Marketecture: Get Smart. Fast.
Marketecture: Get Smart. Fast.
Ari Paparo
Episode 166: Alicia Richardson, Winner of the Marketecture Start-up Showcase, on Experiential Marketing and Whether Cannes Is Worth it
54 minutes Posted Mar 27, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Intro & Guest Introduction
What is Experiential Marketing
The Measurement Problem
CrowdAxis Solution
Experiential Power Index
Marketer Perspective
Data Sources
Founding Story of CrowdAxis
Paid Marketing Debate
Shopify Agentic Storefronts
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Show notes
Alicia Richardson, co-founder and managing partner of CrowdAxis and winner of the Markecture Live Startup Showcase, joins the pod to break down how brands approach experiential marketing, how to measure its impact, and whether major events like Cannes are actually worth the investment.
Takeaways
Experiential marketing connects brands directly with consumers in physical settings.
Marketers often rely on gut and repeat past event choices.
Measurement is inconsistent and still focused on basic metrics.
The industry lacks a standardized way to evaluate performance.
ROI depends on both the event and the brand’s execution.
Delayed data limits post-event conversion opportunities.
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