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The
following links are to web sites that we feel would be of interest
to our subscribers. All of the listed sites have industry, business
or financial information. If you're looking for Shockwave-laden
consumer sites, look elsewhere!
SPORTING
GOODS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
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| www.sgma.com |
SGMA
- Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association. The trade association
of U.S. sporting goods manufacturers. |
| www.nsga.org |
NSGA
- National Sporting Goods Association. The trade association of U.S.
sporting goods retailers. |
| www.snowlink.com |
SIA
- Snowsports Industries America. The trade association of U.S. ski
and snowboard manufacturers. |
| www.wfsgi.org |
WFSGI
- World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry. |
| www.r-sports.com/SGAA/ |
SGAA
- Sporting Goods Agents Association. The trade association of sporting
goods sales reps. |
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| BUSINESS
INFORMATION AND RESEARCH |
| www.leisuretrends.com |
Leisure
Trends Group. The Leisure Trends Group is a full-service research
and consulting company specializing in leisure, sports, hospitality,
entertainment, guest experience measurement and retail tracking research. |
| www.npd.com |
NPD
Group. Market share reports based on cash register tracking data.
Also, consumer research and many special reports on various segments
of the sporting goods market. |
| www.sbrnet.com |
Sports
Business Research Network. Several on-line industry publications,
plus research and statistics. |
| www.golfbiz.net |
Web
Street Golf Report. Business information regarding the golf industry. |
http://www.sportscareers.com/
contacts/contacts.htm |
Sports
Market Place Directory. Lots of sports companies: teams, venues, agents,
sponsors, etc. If you're looking for sporting GOODS companies, look
no farther than here. |
http://www.douglaspublications.com/
TSG/sub_sporting.asp |
Salesman's
Guide. This book is the main competitor for our Directory. It lists some sporting goods
retailers and their buyers. Be sure to insist on a full refund when
you return it. |
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| HEADHUNTERS
AND CAREERS IN SPORTING GOODS |
| www.sgisearch.com |
Sports
Group International. Joe White. General management, sales, marketing,
international, and product design and development. |
| sty@mrilanco.com |
Trip Young. Recruiting
exclusively in the Sporting Goods/Power Sport industry, I work with
clients to identify high caliber individuals. These individuals are
mid-management and executives, with diverse background in Sales, Marketing,
Product Development, and Engineering to name a few. |
| mt@sportsearch.net |
SportSearch.
Mark Tudi. Middle to Senior level positions serving the Sports and
Entertainment industries. Services include critical executive recruiting
and acquisition identification. www.sportsearch.net |
| skrigbaum@cookassociates.com |
Cook
Associates, Inc. Full-service executive search firm. Steve Krigbaum
conducts searches at the management and executive-level in the sporting
goods industry. www.cookassociates.com. |
| www.cms-rsi.com |
Clayman
Management Services. Stan Clayman. Mostly middle to upper mangement
positions. |
| www.joesheridan.com |
Sher-Co.
Joe Sheridan. Sales rep recruiting and training. |
| bullet@triton.net |
Search
Solutions. Bob Khoury. |
dave_grant@comcast.net
Web Site |
Grant
Associates. Dave Grant. Grant Associates specializes in consulting
and executive recruiting in the sporting goods industry capitalizing
on 25 years of top management experience with well known sports companies. |
| www.sgma.com/jobs/index.html |
S.G.M.A.
sporting goods industry job listings. Lots of lower to middle management
and sales positions. |
| www.sportscareers.com |
Sports
Careers, industry job site. |
www.searchsynergy.com
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search
synergy inc. Retained search firm specializing in mid-to-executive
level positions within the sporting goods, outdoor, and action sports
industries. |
| mcosentino@mrcassociates.com |
MRC
Associates. Martina Cosentino. Retained Executive Search specializing
in footwear, apparel, and sporting goods. General Management, Sales,
Marketing, Design, Product Development and Merchandising. |
| mbs@screcruit.com |
SternfelsCamero,
LLC. is an Executive Recruiting Firm specializing in the Sports &
Fitness Industry. Mark Sternfels having spent over 30 years in the
Sports & Fitness Industry services the Sales, Marketing, Production
and Product Development positions at Mid to Senior levels. |
| www.mrimadison.com |
Management
Recruiters of Madison, Inc., Patricia Capanna, President. Specializing
in Engineering & Manufacturing for the Outdoor Sports and Fitness
Industries. |
| www.firstjobinsports.com |
Online
job site for college students looking to get their first job or internship
in the sports industry. |
| info@nextlevelexecutive.com
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Next
LevelŪ Executive Search. NLES places mid- to senior-level executives
throughout all types of businesses and organizations involved in the
sports industry. Our focus is on conducting searches for sports-related
companies, as well as any company that sponsors, markets, and/or sells
products and services to consumers via sports media. We have 20+ years
in the sports industry. NLES has been awarded membership in the prestigious
National Association of Executive Recruiters (NAER), and is NMSDC
Certified. www.nextlevelexecutive.com |
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