In his February, 2015 column, SLRG’s Last reflects on how recent activation by leading sports properties, effectively illustrates some of the basic tenets of the “connection planning” discipline. Every industry has buzzwords, though it has often struck me that sports, marketing and advertising over-index for the phenomenon. Since we live in a world where “internet […]
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Will The NFL Ever Shake Its Domestic Violence Image?
Marketing Daily’s coverage of Super Bowl advertising, contemplates the NFL’s domestic violence awareness PSA to run during the first quarter of the 2015 game. SLRG President Jon Last weighs in with his thoughts on the potential impact of the spot. By Sarah Mahoney The National Football League is hoping that a startling new PSA, set […]
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Gilford Securities’ Casey Alexander cites SLRG industry research in his annual assessment of the state of the golf market.
Read More »A Few Things To Ruminate On In The New Year
In the January Marketing: Sports, SLRG President Jon Last speaks to a number of fan behavior trends that will impact sports marketing in the year ahead. It’s January, and I actually succeeded in finding a little airplane time over the holidays to escape and think those deep thoughts that one is supposed to stew over […]
Read More »POV/Research: Two Quick Things for Sports Marketers to Ruminate on in The New Year
It’s January, and I actually succeeded in finding a little airplane time over the holidays to escape and think those deep thoughts that one is supposed to stew over when not plugged into the office 24-7. Sure, I was still contemplating the relationship between consumer insights and successful sports and leisure marketing, but these brief […]
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