B-to-C Events
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Group Chat Bars and Credit Wreckers
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Group Chat Bars, Bodega Raves and the crushing of Credit Wreckers.
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B-to-C Events
Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Block Parties
Block parties are built on community. Whether it’s a holiday celebration or an opportunity for neighbors to socialize and share food, the spirit of the street gatherings is the same: to foster connections, reinforce a culture of support and create a sense of belonging. Brands are curating block parties of their own to bring together […]
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B-to-C Events
Halloween 2025 Experiential: Hi-Chew’s Mystery House, Cutwater’s Sleepover, HBO’s Suburban Nightmare
Halloween is becoming big business. This year, consumers are expected to spend a record-busting $13.1 billion on products and activities related to the occasion (including $3.9 billion on candy), according to the National Retail Federation’s annual consumer survey. But tapping into the holiday is nothing new for experiential marketers. Halloween has long inspired some of the […]
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B-to-B Events
Experiential Marketing Month: Digital Classes Now On Demand
There’s never been a better time to be a part of an industry built on bringing people together. Which is why Event Marketer declared October to be Experiential Marketing Month. As part of this celebration, we produced four weeks of insights, ideas, conversations and connections spanning in-person seminars across the country, meetups and digital classes, […]
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B-to-B Events
Meet the Honorees: The 2025 Watchlist
The event marketing industry has always attracted bold thinkers—people who recognize the power that face-to-face connection has to build lasting relationships and loyalty. They cultivate an idea and nurture it to its greatest potential. They strategize for rapidly evolving audience and business needs. They take risks that create moments that matter. We’ve spent that the […]
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Pedal-Powered Stores and Alternate Realities
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover pedal-powered mobile shops, colonial-themed commuter pop-ups and The Artifact.
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B-to-B Events
The Brief, Live! Special Edition: A ‘Dear’ Takeover, Giant Chips, NYC Trendwatch
Swapping ads for art at Grand Central Terminal, absurd stadium deliveries—and, the top insights from Trendwatch New York, one of many live and virtual events taking place during Experiential Marketing Month.
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B-to-C Events
Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Sweet Shops
“Little treat” culture has permeated the zeitgeist—and the experiential marketing industry. Indeed, what was once viewed as a fleeting trend has become a data-backed behavioral shift that is influencing the way marketers approach IRL engagement. With younger generations continuing to invest in small pick-me-ups as a means of self-care, brands have been activating pop-up sweet […]
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B-to-C Events
From Barilla to Duracell, F1 US Grand Prix 2025 Draws New Brand Activations in Austin
Everything’s bigger in Texas, and Formula 1 is no exception. A staple on the F1 calendar since 2012, the Formula 1 MSC Cruises United States Grand Prix welcomed 380,000 attendees to the Circuit of The Americas (COTA), Oct. 17-19. Over the weekend, F1 announced a contract extension to host the race at the Austin, TX, […]
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B-to-B Events
Canva World Tour: 10 Takeaways from the ‘World’s Biggest Design Education Movement’
Canva can’t be contained. Since launching the inaugural Canva World Tour on Oct. 1, the whimsical brand has been bursting into conferences, community hubs, brand campuses and local streets around the globe on a mission to accomplish 1 million trainings in the month of October, and nurture its robust community of users. From a mobile […]