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From Newsstands to Glam Suites, SheaMoisture Shifts into Experiential for F1 Miami Weekend

Every year, the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix draws ire from racing fans for being too hot and muggy, but Florida’s humid climate proved to be the perfect testing ground for SheaMoisture’s newest frizz-fighting product, Silk Press in a Bottle Prep Cream. The brand identified the May 2-3 race weekend as the next stop for […]

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2026 F1 Miami Grand Prix: Full-Throttle Experiences from TikTok, Diageo, Mobil and More

Now in its fifth year, the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix continues to draw race fans from around the world, with attendance figures estimated at 275,000, and it’s a major activation moment for brands, as the first U.S. race of the season. Every year, we’ve seen more and more brands take advantage of the exploding […]

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How Disney Turned ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ into an Experiential Marketing Machine

In the 20 years since “The Devil Wears Prada” premiered, the love for its characters, sardonic one-liners and cerulean fashion statements has only grown. So for the release of its highly anticipated sequel, “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” how could the marketing team approach, and build on, such a treasured cultural phenomenon? For starters, they […]

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Playing the Long Game: Vitalie Taittinger on Family, FIFA and Building a Brand for the Ages

How an independent, family-run Champagne house approaches building a global brand, what it means to put their flagship cuvée at the center of a limited FIFA edition, and why success, for Taittinger, is measured in decades rather than quarters.

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Inside Jeans Country: American Eagle’s First-Ever Stagecoach Activation

“It wasn’t our first rodeo, but it was our first Stagecoach.” That’s how American Eagle cmo Craig Brommers describes the retailer’s grand debut as the country music festival’s exclusive apparel and denim sponsor. To bring the sponsorship to life, the brand activated a “Jeans Country” denim desert-themed experience on the festival grounds in Indio, CA, […]

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Liquid I.V.’s McLaren Racing Partnership Cements Its Foothold in Formula 1

When Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri both made the podium at Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix, the McLaren team were not the only ones celebrating. Read how Liquid I.V. is doubling down on its alignment with Formula 1 through a new partnership.

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Stagecoach 2026: 11 Brand Activations that Fused Western Glam with Hydrating Oases

This year’s edition of the Stagecoach Music Festival brought the biggest names in country music to Indio, CA, including headliners Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Post Malone, with a few surprises (hello, Pitbull!) over the April 24-26 weekend. And while temperatures weren’t scorching as in years past, high winds came out in full force, causing […]

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IBM Tees up a New Audience—Consumers—with a Masters Watch Party in NYC

Behind the scenes, IBM helps power some of the world’s biggest sports properties, and that means fans often interact with its tech, but not the brand itself. So during this year’s Masters Tournament, of which IBM is a 30-year partner, the b-to-b company teed up a strategy designed to expand its audience beyond customers and […]

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