The more recognizable a brand and the more positively consumers perceive the brand, the more likely they will purchase it when need that particular product. As an example, let’s...
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Framing Event Marketing Value for Client and Brand Teams
There are three, simple questions that, when answered properly, allow for the full management and assessment of an event marketing campaign’s value or ROI. You (your team, client, or...
Defining a Good Experiential Marketing Analytics Team
As we were looking for a new Research Manager, I was giving a lot of thought to what makes a good team in experiential marketing analytics. How does one define...
Accounting for Shifts in Event Marketing Data
When reviewing data for event marketing, we typically look at it in two different formats: tour-to-date and the most recent biweekly period. Tour-to-date gives a good summary of how a program is...
Experiential Marketing and Retail Associate Surveys
I would say that for 85% of experiential marketing programs in retail, we do research that involves some sort of sampling geared at targeting a specific consumer to build affinity for...
Event Marketing and Venue Selection
PortMA has been measuring a national event marketing campaign for a large spirits brand since February 2015. Brand teams activate off-premise grocery and liquor accounts in several markets. We...
Event Marketing Data Collection and Materials Management
I don’t think its unfair to say that materials management often gets second or third billing to the big name objectives of event marketing. Because really, who has ever...
Event Marketing and Innovative Consumer Touch Points
Management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, predicts that close to 75% of the worldwide population will have access to mobile and Internet technology by 2030. Harvard Business Review suggests that keeping things...
Event Marketing Consumer and the Purchase Cycle
We can help you learn how to apply an understanding of consumer purchase cycles to event marketing measurement to understand exactly why your marketing is working (or not). We’re...
Synthesizing Experiential Marketing Data for Actionable Insights
We are working with a client on a long-term experiential marketing program in the spirits industry. This program is a bit different than is typical: it is a sales...