Juanita Chavarro Arias, Author at Chief Marketer

SDCC 2025: Conveyor Belts Move Fans Through Google Play’s ‘Fantastic Four’ Rewards Lab

Building wraps are all over San Diego this week as Comic-Con takes over the city, but none beckoned us over more than the sight of a looming Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards in “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” (the rest of the cast was on the oversized poster, too…). Underneath the huge banner, at Martin […]

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WNBA All-Star Weekend 2025: Activations from AT&T, DICK’S, Meta, Starry and More

Thousands of basketball fans turned out for the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Weekend, July 18-19, in Indianapolis, a first-time host for the event. Ahead of the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game, which drew a sellout crowd of 16,988 to the Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 19, fans first got a taste of the action at WNBA […]

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Fresh Thinking on Bringing Content Creators into Your Events

At a time when de-influencing has taken hold of social media to reject the inauthenticity of influencer culture and dissuade users from buying viral products, where do marketers stand with influencers? In the events industry, they’re not going anywhere. If anything, their influence is growing. We’ve seen more and more influencers headline pop-ups and shows, […]

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Q&A: Sonic’s CMO Talks Tapping into the X Games Fanbase and Standing out as a Sponsor

Popping up a larger-than-life Sonic cup in the middle of a skate park at X Games Ventura 2024 was pretty memorable for a first-time sponsorship, so when the brand returned this summer as presenting partner of X Games Salt Lake City 2025, June 27-29, it arrived with a few upgrades. Of course, the fully branded […]

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The Brief: Giant F1 Helmets and Goldfish Retrieval Services

This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover giant F1 helmets, Goldfish Retrieval Services and potty-training parties.

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Experiential Trend of the Week: Experiential Pit Stops

Summer means road trips are taking place all around the country, and usually, vacationers are more excited about the destination than the journey. (We’d certainly fall into that camp.) And yet brands are making a case for the rest stop as a destination of its own, transforming the highway staple into a full-blown experience. Take […]

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The Brief: Furby Clubs and Drip Lounges

This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Club Furby, Shaq’s Drip Lounge and a National Pink Day pop-up.

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FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Fans Kick it at Michelob Ultra’s Soccer Activation and Beer Garden

As the Official Beer Sponsor of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, Michelob Ultra is hitting matches around the country throughout the tournament’s run, June 14 to July 13, to bring soccer fans in-stadium and on-premise activations, including beer gardens popping up at the 12 host stadiums. We had the opportunity to explore the Michelob […]

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At the Hot Fellas Bakery, HBO Max Treats ‘And Just Like That…’ Fans to an In-world Experience

“Hot bread, hotter guys?” Sign us up. HBO Max brought to life the cheeky Hot Fellas Bakery from “And Just Like That…” with an activation in New York City’s East Village from June 14-15. In the “Sex and the City” sequel series, character Anthony Marentino launches Hot Fellas as a bread delivery service staffed by […]

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How Gen Z Shopping Habits Led Urban Outfitters to Redefine its Back-to-Campus Campaign

Back-to-school season usually kicks off in mid-July, but Urban Outfitters is getting an early start, like really early. The brand launched its UO Haul back-to-campus campaign in May, before some schools around the country even let out for the summer. “We have a 365, ongoing platform for consumer insights. Our customers said, ‘My back-to-school season […]

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