Campaigns + Creative

Watch as the editors of Event Marketer recap a few of their top experiential stories from February worthy of a gold medal. How are brands carving out their own spaces with sports fans? What really happens inside your dishwasher? And more. New episodes drop monthly.   Subscribe to Event Marketer’s The Brief LinkedIn Newsletter to […]

In a content-driven era of experiential marketing, where minutes, if not seconds, count on social media, every word spoken and shared is an engagement opportunity. It’s why brands this year are enlisting star moderators to power up conversations across event main stages, traveling studios, and activations.   An Activation Hype Person Last July, Celsius enlisted […]

Football, basketball and now soccer are Americans’ top three favorite sports, according to a recent survey by The Economist. Soccer surpassed baseball as the third-most popular sport, and brands like Walmart are taking note of the shift.

For many consumers, Sunday evenings represent a time to wind down, settle in and, perhaps, ward off the Sunday scaries. But longstanding Major League Soccer (MLS) partner Continental Tire aimed to switch up the narrative with a 360-degree campaign that positioned Sunday Night Soccer as an occasion for energy, friendly rivalries and making some noise. […]

Letting go and trusting the process can be hard for event profs, particularly those who identify as Type A, but Melissa Vilders says they’re essential habits to managing the chaos and stress that events can produce. Over the course of her 15-plus-year career in event marketing, Vilders, director-events strategy and experience for SAP Global Events, […]

How an AI-generated Bigfoot named Yeti Boo went viral and evolved into a brand-backed AI content studio blending humor and storytelling.

This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover charitable hair flips, a cross-country scavenger hunt and “Death to Midlife.”

Once upon a time, red-carpet affairs were little more than glorified photo shoots. But a saturated entertainment landscape has turned the tides toward a decidedly more experiential era of premiere events, one in which many brands are inviting talent, media and fans to step through a proverbial portal, and directly into their IP. It’s hard […]

The largest annual gathering of residential construction and design industry professionals, Design & Construction Week (DCW), took over both the North/South and West exhibit buildings at the Orange County Convention Center, Feb. 17-19. It marked one of the biggest trade shows we’ve covered in Orlando, but the roving chapter for this show is coming to […]

How the Team USA sponsor harnessed hockey fever across watch parties, exhibitions and a ‘Run Back the Miracle’ showcase   For passionate sports fans, the past is as important as the present. That storytelling opportunity inspired an Olympic Winter Games experiential campaign here on home turf for sponsor Michelob Ultra that featured custom content, nostalgic venues […]