How significant is social media when it comes to reaching outdoorsmen and women with product information? Which sites should be reviewed – which sites should be ignored? What are the top 15 magazines and television series that outdoorsmen and women like to read and watch? The results may surprise you. These data and others are now available through Southwick Associates’ Media Monitor – available for both hunt-shoot and angling markets.

The Southwick Media Monitor provides information, real data, which will enable you to make better and easier decisions when it comes to your marketing investment. The report details information on Facebook, Twitter, and You Tube along with percentages of types of products consumed. Media trends ? Yes, the report shows sportsmen preferences, what to ignore and what to engage in. Looking for the best ways to reach deer hunters and bass anglers with your brand and media message? The Media Monitor identifies how to best reach these consumer groups and shows the cross-over between groups.

 “The Media Monitor provides the most sound guidance on where to invest outdoor media dollars. It’s an ideal report for brand managers and advertising agencies. It is a fundamental tool that anyone in brand management who invests in media properties should have in their arsenal,” says Rob Southwick president of Southwick Associates, which designs and conducts the Hunt-Shoot and the Angler’s Media Monitor. Samples of both can be found on theSouthwick Associates webpage.