April 15, 2026

From Bieber to Billboards: The Brands Winning Coachella

From Bieber to Billboards: The Brands Winning Coachella
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Welcome to Marketing Brew Weekly! This week, we’re putting on our flower crowns to discuss all things music festival marketing. Right in the middle of both Coachella weekends, we talk billboards and Bieber, activations and influencers, and of course, fomo and the future of festivals. Plus, Brian Rappaport, CEO of Quan Media Group and Meredith Diehn, SVP of Marketing at goodwipes weigh in on how the music festival continues to stay relevant, year after year.


00:00: Intro

01:07: This year’s Coachella highlights

03:40: Where have the brands been marketing

06:50: How important are photo activations

08:15: The brand of Coachella

11:20: Brands are only going bigger

14:30: How the artists are marketing themselves

19:55: The power of FOMO

22:50: How will Coachella evolve

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