Kait Shea
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B-to-C Events
Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Mountaintop Activations
Temperatures are low but engagement is high this winter as brands bundle up and take their tactics to the slopes. Between the hype around the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, the revamp of X Games Aspen and a particularly snowy season for much of the U.S., it’s no wonder event profs are embracing the cold weather […]
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B-to-C Events
The Last (Sun)Dance: How Sponsors Closed Out the Festival’s Final Year in Park City
After 45 years in Park City, the Sundance Film Festival’s run in Utah reached its final cut. From Jan. 22 to Feb. 1, the Sundance Film Institute, industry insiders, fans and many of the sponsors that have evolved with the event over the years bid farewell to snowy Main Street. The festival will permanently move […]
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Keg Cities and Social Experiments
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover the City of Kegs, fortune-telling seals and beer-themed social experiments.
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B-to-C Events
Inside the First-Ever ‘X Games Aspen Driven by Jeep’ Title Sponsorship
Don’t call it a comeback. But after a two-year lull, Jeep returned to the Winter X Games last week with some extra swagger as the action-sports competition’s first-ever title sponsor. And the timing was just right. Between the property entering a new chapter, and the brand marking its 85th anniversary this year, the debut of […]
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B-to-B Events
2026 Perspectives: Brand Marketers Share What’s New, Next and ‘No Thanks’ in B-to-B Events
The class of veteran brand marketers serving as our Experiential Marketing Summit Advisory Board members are some of the industry’s most respected practitioners, and their collective expertise runs the gamut. So with the new year chugging ahead at full steam and events on a continued upward trajectory, we asked the board to share which tactics […]
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B-to-B Events
AI-Driven Keynotes: Four Tips from AMD’s Cutting-Edge Production at CES
Brands across every industry and discipline are laser-focused on harnessing AI, but as one of the world’s biggest chipmakers, AMD has some serious skin in the game. So when the company delivered a keynote at CES 2026 to position itself as a leader within the AI ecosystem and illustrate how its technologies are already driving […]
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B-to-B Events
The Brief: Scent Labs and Hotdog Races
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover scent labs, Pinterest Platz and hotdog races.
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B-to-B Events
B-to-B Attendees are Demanding More Value—Eight Brand Marketers Weigh In
It’s a good problem to have. With the event industry thriving and market forecasts pointing to sizeable growth, the vast array of conferences and meetings to choose from has made attendees more judicious than ever about where they’ll spend their precious time and money. In response, event marketers have been digging deep to build the […]
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Tarot Readings and Time Banks
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Teyana Taylor tarot card readings, a Spring Rush campus campaign and the 30 Minute Time Bank.
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B-to-B Events
Talking Shop: Seven Exhibit Trends Spotted at NRF 2026
Upon arriving at NRF 2026, the exterior of the first booth we encountered said it all: “Lead with experience.” It was a message from Toshiba that was widely shared by exhibitors and panelists across Retail’s Big Show, as retailers grapple with balancing human connection and the proliferation of AI. Held Jan. 11-13 at New York’s […]
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