Juanita Chavarro Arias, Author at Chief Marketer

Claw Machines

There are some activities that stand the test of time, but are often reimagined and emerge in unexpected spaces. And if there’s one experience most audiences can relate to, at any age, and in any space, it’s the claw machine. This year, brands are thinking outside the (glass) box to incorporate this arcade staple into […]

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How Long-haul Touring is Reshaping Crown Royal’s Experiential Portfolio

The Crown Royal Rig is the anchor of Crown Royal’s experiential strategy as it grows partnerships with properties like NFL and Houston Rodeo. Hadley Schafer, vp of Crown Royal at Diageo, talks big rigs, the brand’s purple motif and connecting with the heartland.

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Multicultural Marketing: How WSS Highlighted Latino Culture at Tienda Superstar in L.A.

Celebrating 40 years, WSS is known as “your neighborhood shoe store” in Los Angeles, and for its first off-site activation, the Foot Locker-owned shoe retailer went into the community to meet its customers where they are with a pop-up rooted in Latino culture and authenticity. For the relaunch of adidas’ Superstar shoe, WSS partnered with […]

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Tinder Leans into Fashion and Low-key Branding with an Upcycling Pop-up for Gen Z

Cuffing season is over, and we’re about to enter “Hot Girl Summer.” For Tinder, that means entering the cultural conversation with experiences that tap into the Gen Z zeitgeist and create moments for users and prospective users to “mingle” in person in a casual environment. The brand’s ExCycle pop-up at Tumbao in New York City […]

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Six Slam-dunk Strategies that Engaged Basketball Fans at the 2025 NCAA Women’s Final Four

Sunday’s NCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship game between UConn and South Carolina drew a sellout crowd of 19,777 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL, and 8.5 million viewers, making it the third most-watched women’s Division I title game on ESPN platforms. In the days leading up to UConn’s 12th national championship win, tens of thousands […]

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Field Report: Top 12 Activations from the NCAA Women’s Final Four Tourney Town in Tampa

For a record fourth time, Tampa, FL, hosted the NCAA Women’s Final Four basketball tournament, and fans turned out, hitting the bay from April 3-6 to support their teams and enjoy all of the sporting events and brand activations that led into the big game at Amalie Arena, where UConn clinched the 2025 national title […]

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Strange Encounters

At a time when streaming services are overflowing with content and movie theaters continue to see attendance down 35 percent, film and TV studios are getting more and more creative with their marketing campaigns to capture the attention of audiences. But it’s not just that they’re standing up an eye-catching billboard or an engaging pop-up, […]

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Crowd Safety: How One Nonprofit is Improving Training for Event Profs Globally

The Pink Bows Foundation, launched after the Astroworld Festival tragedy, is co-producing training events across the world in partnership with leading safety experts On Nov. 5, 2021, 23-year-old Madison Dubiski was one of 10 concertgoers who lost their lives in the Astroworld Festival tragedy. About 50,000 people gathered at NRG Park in Houston to watch […]

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Six Ideas from a Pet-centric Event to Spice up Your Conference Expos

The show floor at VMX is alive with the sounds of cats purring, puppies barking and djs jamming. But this year, the Veterinary Meeting & Expo embraced a buzzy art theme that gave exhibitors a creative license to experiment. Around the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL, 735 exhibits drew attendees in with crafts, […]

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B-to-B Dream Team 2025: Meet Michelle Martin

Michelle Martin has been working in the medical device industry for almost 20 years, and it all started by taking a chance on a job ad in a newspaper.

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