Syndicated Research Reports

The benchmarks agencies & brands use to prove experiential ROI

Industry-specific research built from 283.7K+ consumer interviews across 24.4M interactions and $94.6M+ in sponsorship and sampling spend. Because "the event felt great" is not a business case.

283.7K+
Consumer interviews
across all reports
$94.6M+
Sponsorship & sampling
spend analyzed
24.4M
Consumer interactions
benchmarked
10
Reports across
4 categories

Experiential budgets are surging. Measurement is not keeping up.

84% of B2C marketers are increasing event spend in 2026. Only 30% can measure whether it works. Every agency pitch deck needs ROI benchmarks. Every brand team needs proof the budget wasn't wasted. The data exists — we've been collecting it for 17 years. PortMA makes it accessible as vertical-specific, defensible research.

"We spent $400K on sampling activations last year. My CMO asked for ROI. I had nothing."
Common pain point from agency-side buyers — we hear this constantly

10 reports. 4 categories. Real data.

Vertical-specific research across experiential marketing and consumer insights — benchmarks and primary data you can put in a pitch deck or brand brief today.

Sponsorship Venues

Fair & Festival Experiential Marketing Report

71,168 consumer exit interviews 680 event days · 2.8M consumer interactions $5.59M in sponsorship spend analyzed

Destination Venues Experiential Marketing Report

106,012 consumer exit interviews 2,051 event days · 5.19M consumer interactions $23.4M in sponsorship spend analyzed

Intercept Venues Experiential Marketing Report

56,442 consumer exit interviews 8,823 event days · 1.9M consumer interactions $8.64M in sponsorship spend analyzed
CPG & Non-Alcoholic Beverages

Non-Alcoholic Beverage Sampling Benchmark Report

19,036 consumer exit interviews 1,103 event days · 7.3M samples distributed $6.03M in sponsorship spend analyzed

Personal Care Experiential Marketing Report

3,204 consumer exit interviews 292 event days · 2.1M samples distributed $3.64M in personal care sampling spend analyzed

Cookies, Snacks & Candies Experiential Marketing Report

4,864 consumer exit interviews 339 event days · 1.4M consumer interactions $3.1M in cookies, snacks & candies sampling spend analyzed

CPG Food Sampling Benchmark Report

41,437 consumer exit interviews 6,225 event days · 4.07M samples distributed $17M in CPG food sampling spend analyzed
Alcoholic Beverages

Bourbon & Whiskey Experiential Marketing Report

13,055 consumer exit interviews 1,559 event days · 38,320 samples distributed $468K in bourbon/whiskey sampling spend

Event Sponsorship Benchmarks for Rum Sampling

12,447 consumer exit interviews 4,443 event days · 328K consumer interactions $2.1M in sponsorship spend analyzed

Event Sponsorship Benchmarks for Vodka Sampling

9,270 consumer exit interviews 4,166 event days · 391K consumer interactions $2.27M in sponsorship spend analyzed

Event Sponsorship Benchmarks for Liqueur Sampling

12,084 consumer exit interviews 2,121 event days · 96K consumer interactions $1.56M in sponsorship spend analyzed
Consumer Insights

Conscious Consumer Report

n=2,293 U.S. consumers · Q1 2026 · Census-balanced 41% Core or Likely Conscious Consumers 5 generations × 3 gender groups analyzed

Primary research. Not recycled secondary data.

Every benchmark comes from real campaigns with real consumers, measured onsite by PortMA researchers.

01

Primary campaign data

Every benchmark is derived from live experiential campaigns — onsite consumer interviews immediately following their brand engagement experience.

02

Vertical-specific, not generic

Bourbon sampling behaves differently than CPG food. Festival sponsorship behaves differently than intercept venues. Each report speaks the language of its vertical.

03

Pitch-deck ready

The Executive Summary tier includes full analysis + detailed speaking points. Full Strategic Report adds advanced cross-tab data with extensive cross-industry or cross-venue segmentations.

Two audiences. One data gap.

Whether you're building the campaign or approving the budget, you need the same proof.

Agency-Side Buyers

  • Directors of Strategy at experiential agencies
  • Insights leads at advertising agencies
  • Account teams pitching experiential programs
  • Use benchmarks to win pitches and prove methodology
  • Show clients their campaign vs. industry standard

Brand-Side Marketers

  • Brand managers evaluating experiential spend
  • Marketing VPs building business cases for events
  • CMOs who need ROI proof for the board
  • Justify and optimize experiential budgets
  • Compare your performance against category peers

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The only true financial ROI benchmarks in experiential marketing

283.7K+ consumer interviews. $94.6M+ in spend analyzed. 24.4M interactions benchmarked. Distilled into vertical-specific reports that turn "the event went well" into a number your CFO respects.