions of a still shaky economy are not a contradiction to their more bullish behaviors. For the past several years, our firm has conducted an ongoing measurement of sports fan attitudes and opinions across a broad variety of topics […]
Read More »GOLF INC.–WINTER 2012:
SLRG President Jon Last’s commentary piece speaks to the changing mindset of today’s golfer and how facilities must adapt to deliver customer service that meets expectations.
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