Jon Last’s guest column in the SouthWest MRA newsletter speaks to how marketing research professional development needs to evolve.
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Last Word
How To Be A Bad Survey Respondent
Thankfully, we still hear incessant cries from sponsor and property clients that beyond measuring reach, determining ROI or ROO is tantamount to designing and executing an effective sports marketing program. As researchers and sports marketers, long trained in the nuances of designing and executing research to do just this, we recognize that just as every […]
Read More »Conference Report:
SLRG partners frequently attend and present at prominent marketing conferences. Here’s a round-up of SLRG’s latest speaking engagements including MRA Annual and the Fall Crittenden Golf Conference. SLRG Partners attend, Present at MRA Annual It was a past presidents� reunion, earlier this summer, as the three SLRG partners, and Howard Gershowitz, all former national presidents […]
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Revisiting The Syndicated vs. Custom Research Conundrum
Anyone who has known me, even for just a little while has probably heard or read my opinions about the limitations of syndicated vs. custom marketing research. While I’m not about to back down from my concern that a lot of syndicated research, particularly in the media space, is often hampered by methodological flaws or […]
Read More » Event Retailing Is An Integral Part Of The Event Itself
With the PGA Championship teeing off this week in Atlanta, I can’t help but think back fondly to my years building and overseeing the business operations side of that event’s on site event merchandising program, which began modestly some 16 years ago. The event retailing business has grown from an ancillary activity to a major […]
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