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Gov Ball 2025: Activations from 7-Eleven’s Slurpee Street to Smirnoff’s Flavor Fair
A rainy forecast didn’t stop revelers from showing up in droves to New York’s Flushing Meadows Corona Park for the annual Governors Ball music festival, June 6-8, for a weekend of music, curated f&b and playful activations. Across three days, festivalgoers not only got to enjoy performances by 60-plus artists, including headliners like Tyler, The […]
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Hot Property: Why Brands are Investing in Tier-two Music Festival Sponsorships
The music festival market has seen explosive growth over the last 10 years, and all signs point to its continued upward trajectory for the next 10. But the landscape is shifting, and its evolution, in some sense, has created an identity crisis for the festival scene’s biggest players. Coachella and Burning Man tickets, which for […]
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How Coffee Candy Brand Kopiko Fueled Gen Z Love (and Rides) in L.A.
Be it the state of the economy or the fact that too fancy a splash can sometimes wash away a message, more brands are turning to service destinations for p.r. stunts. Think: Takeovers of car washes, diners and, as we saw at Coachella this year, gas stations. And that’s precisely where Indonesian brand Kopiko and […]
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The Brief: Candy Bars and Fake Workshops
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover faux team-building workshops, Launderettes of Love and The Pink Guava Sweet Shop.
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Offbeat Raves
Raves aren’t only taking place at underground clubs anymore. They’re taking over unconventional venues, like coffee shops, restaurants, museums, book stores and convention centers, and being hosted in broad daylight. Gone are the lasers, smoke machines and flashing lights; attendees are grooving to dj beats in their sunnies while surrounded by bubbles, parasols, fans and […]
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The Brief: Better Halfs and Laundromat Soirees
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Better Halfs, UNO Social Clubs and laundromat soirees.
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May 2025: The Brief, Live! News and Trends Commentary
A Monthly Editorial Video Recap: It’s The Brief, Live! Watch as Event Marketer’s Rachel Boucher, head of content; Kait Shea, senior editor and manager-digital, and Juanita Chavarro Arias, managing editor, recap and provide commentary on some of the top experiential stories, ideas, and trends of the month. Think: Nostalgia plays, stigma-busting campaigns, fourth spaces, and […]
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ILGM Sparks up Community Connection on its Cannabis Home Grow Tour
To cement its transition from online cannabis seed shop to “full-blown consumer brand,” I Love Growing Marijuana (ILGM) rolled out a U.S. Home Grow Tour over the spring that brought together beginner- and intermediate-level cannabis home growers for hands-on lessons and curated moments of community connection. Across six cities, a blend of expert-led grow classes, […]
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Uber Brings to Life its New Product Features at a Go-Get Exhibit of Interactivity
Uber’s fifth annual Go-Get global product event announced new features coming to the rideshare and delivery platform that had users buzzing, including shared autonomous rides, price-lock passes and budgeting tools. But the launch event was limited to an in-person audience of press and influencers, so to open up the experience and mark a milestone moment, […]
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Armored Trucks Turn Heads and Drive Trial on PepsiCo’s Bottle Lotto Tour
Last summer, the mobile tour vehicle of choice was the school bus. This year, PepsiCo is making the case for the armored truck with its Bottle Lotto activation, hitting MLB stadiums, concerts, casinos and tourist attractions from Las Vegas to Orlando. Two armored trucks—one branded as Pepsi and the other as Mountain Dew in the […]
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