Experiential
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Trade Shows
Beyond Wellness: 5 Ways Trade Shows and Events Show They Care
It wasn’t that long ago when goat yoga on the trade show floor was the g.o.a.t. Seeing your boss doing an upside-down dog at 6 a.m. was somehow a healthy thing to do. And bailing out on dinner because your sensory overload was real and you couldn’t deal with your colleagues anymore was plain rude. […]
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Pop-Ups
Top Experiential Moments and Brand Collabs from New York Fashion Week
Try as we might, we couldn’t get our hands on Burger King’s Le Nugguette, a limited-edition nugget-sized purse with a dipping sauce charm. The brand released 100 micro-bags daily for $3.99 (the same price as a 10-piece chicken nugget order) from Sept. 12-16, and it sold out within seconds. The fast-food fashion drop was just […]
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How Edgard & Cooper’s ‘Pet Holiday Calendar’ Influences its Event Strategy
When Edgard & Cooper carved out a plan to reclaim the “soul” of its company, it leaned into its core belief that pets deserve the best, and that the relationship between animals and their humans should be celebrated.
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Pop-Ups
The Brief: Cat Bodegas and Cinema Lavazza
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover cat bodegas, scientific mobile tours and Cinema Lavazza.
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Pop-Ups
Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Analog Escapism
Adults across the board are battling burnout and digital fatigue. And now they’re powering down. According to a Hasbro study of 10,000 people globally, 80% of Gen Z and millennials report feeling worn out, a trend that is driving demand for analog, hands-on creative outlets that allow adults to slow down and decompress. And brands […]
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Trade Shows
Roots, Reach and AI: Inside 2026 Outdoor Retailer’s Minneapolis Reboot
With over 40 years as a top gathering space for the outdoor industry, Outdoor Retailer 2026 banked on its new Minneapolis location to deliver an experience that would excite retailers and brands in a rapidly changing landscape. Owned and produced by Forge, the show brought more than 1,800 attendees and 275 exhibiting brands Aug. 19-21 […]
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Pop-Ups
The Brief: Pit Stains and Mobile Cheese
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover the Pit Stain Pit Stop tour, a multisensory OGXperience and the new tour vehicle on the block, the Wedgemobile.
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B-to-C Events
Neopets’ CEO Talks Investing in Events to Revive a Passionate Community
Back in the early aughts, millennial kids spent a lot of their computer time on Neopets, caring for and customizing virtual pets and exploring the online world of Neopia. As new games and social networks came onto the scene, Neopets experienced a decline, but it never went away. And 27 years since its launch, Neopets […]
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Festivals & Fan Cons
How Jeep Unpacked an America250 Campaign from a Giant Toy Box
When attendees at D23 turned a corner at the Anaheim Convention Center, they came face-to-face with a 1:1 toy car “action figure” box large enough for them to step inside, housing the special Jeep Wrangler America250 edition. But beyond photo ops, the eye-catching build delivered on a much larger campaign that linked down to the […]
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Festivals & Fan Cons
3 Ways Honda Integrated its Brand into ‘Encanto’ Fandom at D23
D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event is designed for passionate superfans who arrive with carefully crafted game plans to maximize their experience. To earn their attention, brands that exhibit at the Anaheim Convention Center (this year’s show floor, Aug. 14-16, was the largest one yet) have to match that intention. So, Disneyland partner and D23 […]
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