Festivals & Fan Cons Archives

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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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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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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The Brief: Furby Clubs and Drip Lounges

This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Club Furby, Shaq’s Drip Lounge and a National Pink Day pop-up.

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Branding/Marketing

20 Brand Experiences from Cannes Lions 2025

Multiple brands once again descended upon the Côte d’Azur for Cannes Lions to entertain marketing, advertising and comms professionals with innovative content and technology activations.

B-to-C Events

The Brief: Portal-Potties and Scrub Clubs

This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Portal-Potties, National Rosé Day and Scrub Clubs.

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B-to-B Events

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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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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