Experiential
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B-to-B Events
Research: 11 Datapoints on the State of Global Business Travel
Even amid today’s economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, corporate travel continues to be viewed as an essential business tactic. In fact, the Global Business Travel Association’s (GBTA) 2025 Business Travel Index Outlook revealed that 86 percent of professionals consider their trips worthwhile, and 80 percent say they’re traveling for work as much or more than […]
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B-to-C Events
A Step-by-Step Breakdown of Don Julio’s Global, Creator-first ‘194구’ Campaign
In the age of influence, it pays to partner with a global icon. And that’s exactly what Tequila Don Julio 1942 had in mind when it launched its first-ever worldwide product collab alongside renowned South Korean dj, producer and fashion influencer, Peggy Gou. The brand dug into its deep roots in the nightlife scene to […]
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B-to-B Events
B-to-B Dream Team 2025: Meet Joost Bijsterveld
Delivering compelling, high-touch experiences within the highly regulated health care industry is a tall order, but Joost Bijsterveld has been rising to the occasion for the last 25 years.
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Rowboat Rides and Golden Strolls
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover romantic rowboat rides, college glow-up campaigns and “Golden Bachelor” walking tours.
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Trade Shows
Meet ABBigail: How an AI Metahuman Helped Drive Storytelling in an Exhibit
How do you explain hundreds of robotics products to thousands of global attendees with fluency, clarity and a human touch? At Automatica 2025, ABB and experiential marketing agency 2Heads answered that question with ABBigail, an AI-powered metahuman who served as the company’s technical expert, digital host and brand storyteller. ABB, a global leader in robotics […]
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Experiential Trend of the Week: On Newsstands
“Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” hasn’t been shouted by street vendors in decades, but the nostalgia associated with classic newsstands continues to live on. Brands are incorporating newstalgic outdoor stalls into modern pop-ups with fresh, colorful takes that evoke a sense of time and place, and that replicate the material buzz of a headline-making […]
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Trade Shows
Five Eye-Catching Booth Product Displays from Vision Expo West
Vision Expo West returned to The Venetian Convention Center & Expo in Las Vegas, Sept. 17-19, for the final time before Vision Expo becomes one annual event starting in Orlando, Florida, in 2026. Organized by the Vision Council and RX, this show always shines with style and bold design choices, along with advances in lens […]
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How Mars Veterinary Health is Making Green Sponsorship at VMX Grow
At the North American Veterinary Community’s VMX: Veterinary Meeting & Expo, the world’s largest veterinary conference and trade show, sustainability took center stage with Mars Veterinary Health’s sponsorship of the show’s Sustainability Hub and waste-sorting activations at the Orange County Convention Center. What started with a few recycling bins in 2022 has grown into a […]
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B-to-C Events
Photo Tour: Inside the Family-friendly Lego x Nike ‘Built to Ball’ Experience
Bricks and kicks collided last weekend at Lego and Nike’s Built to Ball experience in New York, where EM was on-site to scope out the scene and toss a few layups inside the basketball-themed playground. The co-branded activation, hosted Sept. 12-14 on the pier at Brooklyn Bridge Park, showcased the new Nike x Lego set […]
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How a Viral Gen Z Hoodie Brand is Maximizing Signage on a Pop-up Tour
The Dandy Gas Station Tour activation is hard to miss. Peaches and pinks, checker patterns, retro serif fonts, and other eye candy, like a classic car or a branded bus parked out front, offer a no-filter experience for eager superfans who’ve lined up for exclusive merch and photo ops with the viral e-commerce clothing brand. […]
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