Campaigns + Creative
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B-to-C Events
Crayola Grows Up: How a 123-Year-Old Kids’ Brand Is Rewriting its Playbook for Adults
With the launch of Crayola All Grown Up, the brand is making its biggest push yet toward marketing to adults.
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Spidey Apartments and Sun Clubs
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Peter Parker’s Apartment Tour, a Wimbledon-inspired activation in Central Park and X Games’ High Noon Sun Club.
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B-to-C Events
Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Women’s Fitness Activations
Between a thriving women’s pro sports scene, the proliferation of wellness-themed third spaces that skew female, and the “strong, not skinny” health movement that continues to gain steam, women’s fitness activations are having a moment. And the brands that are thoughtfully producing them are reaping the rewards of paying attention to a demographic that has […]
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B-to-C Events
World Cup Experiential: 10 Activations Bringing Soccer Fandom to Life Beyond Stadiums
The FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 32 marks the moment when every match becomes a win-or-go-home battle, and heartbreaks are happening every day. Thankfully, brands are popping up events and activating campaigns to lift up passionate fans and keep the energy high, whether teams win or lose. In fact, U.S. World Cup-related experiences are […]
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B-to-B Events
Cannes Lions 2026, Part 2: Netflix’s Fan Club, Uber’s Ice Cream Boat, Pinterest’s Manifestival
Our Cannes Lions 2026 coverage continues with more brand action from the annual festival of creativity, this year June 22-26. From patisseries to panels, here’s a look at another batch of experiential highlights from the French Riviera. CADENT’S SALON While the Croisette was bustling with cabanas and exclusive suites, adtech brand Cadent carved out […]
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Shopper/Retail
Naturium CMO Jake Galtere Explains Why Community Is the Skincare Brand’s Superpower
Naturium, the skincare brand owned by E.l.f. Cosmetics, launched a new campaign that features 11 real customers. CMO Jake Galtere shares the details.
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Margarita Caves and Dragon Solstices
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover margarita salt caves, museum spectacles and Dragon Solstices.
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B-to-C Events
Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Think Pink
If you thought 2023’s “Barbie” movie summer was the end of the pink trend, think again. Brands have been leaning into the bubblegum palette to spark feelings of playfulness, creativity, coziness and, often, empowerment in their activations. While Barbie collabs have been driving a lot of the reenergized pink craze, companies have staked their own […]
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B-to-B Events
Cannes Lions 2026, Part 1: Microsoft’s Gardens, Reddit’s Deli, Amazon’s Port and More
The who’s-who of the marketing and communications world converged from June 22-26 for a week of education, idea exchanges and relationship-building at the annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
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B-to-B Events
Watch: Sylvia Lopez-Navarro of Kia America in The Studio at EMS 2026
In this episode, Sylvia Lopez-Navarro of Kia discusses how brands are building real emotional connections with audiences, and what that actually looks like in practice.