Sampling
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B-to-C Events
Embracing Early Hours: How Jamba’s Sampling Activation Capitalized on the Rising Sun
Before juicing was, well, juicing, Jamba was there. Launched as a little juice shop 34 years ago in San Luis Obispo, CA, Jamba today boasts more than 700 locations across the U.S. and even other parts of the world. But following the QSR brand’s reboot four months ago with a new look and name (just […]
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B-to-C Events
Facials Brand Glowbar Experiments with its First Activation Developed In-house
Combining ice cream and facials seems like an unlikely duo, but Glowbar turned it into a sweet deal for its first activation in Philadelphia. New to the city, Glowbar sought to drive awareness of the brand and the skincare services and facial treatments available at its recently opened locations in Philly’s Rittenhouse Square and Bryn […]
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Harvesting Screams and Ferry Fashionistas
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover symphonies of screams, ferry fashionistas and drinking up DRIPS.
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B-to-C Events
Field Report: King’s Hawaiian Launches the Snack House Tour with Eli Manning and a Pretzel Bites Mobile
Under blue skies in Manhattan’s Flatiron Plaza on Thursday, Sept. 12, an orange force baked its way into the morning commute as King’s Hawaiian, known for its rolls and breads, officially launched the Snack House Tour promoting its new Soft Pretzel Bites product and grand entrance into the snack category. NFL legend and brand spokesperson […]
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Casket Coolers and Candy Corn Suites
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Casket Coolers, Candy Corn Suites and glow-in-the-dark playgrounds.
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B-to-C Events
The Value of Co-branded Experiences: Five Ways Brands Partnered on Pop-ups and Tours
When two brands come together, they become megaphones for one another, boosting messaging and profiles. Add in more partners, and you have a full-blown cross-promotion strategy, as well as a well-rounded experience for event attendees. But what goes into finding the right brand to collaborate with? Does the key lie in similar audiences or products? […]
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Flavor Fantasies and GenAI Lofts
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover flavor fantasies, speed-dating picnics and GenAI Lofts.
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B-to-C Events
Field Report: Feeling the Grind at Mike’s Hard Lemonade’s ‘Jobstacle’ Course
With Labor Day around the corner and survey results revealing that more than half of Americans think their job is harder than other professions, Mike’s Hard Lemonade teamed up with actor and former odd-job man Lamorne Morris to put New Yorkers to work. On Aug. 20, as an extension of its “Hard Days Deserve a […]
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B-to-C Events
Hot Property: How the Hamptons Became a Hotbed of Experiential Activity this Summer
Just like hordes of well-to-do New Yorkers, several brands swapped the city for the coast this summer and escaped to the Hamptons, a collection of wealthy hamlets located on Long Island. The locale has historically attracted some ultra-high-end fashion houses, but 2024 brought other types of brands into the mix, too, including Sparkling Ice and […]
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B-to-C Events
Data-driven Sampling: Inside Primal Kitchen and Pinterest’s ‘Colorful Kitchen’ Pop-Up Events
Digitally native CPG brands often find themselves in a pickle when it comes to driving trial and conversion. So when Pinterest user data revealed that searches for “clean food” have risen by more than 9,700 percent and searches for “dips and snack hacks” have increased by 100 percent, clean-eating condiment brand Primal Kitchen decided to […]