In our Fall 2019 newsletter, we introduced a new study completed by Southwick Associates for the National Shooting Sports Foundation that describes the eight segments that comprise the 24 million Americans interested in buying their first firearm. With these results, companies and the industry’s marketing programs can enhance their customer recruitment efforts. In this issue, we provide greater insights into these potential new firearm owners.
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Anglers, hunters and recreational shooters continue to spend billions of dollars for equipment each year, but what are the brands they are purchasing the most? Southwick Associates surveyed more than 9,000 anglers and 20,000 shooting sports enthusiasts in 2019 through our online outdoor consumer panels to identify the top brands in the market. The most frequently purchased brands for selected products in 2019 include:
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Anglers continue to spend millions of dollars on fishing equipment each year, but what are the brands they are purchasing the most? Southwick Associates surveyed more than 9,000 anglers in 2019 through their online AnglerSurvey consumer panel to identify the top brands in the market.
Read more →Hunters and recreational shooters continue to spend millions of dollars on outdoor equipment each year, but what are the brands they are purchasing the most? Southwick Associates surveyed more than 20,000 hunters and recreational shooters in 2019 through their online HunterSurvey and ShooterSurvey consumer panels to identify the top brands in the market.
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Every quarter, Southwick Associates checks where America’s anglers and hunters go for their outdoor information and entertainment. The results are used by companies to help plan their marketing and communication […]
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In our Fall 2019 newsletter, we introduced a new study completed by Southwick Associates for the National Shooting Sports Foundation that describes the eight segments that comprise the 24 million Americans interested in buying their first firearm. With these results, states and NGOs can enhance their R3 efforts. In this issue, we provide greater insights into these potential new excise tax-paying customers.
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Conservation stands to gain from the Covid-19 restrictions now in place across the nation. As seen in past times of uncertainty, license sales and Federal Aid in Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration excise tax collections increase. What’s happening now?
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Business growth depends on understanding consumers’ evolving needs and why they would choose one product over another. Not all firearms owners are the same, and each has their own motivation to own a firearm.
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Consumer spending in both the sportfishing tackle market and the hunting & shooting equipment market grew in 2018, with sportfishing tackle posting a 12% gain and hunting & shooting equipment posting an 11% gain over 2017. Although fishing participation was relatively flat in 2018, consumers spent more on fishing equipment overall.
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