Study suggests RBFF ad campaign’s effectiveness may rise
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation’s new Take Me Fishing campaign message is resonating with boaters and anglers like never before, according to an annual tracking study released last week.
The study reveals more than half of target anglers (55 percent), identified as occasional or lapsed participants, are more likely to go fishing in the next year as a result of the advertising message – 40 percent are more likely to go fishing from a boat – both figures up significantly from 2007, RBFF reported in a recent release.
The Take Me Fishing advertising also appears to motivate fishing license sales (a new measure in 2008) with 51 percent of target anglers indicating the campaign would make them more likely to purchase a fishing license in the next year.
“This is great news because our goal for the new campaign is to inspire boaters and anglers to take action, and these results show that our new advertising can motivate them to do just that,” said RBFF President and CEO Frank Peterson. “With a more compelling message, the Take Me Fishing advertising has the potential to get more people fishing, boating and buying their fishing license, which helps us achieve our overall goal of increasing participation and generating critical funds for conservation.”
Additional Findings:
RBFF re-launched the Take Me Fishing campaign in 2008 with a goal of maintaining awareness, but creating a stronger call to action. The traditional media buy was extended from three to 12 months and included regional radio, and more online and print advertising. Since the campaign launched in April, the all-new TakeMeFishing.org, which is featured on all advertising and communications materials, has seen an average monthly traffic increase of 114 percent.
The online study of more than 1,600 people was conducted by Russell Research. An Executive Summary is available here.
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