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SDCC 2025: Superfans ‘Find Their Mountain’ at Paramount+’s Lodge

From the fandom to the temps, it’s hot, hot, hot in SoCal this week, where EM has landed for what is arguably the superfan event of the year: San Diego Comic-Con. Among brands leading the experiential way once again is Paramount+ and its touring activation, The Lodge. The footprint is bigger and the IP is […]

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SDCC 2025: Conveyor Belts Move Fans Through Google Play’s ‘Fantastic Four’ Rewards Lab

Building wraps are all over San Diego this week as Comic-Con takes over the city, but none beckoned us over more than the sight of a looming Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards in “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” (the rest of the cast was on the oversized poster, too…). Underneath the huge banner, at Martin […]

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Three Insights from Jamba on Sweet and Strategic Street Team Campaigns

There’s no better call to action than money in the pocket. More than 1,000 consumers in L.A. were blessed with dollar bills by Jamba’s roving street teams to use for the brand’s $1 smoothie deal on National Smoothie Day, June 21. The Blended for Everyone campaign, a follow-up to the brand’s 2024 repositioning, Hello Sunshine, […]

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Storytelling and Sponsorship: Four Ways AT&T’s Retail Activation Scored During NBA Draft Week

From the NBA to MLS to the NCAA, AT&T anchors its sports sponsorship and athlete partnership strategies in its philosophy of “connecting people to greater possibility.” So when brand partner and hoops superstar Cooper Flagg was expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft (spoiler alert—he was), the company celebrated […]

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WNBA All-Star Weekend 2025: Activations from AT&T, DICK’S, Meta, Starry and More

Thousands of basketball fans turned out for the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Weekend, July 18-19, in Indianapolis, a first-time host for the event. Ahead of the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game, which drew a sellout crowd of 16,988 to the Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 19, fans first got a taste of the action at WNBA […]

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The Brief: Cheesesteak Races and ‘ColdplayGate’

This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Cheesesteak Races, puppy lounges and how brands responded to “ColdplayGate.”

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Experiential Trend of the Week: Laundromats as Venues

Doing laundry isn’t anyone’s idea of a good time, but it’s a relatable task that has the attention of marketers aiming to deliver experiences that feel both familiar and unexpected. Enter: the laundromat as an event venue. Brands are leveraging the intimate and instantly recognizable environments to host surprise-and-delight-fueled activations that offer a fresh spin […]

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Let’s Go Party: Mattel to Debut a ‘Barbie Dream Fest’ Event in 2026

If you thought Barbie Mania hit its peak in 2023, think again. The iconic doll indeed ignited a worldwide frenzy following Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster film, but Barbie’s influence is entering a new era with the debut of Barbie Dream Fest in 2026.

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Tudum: Four Reasons Netflix’s ‘FUBAR’ Premiere Event was a Hit

What do a stunt pig, the world’s largest action figure and sustainability have in common? They were all strategic aspects of Netflix’s premiere event for season two of “FUBAR.” Indeed, on June 11 at the Tudum Theater in Los Angeles, the brand surrounded press, talent and invited guests in series-themed scenic builds and a bit […]

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Fresh Thinking on Bringing Content Creators into Your Events

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, […]

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