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Banking on Vaults

Event profs are on an everlasting quest for meaningful ways to crack the code on engagement and connection. But some teams are turning the tables by encouraging their audiences to become the problem-solvers through vault-themed installations and experiences. Whether it’s a consumer company inviting fans to riddle their way into a life-sized safety-deposit box that […]

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Expo 2025 Osaka, Part Three: More Experience Design Ideas from the Pavilions

Just as it’s impossible to see everything at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan in one day, it’s hard to highlight outstanding experiential and engagement design in one story (see our Part One report on the pavilions). The World Expo runs through October, if you decide to hop on a flight, but in the meantime, here’s […]

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Inside Cannes Lions 2025: Activations from Amazon Port to Motel Yahoo

Word on the Croisette has it that Cannes is sizzling-hot, and we’re not just talking about the convergence of the world’s top creatives. High temps and humidity at the annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, this year June 16-20, have made cool spaces and cold treats a premium (hello, brand opportunity) as top advertising, […]

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Expo 2025 Osaka, Part Two: 10 Moments We Loved, and Some We Didn’t

Part architectural showcase, part trade show, part biennale, Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, is taking place between April and October 2025 and is expected to attract more than 28 million visitors to the artificial island of Yumeshima, making it one of the largest gatherings of the year. Taking place 55 years since the Osaka Expo […]

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Expo 2025 Osaka, Part One: Experience Design Ideas from the Pavilions

There’s a reason why Expo 2025 Osaka offers a season pass. It’s impossible to see and experience everything it has to offer on one trip from a logistical standpoint and due to sensory overload. Many pavilions require advance reservations through lotteries, which makes sense for managing the crowds, but also creates a significant barrier to […]

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How Caterpillar Inspired Attendees to Dig Deeper at Bauma 2025

Caterpillar’s story at Bauma, which takes place every three years at the Messe München in Munich, is primarily about scale. At this trade show for construction, building and mining machines, recently held April 7-13, the brand’s nearly 1 million square feet of booth space housed 51 larger-than-life pieces of engineering equipment available to order right […]

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Bold Broadcasts

The “main stage” is taking on a whole new life as event marketers and their partners embrace immersive media, bold spaces and pop culture trends to showcase leaders and launches in a new light. From live-streaming to on-demand channels, these productions—the content, the set, the experience design—have to be as compelling for in-person audiences as […]

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From Mobile Studios to Popcorn: Five Ideas for Upfront Experiences

From its roots as a critical television advertising commitment exercise to, now, a showcase of new and returning series across linear and streaming platforms designed to dazzle advertisers’ media-buy strategies, the Upfronts today are a competitive landscape. For many brands, it’s an opportunity (or an imperative) to break away from a traditional presentation format and […]

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Pinterest Entices Marketers at Cairns Crocodiles with a Colorful Journey through the User Experience

Pinterest has served as presenting sponsor of Cairns Crocodiles, billed as the “Cannes Lions of Australia and APAC,” since its inception in 2022. Following three years of outdoor activations, the brand this year evolved its on-site presence by moving its footprint indoors to a more prominent location, and taking a Gen Z-inspired approach to engagement […]

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Crafted for the C-Suite

More b-to-b event marketers are focusing on an additional audience to engage—one that is not always strategized for, but that can make an impact on how events are perceived and supported, as well as on the brand itself. We’re talking experiences crafted for the c-suite, which allow senior executives to connect and dive into customer […]

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