Campaigns + Creative
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Garden Parties and Beauty Multiverses
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Pink Ben, haircare torture tests and the beauty multiverse at SEPHORiA 2026.
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B-to-C Events
Launch Events: Three Lessons from Neutrogena’s ‘Adulthood USA’ Activation
Plenty of product launches are straightforward, but with a new adult acne line that is pushing skincare into new territory, Neutrogena had to be methodical about how it introduced its Evenly Clear collection. Enter: Adulthood USA, a neighborhood-themed experience for media and influencers that on Feb. 12 used everyday grownup responsibilities, like doing laundry and […]
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Mobile
Targeting Insomniacs, Sleep App ‘Rest’ Hijacks TikTok Shop Broadcasts in the Early Hours
Sleep app Rest is reaching out to potential users when they’re most in need of the app: in the wee hours as they scroll social media while battling insomnia. And they’re leveraging creators to do it.
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B-to-C Events
SXSW 2026: 18 Experiential Ideas and Themes Worth Stealing
For the first time in more than 30 years, organizers of the SXSW Conference & Festivals overhauled the show with a decentralized format that unfolded across downtown Austin—and brands activating around the city adjusted accordingly.
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B-to-C Events
Straight Talk Throws its NASCAR Activation Back to ’09 and Meets Racing Fans on Tour
Consumer prices are constantly rising, but Straight Talk Wireless has kept its Silver Unlimited plan at the same price for the last 17 years. To highlight that value proposition, the brand fully leaned into nostalgia marketing, transporting NASCAR fans back to the late aughts—when songs like “Just Dance” and “I Gotta Feeling” were taking over […]
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Shopper/Retail
Nikon’s Experiential Pop-Up at SXSW Targets Experienced Photographers and Creators
Camera brand Nikon hosts free camera workshops during the South by Southwest festival to spur shoppers to try cameras and post pictures.
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Delivery Runners and Color Seasons
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover racecourse Delivery Runners, a Hut Crust Connoisseur role and finding your “color season” at the inaugural COLORfest.
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B-to-B Events
Event Profs Weigh in on the Biggest EuroShop 2026 Trends
From a flipped mountain to a fruit Eiffel Tower to floating carts, EuroShop once again lived up to its claim as the “Global Retail Festival,” welcoming more than 81,000 visitors from 141 countries and 1,840 exhibitors representing 61 nations from Feb. 18-22, in Düsseldorf, Germany. Held every three years, the trade show has become a […]
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B-to-B Events
Exhibit Design and Sampling Ideas from the Natural Products Expo West Show
If your soda doesn’t pack protein and your gummies, creatine, you need to up your snacking game. Protein-fortified everything, products with fewer ingredients, and women’s health products dominated the aisles at the Natural Products Expo 2026, which brought about 60,000 attendees from health and nutrition communities to the Anaheim Convention Center, March 3-6. Consumers are in […]
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B-to-B Events
Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Tea Time
If you’ve been engrossed in the “Bridgerton” world like we have, then you’ll know tea time is for more than just enjoying a hot beverage and scones. Thanks to Netflix fans’ rising interest in Regency-era practices and aesthetics, and the universal need for a moment of relaxation, brands are infusing the afternoon tea tradition with […]