Campaigns + Creative
Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Casino Plays
The casino environment is rich with calls to action and audiences anticipating constant entertainment. And with world-building a top theme in experiential campaigns this year, brands are betting on casino pop-ups and integrations to level-up on hospitality, capture committed enthusiasts, and put a strategic spin on playing the tables. American Express is growing its investment […]
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Pop-Ups
Fordham University Taps Experiential to Cut Through in Higher Ed Marketing
Fordham University’s Marketing VP discusses a new brand platform designed to differentiate the institution, grow brand awareness and battle the complexities of higher education marketing.
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Pop-Ups
The Brief: Panadería Pop-ups and Secret Confessions
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Panadería Don Julio pop-ups, a Stranger Things Radio Room and Chicago’s secret confessions.
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Shopper/Retail
Vktry’s Marketing Grows Up with First National TV Ad Campaign
Shoe insoles brand Vktry debuts its first TV ad featuring professional, college and high school athletes to take its brand to the next level after years of growth from social media videos.
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Social
Social App BeReal Launches Stateside Marketing Push to Counter ‘Doom Scrolling’
To counter the growing entrenchment of AI in social media and daily life, platform BeReal decided now was the right time for a stateside marketing push.
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Influencer Marketing
Not Just for the Big Leagues: NIL Scores for Marketers of Every Size
If you think NIL deals are only for powerhouse football programs or Final Four contenders, think again. There are plenty of more affordable options for brands.
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B-to-C Events
Field Report: Get a ‘Taste’ of Sabrina’s Secondhand Pop-up by Cash App
She’s short. She’s sweet. And she sold out five nights at Madison Square Garden last week. She, of course, is multiple Grammy Award-winning artist Sabrina Carpenter, and from Oct. 26-29, superfans in New York City could line up for a chance to step inside the “Cash App Presents: Sabrina’s Secondhand in NYC” pop-up, a ’70s-inspired […]
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B-to-C Events
10 Minutes With… Sam Hovick, Brand Manager at Skippy Peanut Butter
For our latest chat, we sit down with Sam Hovick, brand manager for Skippy Peanut Butter at Hormel Foods. The brand leveraged college tailgating at Southeastern campuses as a platform this season with the Skippy Crushin’ It Tour, combining activations, social content, donations, and giveaways. In this episode, Hovick talks timing, storytelling, and spreading love. […]
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B-to-B Events
A Toast to Experiential Marketing Month
Here’s a not-so trade secret: Experiential marketing isn’t just a trend. And it isn’t just a conference track, either. It’s a business-driving discipline built on the power of face-to-face engagement that, for decades, has steadily expanded and evolved; brought a whole new generation of brands, believers and experience seekers into the fold; and is central […]
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Influencer Marketing
True Religion CMO Shares Marketing Secrets Behind Doubling the Business
True Religion CMO Kristen D’Arcy discusses the brand’s holiday campaign and the power of upper funnel marketing.
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B-to-C Events
Openigloo’s Humorous Guerrilla Strategy Stays the Course at the NYC Marathon
Running the TCS New York City Marathon has a lot in common with the hunt for an affordable apartment in the Big Apple these days—both are grueling, prolonged and often painful. It’s a phenomenon that NYC rental platform Openigloo had fun with on Nov. 2 during this year’s event. In four locations along the route, […]
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