Experiential
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CES 2026
CES 2026: An Insider Tour of the Siemens Booth Experience
Come along on an exclusive “Insider Tour” of Siemens’ reimagined booth at CES 2026 featuring an engagement strategy rooted in real-life customer stories.
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Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Creature Comforts
Last week at CES 2026, our editors noted a distinct move away from the spectacles and theme-park-style thrills of the past, and towards cozier brand environments. The landscape served as yet another signal that a larger, industry-wide paradigm shift is at hand, with both business and consumer attendees increasingly seeking out creature comforts and opportunities […]
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B-to-C Events
Sonic Sculptures, Art Atlases, Edible Libraries: 12 Experiential Ideas from Miami Art Week
The who’s who of art and culture convened for a week of exhibitions and events during Miami Art Week 2025, hosted Dec. 1-7, and once again, a horde of brands infiltrated the landscape with the typical invite-only, closed-door experiences that have historically dominated the scene. Even McDonald’s, the unlikeliest of companies to show up, hosted […]
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CES 2026: Personalization, Suites, AI in Design and Skin-deep Engagement
Artificial intelligence lives in everything now, from PCs to robots to cars to emotional support pandas. It’s also allowing experience builders to create the storytelling content and scenery of their dreams. Many booths across the now expansive CES 2026 show floor feature visible credits or disclaimers that the space features AI-generated content and that “characters […]
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CES 2026: Big Changes, Robot Grooves and More from the Show Floor
Across CES 2026, taking place this week in Las Vegas, January 6-9, stages and studios are proliferating and live-wiring content and conversations across the show floor. Mainstays (Samsung, we’re lookin’ at you) have joined a community of showstopper brands creating immersive and exclusive spaces outside the major convention centers. And theme-park-style thrills of the past […]
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Anti-romance Swag Swaps and Digital Love Notes: Add These Ideas to Your Valentine’s Day Activation
If you’re activating around Valentine’s Day this year, there’s still time to steal a few ideas that’ll give your event a little extra oomph. And we’re here to spread the love. There’s no shortage of great experiential campaigns to get the juices flowing, whether it be Snuggle’s heartfelt, interactive mosaic or Godiva’s 20-foot-tall chocolate boxes […]
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Tailgate Trolling and Beast City
We’re launching our 2026 coverage with hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing covering tailgate trolling, Blizzard Brew and Starbucks in Beast City.
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B-to-B Events
Top 10 Most-Clicked Trend of the Week Stories of 2025
In a year where designer dolls and love stories grabbed the world’s attention, event marketers also leaned into niche interests and the speed of pop culture across their campaigns. These were among themes across the nearly 50 installments of our Trend of the Week column in 2025, and as the wheels turn for 2026, we’ve […]
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Experiential in Color Mentorship Q&A: Gerry Rojas and Natalie Azcona
In 2025, EM expanded the scope of its Experiential in Color recognition program to include a new mentorship initiative led by a steering committee of industry professionals. We spoke with three mentor/mentee pairs about what the experience has meant to them. Mentor Gerry Rojas and mentee Natalie Azcona know all too well how the events […]
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B-to-C Events
12 Festive Brand Pop-ups and Activations Spreading Holiday Cheer in 2025
Christmastime is here again, and our calendars, inboxes and social feeds have been overflowing with festive pop-ups, holiday markets, light shows and takeovers that have us feeling that warm, merry spirit. We’d have to travel around the world on Santa’s magic time to hit all of the brand activations taking place this month, so we’re […]
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