Experiential
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Celebrity Dashcams and Studio Cheez
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Celebrity Dashcams, visual love letters and Studio Cheez.
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Festivals & Fan Cons
Experiential Trend of the Week: Hotlines
The days of the landline are long gone. Pay phones are a rarity. And kids today don’t know what a rotary phone is. But with the takeover of digital communication, there’s now a kind of novelty to the phone call that brands are capitalizing on this year. Enter: the hotline. Not just for information, emergencies […]
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B-to-C Events
Nine More Brands Popping up at College Campuses This Fall
Last month, we rounded up five mobile tours that pulled into college campuses to capitalize on the hype around back-to-school season. Now that classes are in full swing, brands are still making their way around the country to reach Gen Zers where they are and offer some respite from studying for midterms. From makeup moments […]
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B-to-B Events
Five Ways Webflow Reimagined its User Conference in the Service of ‘Play’
When Webflow set out to overhaul its user conference, the design-forward brand aimed to execute a dynamic, art-driven experience that mirrored the energy of this year’s event objective—to demonstrate the evolution of web design in the age of AI. So with a “play” theme to run with and a venue that served as a blank […]
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B-to-B Events
Watch The Brief, Live! September 2025 Edition: Experiential News & Ideas
A farmer’s market for dogs, porta-parties, romantic boat rides—and, the top insights from Trendwatch Los Angeles, the first of many live and virtual events taking place during Experiential Marketing Month.
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Coffee Cubes and ‘Showgirl’ Shenanigans
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover coffee cubes, the Dun Dun Diner and “The Life of a Showgirl”-themed shenanigans.
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B-to-B Events
Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Potty Parties
It’s not just Charmin that wants consumers to “enjoy the go” anymore. A wave of bathroom-themed experiences has infiltrated the industry, stamping out stigmas around what was once considered a taboo topic. Whether solving for a pain point, leveraging toilet humor as an engagement tactic or a mix of the two, brands are cleaning up […]
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B-to-C Events
Lego Drives Formula 1 Hype Among Kids and Families with a Multicity ‘Off Track’ Activation
In a partnership launched this year with Formula 1, the Lego Group has gone full throttle to integrate its brand into the sport. Its family-friendly “Build the Thrill” activations have been popping up at U.S. F1 races, with the first taking place at the Miami Grand Prix and the next two coming to Austin, TX, […]
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B-to-C Events
How Grand Marnier’s ‘DS2 Remixed: The Ballet’ Married Two Unlikely Art Forms
Immersive entertainment experiences have seen explosive growth of late, and Grand Marnier added fuel to the fire on Sept. 19 at a historic opera house in Brooklyn, NY. As part of a strategic shift toward engaging younger, diverse consumers, the brand fused two unlikely art forms—hip-hop and ballet—to deliver “DS2 Remixed: The Ballet,” a sophisticated, […]
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Farmer’s Barkets and Hair Monsters
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Farmer’s Barkets, Pizza Plazas and Hair Monsters.