Experiential
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B-to-C Events
Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Sweet Shops
“Little treat” culture has permeated the zeitgeist—and the experiential marketing industry. Indeed, what was once viewed as a fleeting trend has become a data-backed behavioral shift that is influencing the way marketers approach IRL engagement. With younger generations continuing to invest in small pick-me-ups as a means of self-care, brands have been activating pop-up sweet […]
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B-to-C Events
From Barilla to Duracell, F1 US Grand Prix 2025 Draws New Brand Activations in Austin
Everything’s bigger in Texas, and Formula 1 is no exception. A staple on the F1 calendar since 2012, the Formula 1 MSC Cruises United States Grand Prix welcomed 380,000 attendees to the Circuit of The Americas (COTA), Oct. 17-19. Over the weekend, F1 announced a contract extension to host the race at the Austin, TX, […]
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B-to-B Events
Canva World Tour: 10 Takeaways from the ‘World’s Biggest Design Education Movement’
Canva can’t be contained. Since launching the inaugural Canva World Tour on Oct. 1, the whimsical brand has been bursting into conferences, community hubs, brand campuses and local streets around the globe on a mission to accomplish 1 million trainings in the month of October, and nurture its robust community of users. From a mobile […]
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Charm Bars and the World Cup ‘Treatment’
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover the VIP treatment, Talisman Experiences and checkered takeovers.
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B-to-B Events
Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Curious Columns
On the trade show floor, overhead design elements create an enticing, full-frame perspective that gives the illusion of more in addition to capturing eyeballs from long distances. But this year, we’re drawn to height of another kind—columns and towering booth elements that feel monumental and stick out in a sea of walls or lack thereof. […]
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Trade Shows
Big Machines, Big Ideas: How Exhibitors Engineered Engagement at Pack Expo 2025
Pack Expo welcomed more than 50,000 packaging and processing professionals to the Las Vegas Convention Center Sept. 29 through Oct. 1. Produced by PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, the show displayed innovation across a record-breaking 1 million square feet of space, the largest in its 30-year history. According to PMMI president and […]
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Portals, Dimension, and Bites: Five Fresh Ideas from Groceryshop 2025
This year’s Groceryshop 2025, held Sept. 28 through Oct. 1 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, drew more than 5,000 senior-level retail, grocery and CPG professionals from more than 50 countries, with topics such as enterprise-wide AI and health-driven, value-conscious consumers dominating conversations. Owned and produced by Hyve Group, the show has a signature vibe that […]
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Six Exhibiting Best Practices, Straight from Trade Show Organizers
Amid generational shifts and evolving attendee habits, trade shows are increasingly investing in exhibitor education long before the doors open, ensuring that brands get the most return on their investments and remain loyal and satisfied show exhibitors. For example, in preparation for CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026, taking place in Las Vegas next March, the show held an […]
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Trade Shows
Sustainable Exhibiting Shines at IMEX America 2025
Sustainability has become a key thought leadership path at IMEX shows, serving as a benchmark and an evolving toolbox for the trade show and events industry. For exhibitors, this means tapping into the maturing frameworks for sustainable exhibitors and also learning to tell their sustainability story. Billed as a zero-waste event, IMEX America diverts 93 […]
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IMEX America 2025: Five Takeaways for Trade Show Marketers
IMEX America, a trade show for the meetings and events industry that took place on Oct. 7-9 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, set a new record with more than 17,000 participants and more than 90,000 scheduled meetings. EM was on the ground to bring you the latest thinking and activations inspo […]
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