Campaigns + Creative

At a time when de-influencing has taken hold of social media to reject the inauthenticity of influencer culture and dissuade users from buying viral products, where do marketers stand with influencers? In the events industry, they’re not going anywhere. If anything, their influence is growing. We’ve seen more and more influencers headline pop-ups and shows, […]

A tight brief with clearly defined objectives is very important to enabling great creative work, according to 82% of clients and 79% of agencies surveyed by the ANA.

Clad in thousands of recycled red disks, Singapore’s Dream Sphere, dubbed the “Little Red Dot,” makes a powerful visual statement at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, and invites attendees on a multi-sensory journey to enjoy the power of their dreams.  Visitors step into a gallery filled with paper cutouts depicting the country’s ever-changing landscape before […]

This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover floating pigeons, Tea Breaks and Keep It Canadian Fridges.

The brief was, well, brief: “Get the world talking about Visa.” What ensued was the biggest owned cultural moment in brand history.

From industry offices designed to be more “social,” to tentpoles like Cannes Lions that are changing the game on networking, environments for business connection today are casual, comfortable and creative. And event marketers are digging designs and tactics that deliver on it all. Indeed, the sparkling French Riviera with its chic, laid-back vibe continues to […]

Popping up a larger-than-life Sonic cup in the middle of a skate park at X Games Ventura 2024 was pretty memorable for a first-time sponsorship, so when the brand returned this summer as presenting partner of X Games Salt Lake City 2025, June 27-29, it arrived with a few upgrades. Of course, the fully branded […]

Tapping into a garden party aesthetic, which is more Gen Z-friendly than a wild night out, Fujifilm leveraged the atrium at The Line Hotel in Los Angeles for an official launch event for the new X half digital camera. The X Summit Experience on May 22 featured a lush, social-friendly space where demos, community and […]

When it comes to choosing a host city, some event marketers are taking a cue from the real estate industry’s No. 1 priority: location, location, location. Consider Quest Software, which this year presented NXT, its annual internal sales kickoff, in Boston at the historic Park Plaza Hotel. The locale wasn’t just selected out of convenience […]

When Jimmy Knowles landed his first job, it was like a scene plucked straight out of a movie.