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Experiential

  • Event Tattoos

    You love your favorite brand, but do you love your favorite brand enough to tattoo it on your body… forever? For some event attendees, the answer is a “heck yes!” as they belly up to the tattoo chair and get some fresh ink representing their favorite brands and experiences. According to Trendhunter, hotel-friendly tattoo pop-ups, […]

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  • FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Fans Kick it at Michelob Ultra’s Soccer Activation and Beer Garden

    As the Official Beer Sponsor of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, Michelob Ultra is hitting matches around the country throughout the tournament’s run, June 14 to July 13, to bring soccer fans in-stadium and on-premise activations, including beer gardens popping up at the 12 host stadiums. We had the opportunity to explore the Michelob […]

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  • The 2025 Fab 50: Recognizing the Event Industry’s Top Builders

    Whenever a market force swings in, trade show and event builders are often the first to feel it.

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  • Get Ready! October is Experiential Marketing Month

    31 days of live and digital experiences designed to help optimize your events There’s never been a better time to be a part of an industry that brings people together and creates live experiences. Which is why Event Marketer is partnering with some of the world’s most iconic experiential brands to declare this October as […]

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  • At the Hot Fellas Bakery, HBO Max Treats ‘And Just Like That…’ Fans to an In-world Experience

    “Hot bread, hotter guys?” Sign us up. HBO Max brought to life the cheeky Hot Fellas Bakery from “And Just Like That…” with an activation in New York City’s East Village from June 14-15. In the “Sex and the City” sequel series, character Anthony Marentino launches Hot Fellas as a bread delivery service staffed by […]

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  • The Brief: Portal-Potties and Scrub Clubs

    This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Portal-Potties, National Rosé Day and Scrub Clubs.

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  • Banking on Vaults

    Event profs are on an everlasting quest for meaningful ways to crack the code on engagement and connection. But some teams are turning the tables by encouraging their audiences to become the problem-solvers through vault-themed installations and experiences. Whether it’s a consumer company inviting fans to riddle their way into a life-sized safety-deposit box that […]

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  • Expo 2025 Osaka, Part Three: More Experience Design Ideas from the Pavilions

    Just as it’s impossible to see everything at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan in one day, it’s hard to highlight outstanding experiential and engagement design in one story (see our Part One report on the pavilions). The World Expo runs through October, if you decide to hop on a flight, but in the meantime, here’s […]

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  • Inside Cannes Lions 2025: Activations from Amazon Port to Motel Yahoo

    Word on the Croisette has it that Cannes is sizzling-hot, and we’re not just talking about the convergence of the world’s top creatives. High temps and humidity at the annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, this year June 16-20, have made cool spaces and cold treats a premium (hello, brand opportunity) as top advertising, […]

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  • How Gen Z Shopping Habits Led Urban Outfitters to Redefine its Back-to-Campus Campaign

    Back-to-school season usually kicks off in mid-July, but Urban Outfitters is getting an early start, like really early. The brand launched its UO Haul back-to-campus campaign in May, before some schools around the country even let out for the summer. “We have a 365, ongoing platform for consumer insights. Our customers said, ‘My back-to-school season […]

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