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Re:  Fellow boaters, I need your help. aevanlloyd New
Date: Oct 04 2008, 2:33 GMT
From: ScottBarnes
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1. How old are you?
C. 31-45
2. What is your gender?
A. M
3. What city and state do you live in?
Depends on the year. But usually between northern NJ and western CT
4. What outdoor activities do you participate in?
Whitewater kayaking principly
Mountain Biking and hiking occassionally
Skiing and Snowboarding
Sailing
Camping
5. When purchasing sporting goods what is [U]MORE[/U] important; price or quality?
B. Quality
6. Do you participate in water sports?
A. Yes, but only the kind that involve actual water from the river, lake, or ocean, not what you get if you google "water sports"
If yes, please state:
7. Where do you look first to but equipment?
B. Local store
8. Where did you make your last equipment purchase?
B. Local store
9. How likely are you to participate in a new recreational activity?
B. A little (my time is short so it would really have to grab me)
10. Do you cross train? If so, how?
Not purposely. I just enjoy other activities, like Mountain Biking. Essentially, I find a way to do something physical outside when the rivers are low.
11. How much are you willing to pay to get into a new outdoor sport?
C. $500-1000
12. Who are your favorite athletes in the sport you most participate in?
Anyone who is doing something innovative with technique or equipment, or whichever athlete seems to be in the zone at the moment.
13. Name an advertisement that caught your attention recently. (Online, TV, magazine) Please state why.
I'm kind of numb to ads right now. Who knows. They might get me uncounsiously, but I really just zone out and start thinking of other things when I hear/see anything that looks even remotely like an ad.
14. What do you feel is the most effective form of marketing?
B. industry magazine
C. Word of mouth
B. and C. are tied
15. Outside of your primary sport, what other outdoor sports do you participate in?
Whitewater kayaking principly
Mountain Biking and hiking occassionally
Skiing and Snowboarding
Sailing
Camping
16. Would you buy sporting good equipment before trying it out first?
C. Depends (on lots of things. This is the problem with surveys like this. Easy to quantify for you, but none of the choices in this question apply to me)
17. How much would you spend on something without trying it out first?
Vague question. Can't answer it.
18. How important is the esthetic design of the product? ( graphics, logos, colors)
C. Average
19. Do celebrity endorsements affect the product you buy?
A. Yes
B. No
Yes if I respect the celebrity AND feel that they might know what they are talking about with a product
but NO if I either don't like the celebrity or feel that they are just talking crap about some product they are being paid to endorse.
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