Juanita Chavarro Arias, Author at Chief Marketer

How Lego’s Multicity ‘Off Track’ Activation Drove Formula 1 Hype Among Kids and Families

In a partnership launched with Formula 1, the Lego Group went full throttle to integrate its brand into the sport. Its family-friendly “Build the Thrill” activations popped up at U.S. F1 races, with the first taking place at the Miami Grand Prix, followed by Austin, TX, and Las Vegas. But Lego also went “off track” […]

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CI Games Disrupts Gamescom with a Dark Fantasy Tattoo Sanctum

Fans of video game Lords of the Fallen are hard core, and CI Games knows its audience. So for the sequel reveal at Gamescom 2025, held Aug. 20-24 in Cologne, Germany, the independent video game developer and publisher brought the game’s dark fantasy world to life on the show floor with a themed activation called […]

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Experiential Trend of the Week: On Newsstands

“Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” hasn’t been shouted by street vendors in decades, but the nostalgia associated with classic newsstands continues to live on. Brands are incorporating newstalgic outdoor stalls into modern pop-ups with fresh, colorful takes that evoke a sense of time and place, and that replicate the material buzz of a headline-making […]

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Fashion Tailgates, Chaotic Bodegas, AI Newsstands: 10 Experiential NYFW 2025 Takeovers

Neutrals for fall? Groundbreaking… Brands broke out of the traditional warm color palette and cozy vibes for their activations during the Fall 2025 edition of New York Fashion Week. Instead, they leaned into off-beat collabs, bold designs, nostalgia and AI for experiences that had consumers waiting in lines to snag samples or catch glimpses of […]

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Q&A: evian Spices Up its 39-year US Open Partnership with a First-time Culinary Collab

For 39 years, evian has partnered with the US Open as the tennis tournament’s official water, and this year, beyond hydrating athletes and fans around USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center grounds, the brand added a new culinary component to its annual campaign. Collaborating with tennis star and evian Global Brand Ambassador Frances Tiafoe […]

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Back-to-Campus Tours: How Brands from Google to Skippy are Reaching Gen Z

Viral denim campaigns are dominating the back-to-school social media conversation this year (we’re still trying to master KATSEYE’s Gap choreography to “Milkshake”), and reactions to the ads on Instagram and TikTok have run the gamut. But some brands have opted to go offline and, instead, bring their latest fall fashion collections, beauty products and dorm […]

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Experiential Trend of the Week: Virtual Try-ons

It’s been 30 years since “Clueless” introduced us to Cher’s digitized closet, and millennials are still not over it. Tech brands are getting closer to making this virtual wardrobe concept a reality, and the innovation has been popping up in demos at events like festivals and sports events, with brands enhancing activations with e-commerce and […]

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CeraVe’s Six-city Birthday Tour Features a Giant Gift Box and Dermatologists

Skincare brand CeraVe is turning 20 and says it’s inviting all of “its friends” to celebrate. The brand is touring the country from July 29 to Sept. 14, popping up a birthday present-shaped activation in six cities: Chicago; San Francisco; Riverton, UT; Ann Arbor, MI; Tallahassee, FL; and Asbury Park, NJ. The 20 Years of […]

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From Pancakes to Karaoke, Nine Activations that Struck a Chord at Lollapalooza 2025

Lollapalooza annually takes place during peak music festival season, with this year’s four-day passes selling out in under an hour back in March, once again proving the event to be a huge draw for music lovers. About 115,000 people attended each day of the festival from July 31 to Aug. 3, organizers confirmed, saying that […]

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The Brief: Soda-Powered Car Washes and Financial Speed Dates

This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Evolution Fresh’s Soda-Powered Car Wash, Chime’s speed-dating pop-up, ESPN’s E train takeover, an in-store Nike x Milk Makeup activation and AARP New York’s Social Security celebration.

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