Kait Shea
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Pop-Ups
The Brief: Boot Rooms and Beer Windows
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover the Febreze Boot Room Tour, folding pubs and Peroni Portals.
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Pop-Ups
Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Commiseration Activations
Diehard sports fans recognize that you can’t win ’em all, but that doesn’t make their team’s losses any less devastating—especially during tentpole tournaments like the FIFA World Cup and March Madness. And as of late, savvy brands have been quick to offer a shoulder to cry on with commiseration-themed activations designed to boost spirits (and […]
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Sponsorships
Paycom Makes a Loyalty Play at SHRM26
Paycom has been part of the SHRM show for more than a decade, but this year, the brand hedged its bets on a decidedly experiential strategy, and scored a record number of leads.
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Hut Originals and Running Vaults
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Run Vaults, Gold Squad goals and taking it Back to the Hut.
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B-to-B Events
Eat up 7 Exhibit Trends from the Summer Fancy Food Show
Across the sea of culinary items presented at the 2026 Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City (June 28-30), nearly 1,000 of them officially debuted at the event.
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B-to-B Events
Yahoo’s Explorers Society Rewards Attendees for Being Curious at Cannes
When Yahoo dropped anchor at Cannes Lions 2026, it was equipped with its most ambitious festival activation strategy to date, and one very large purple submarine installation.
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Cowboy Deliveries and Talking Toilet Paper
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover cowboy deliveries, synchronized gaming raids and talking toilet paper.
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B-to-C Events
Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Women’s Fitness Activations
Between a thriving women’s pro sports scene, the proliferation of wellness-themed third spaces that skew female, and the “strong, not skinny” health movement that continues to gain steam, women’s fitness activations are having a moment. And the brands that are thoughtfully producing them are reaping the rewards of paying attention to a demographic that has […]
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B-to-B Events
Cannes Lions 2026, Part 2: Netflix’s Fan Club, Uber’s Ice Cream Boat, Pinterest’s Manifestival
Our Cannes Lions 2026 coverage continues with more brand action from the annual festival of creativity, this year June 22-26. From patisseries to panels, here’s a look at another batch of experiential highlights from the French Riviera. CADENT’S SALON While the Croisette was bustling with cabanas and exclusive suites, adtech brand Cadent carved out […]
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Margarita Caves and Dragon Solstices
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover margarita salt caves, museum spectacles and Dragon Solstices.