Juanita Chavarro Arias, Author at Chief Marketer

2025 Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix: Activations from Alo, Lego, Liquid I.V., TAG Heuer and More

The Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix took the city by storm last weekend, as fans braved heavy rain to watch their favorite drivers race around the Miami International Autodrome circuit at the Hard Rock Stadium complex, May 2-4. A sell-out crowd of close to 275,500 fans attended the three-day event that included practice and qualifying […]

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Stagecoach 2025 Experiential: Canteens, Styling Saloons and Boot Bars

Following two pop-filled weekends of Coachella, it was country music’s time to shine at Stagecoach 2025, held April 25-27 in Indio, CA. Western culture permeated The Empire Polo Club, as festivalgoers showed up in fashionable cowboy hats and boots, colorful bandanas, and shiny belt buckles to catch their favorite artists perform at stages spread across […]

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B-to-B Dream Team 2025: Meet Pedro Chira

How do you create IRL events in a digital industry? That’s the question that keeps things exciting for Pedro Chira, director-global field marketing at Circle, a global financial technology firm in the crypto space

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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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