B-to-C Events
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B-to-C Events
As Las Vegas Bets on Big Sporting Events, Brands and Agencies Offer Tips for Activating in the City
Las Vegas has long been known as Sin City, but lately, the city has vied for the moniker of “Sports and Entertainment Capital of the World,” particularly leaning into sports with the addition of pro sports franchises. With the dust settled on this year’s Super Bowl, we asked several brand marketers and agency executives to reflect on their recent experiences activating in Las Vegas and share their perspectives for successfully navigating the planning, local approvals and excitement on the ground. We rounded up their top eight tips.
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B-to-C Events
BÉIS Partners with Scrub Daddy, Branch Basics on a ‘Car Wash’ for Luggage
Following last year’s three-city hotel pop-up program, BÉIS kicked off 2024 with a fresh spin on the brick-and-mortar takeover. The e-commerce luggage brand in February converted a 1,940-square-foot retail space on Melrose Ave. in West Hollywood, L.A., into a “car wash” for scuffed-up suitcases and bags.
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B-to-B Events
The Brief: Gravy Races and Gold Bunny Getaways
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover celestial creations, gravy races and blunt education.
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B-to-C Events
How Nespresso Turned a New York City Elevator into a Mini Café
Nespresso is taking its “There’s Always Room for Great Coffee” campaign messaging seriously. And literally. On March 7, to showcase the functional features of its smallest coffee machine, Vertuo Pop, the brand transformed an elevator at New York’s One World Trade Center into the stylish, two-person Vertuo Pop Café.
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B-to-C Events
11 EV Brands that Charged up Engagement at Electrify Expo in Orlando
Now in its fourth year, Electrify Expo is traveling to eight U.S. cities to connect EV enthusiasts with automakers and electric-focused brands. Over the March 16-17 weekend, Electrify Expo’s season opener in Orlando took over 1 million square feet of the Orange County Convention Center’s expansive parking lot with a unique layout.
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B-to-C Events
How Morgan Stanley Elevated its Golf Sponsorship with Augmented Reality and Full-service Hospitality
Morgan Stanley has been hitting the green as a sponsor of The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, since 2017. But at this year’s event (March 14-17), with a refreshed corporate positioning—Old School Grit, New World Ideas—and the tournament’s 50th anniversary on tap
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Cash Showers and ‘F*d Up’ Sponsorships
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover cash showers, glitter-filled toilets and “f*d up” marathon sponsorships.
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B-to-B Events
The Full SXSW 2024 Recap: 11 Experiential Marketing Trends Spotted in Austin
As Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ’Em” blasted over the airwaves of various events and activations at SXSW 2024, we were on the ground to see which brands played their cards right. And along our quest to discover the most compelling brand experiences during the 38th annual conference and festivals, which ran March 8-16, some clear experiential […]
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B-to-C Events
Coke Says its AI-Centric Spiced Shop Marked a ‘Completely Novel Way to Drive Trial’
Artificial intelligence has come for your taste buds. Rather than bubbling up a traditional sampling campaign for its new Spiced flavor, Coca-Cola celebrated the product’s North American debut by leaning on AI. From March 1-2 at New York City’s ELM, Coke activated a vibrant “Spiced Shop” experience and art installation that fused genAI and artistic […]
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Going Guerrilla at SXSW: Three Lessons from Shipt
Brands have a history of producing extravagant, budget-busting activations designed to cut through the clutter at SXSW, but sometimes it’s the smaller, nimbler campaigns that make the biggest splash.
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