{"id":150597,"date":"2021-10-15T15:52:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T15:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2933072"},"modified":"2021-10-15T15:52:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T15:52:04","slug":"sponsors-in-food-and-beverage-position-well-at-fall-festivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2021\/10\/15\/sponsors-in-food-and-beverage-position-well-at-fall-festivals\/","title":{"rendered":"Sponsors in Food and Beverage position well at Fall Festivals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Portland Marketing Analytics (PortMA), an established full-service market research firm, releases insights into the Event Sponsorship Industry through a comprehensive<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/portma.com\/reports\/event-sponsorship-destination-venue\/?utm_source=iCrowdNewswire&amp;utm_medium=pressRelease&amp;utm_campaign=report&amp;utm_term=destinationReport&amp;utm_content=100421iCrowdResearch-Basic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em> Destination Venues Benchmarks Report<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2933073 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/www.jpg\" alt=\"www\" width=\"542\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/www.jpg 1059w, https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/www-1024x282.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/www-768x212.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" title=\"Sponsors in Food and Beverage position well at Fall Festivals 2\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Portland, ME, USA \u2013 <\/strong>When looking at average interactions per hour, destination venues outperform in-store activations by twelve to one when sampling CPG \u2013 Food &amp; Beverage products. Retail sampling averages 26.9 engagements per hour (based on 4,840 activation days) for CPG sampling compared to 335.6 per hour at destination venues (based on 510 activation days).\u00a0 A 1,148% increase in performance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Researchers at PortMA define destination venues as events where consumers go to \u201cplay.\u201d These are typically entertainment, sporting, or community-based events. CPG \u2013 Food and Beverage marketers should take this as a positive sign if looking to make an impact at Fall Festivals this season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Throughout the <a href=\"https:\/\/portma.com\/reports\/event-sponsorship-destination-venue\/?utm_source=iCrowdNewswire&amp;utm_medium=pressRelease&amp;utm_campaign=report&amp;utm_term=destinationReport&amp;utm_content=100421iCrowdResearch-Basic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Event Sponsorship Benchmarks: Destination Venues Report<\/a>, data from onsite consumer interviews were combined with field staff recap data to form the basis of the metrics used in the report. As Chris Clegg, President and Research Director at PortMA, explains \u2013 many event marketers turn to report benchmarks to see how their campaigns compare to others:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201cFall festivals provide a unique opportunity for huge efficiency over traditional retail CPG sampling.\u00a0 Brands are well served to make the most of these opportunities when they are available. For while retail is an easy solution 365 days a year, the Fall festival seasons comes and goes quickly.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Festival organizers in Massachusetts plan to take advantage of CPG \u2013 Food &amp; Beverage sampling this season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.com\/events\/entertainment\/2021\/10\/01\/25-things-to-do-in-massachusetts-this-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Boo at the Zoo<\/em><\/a>, a family event set to take place at the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, MA, will have Sun-Maid Raisins as a sponsor. Sun-Maid plans to have a sampling booth where guests can grab free snack bag samples. In Salem, MA \u2013 the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salemharvestfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Salem Harvest Fest<\/em><\/a> will allow beer, wine, and cider vendors the opportunity to showcase their products as samples during the festival.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">PortMA\u2019s Event Sponsorship benchmarks indicate positive ROI trends across this industry through a variety of venue types.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portma.com\/reports\/event-sponsorship-destination-venue\/?utm_source=iCrowdNewswire&amp;utm_medium=pressRelease&amp;utm_campaign=report&amp;utm_term=destinationReport&amp;utm_content=100421iCrowdResearch-Basic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Event benchmarking metrics<\/a> presented in this report come from over 94,000 consumer exit interviews conducted at nearly 2,000 sponsorship events held at destination (entertainment) venues. Various event type classifications included in this report consist of athletic events, community events, concerts, conventions, fairs\/festivals, and B2B trade shows. The travel and tourism industry often plays an important role with these types of event sponsorship activations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more information about the contents of the United States Event Sponsorship Benchmarks: Destination Venues report from PortMA, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/portma.com\/reports\/event-sponsorship-destination-venue\/?utm_source=iCrowdNewswire&amp;utm_medium=pressRelease&amp;utm_campaign=report&amp;utm_term=destinationReport&amp;utm_content=100421iCrowdResearch-Basic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this link<\/a> or contact the sales team directly at the information below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tags\">\n<div><b>Contact Information:<\/b><br \/>Email: <a href=\"mailto:info@portma.com\u00a0\">info@portma.com\u00a0<\/a> Call: 1.800.917.9983 <\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/ips\/\" rel=\"category tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IPS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/pr-wirein\/\" rel=\"category tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PR-Wirein<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/reportedtimes\/\" rel=\"category tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reportedtimes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/news-category\/icn-internal-distribution\/\" rel=\"category tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iCN Internal Distribution<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/news-category\/research-newswire\/\" rel=\"category tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Research Newswire<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/language\/english\/\" rel=\"category tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">English<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Contact Information:<\/h3>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:info@portma.com\u00a0\">info@portma.com\u00a0<\/a><br \/> Call: 1.800.917.9983 <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portland Marketing Analytics (PortMA), an established full-service market research firm, releases insights into the Event Sponsorship Industry through a comprehensive Destination Venues Benchmarks Report. Portland, ME, USA &ndash; When looking at average interactions per hour, destination venues outperform in-store activations by twelve to one when sampling CPG &ndash; Food &amp; Beverage products. Retail sampling averages [&hellip;] <a href=\"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2021\/10\/15\/sponsors-in-food-and-beverage-position-well-at-fall-festivals\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":291,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-150597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sponsors in Food and Beverage position well at Fall Festivals - Business<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2021\/10\/15\/sponsors-in-food-and-beverage-position-well-at-fall-festivals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sponsors in Food and Beverage position well at Fall Festivals - Business\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Portland Marketing Analytics (PortMA), an established full-service market research firm, releases insights into the Event Sponsorship Industry through a comprehensive Destination Venues Benchmarks Report. 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