webdesign
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Car-grown Diamonds and Disco Dance Parties
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover disco ball dance parties, car-grown diamonds and Mountain Dew Time.
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B-to-B Events
Design Inspiration: 10 A/V Ideas for Your Next Event or Experience
Lighting effects can greatly impact your mood and, thus, the moods of your event attendees. It may affect how they take in information, their energy levels and their overall happiness. But beyond mood lighting (which, side note, MGM Resorts International studied extensively as it developed its Stay Well Meetings program), a/v elements within experiences create […]
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Cynsiders
OOH: Brighter and Smarter
The global Out-of-Home advertising market is evolving rapidly and is set for a major transformation, according to DataM Intelligence’s new market report. Fueled by the increasing adoption of digital formats, particularly digital billboards, and innovative mediums such as vehicle wrapping and transit advertising, the market is set to cross $11 billion by 2030, growing at […]
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CTV Roundup
This Year’s Upfront Results Showcase Netflix’s Lack Of Transparency
Netflix declined to disclose upfront commitments in dollar amounts or share specific percentages regarding where its commitments came from or what they’re earmarked for. The streamer’s lack of transparency is drawing the ire of the TV ad industry.
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Tech & AI
How Nalgene rebounded after a martech flop
Water bottle brand Nalgene needed to upgrade its digital asset management system for its thousands of product images. The brand was using a system it built on content management system WordPress to manage its assets, said Eric Hansen, Nalgene’s director of marketing. The system was functional and effective but it “wasn’t great,” for the scale of […]
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B-to-C Events
It’s the Summer of School Buses: Insights and Tips Around This Trending Tour Vehicle
School buses are among the experiential marketing industry’s earliest rides. In fact, a quick flip back in our archives to 2002 will reveal a Peeps tour housed in a school bus, one of many longer haul programs to emerge in that era as event budgets increased and the concept of the event campaign grew along […]
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Crisis Management
6 Ways to Manage the ‘One Article Crisis’ and its Aftermath
For all the emphasis on bigger crisis situations (a la CrowdStrike), a more common issue companies face is the prospect of a one-off negative article. Here are six recommended actions for PR pros in this situation.
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B-to-C Events
The Value of Co-branded Experiences: Five Ways Brands Partnered on Pop-ups and Tours
When two brands come together, they become megaphones for one another, boosting messaging and profiles. Add in more partners, and you have a full-blown cross-promotion strategy, as well as a well-rounded experience for event attendees. But what goes into finding the right brand to collaborate with? Does the key lie in similar audiences or products? […]
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B-to-C Events
Nat Geo’s Cinematic ‘Hexadome’ Installation Inspires Repeat Visits at D23
National Geographic has captured many natural wonders of the world and shared them through its breadth of content, and at Disney’s D23 superfan event in Anaheim, CA, attendees got a chance to plant themselves in the middle of it all at the “Hexadome.” To remind fans that Nat Geo offers a diverse collection of content […]
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The Big Story
Google’s Header Bidding Countermeasures Go On Trial
Just two weeks before Google’s antitrust trial, we discuss revelations from a cache of documents released in advance of the trial – plus, a primer on what’s ahead as header bidding goes to the stand.