Experiential
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B-to-B Events
Winners Unveiled: The 2024 Ex Awards
The editors of Event Marketer announce the winners of the 22nd annual Ex Awards, the experiential marketing industry’s most prestigious recognition program.
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: ‘Tortured’ Swifties and Hot Ones Live
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential cover Chief Tractor Officers, prophetic brainwaves and Hot Ones live.
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B-to-B Events
Six Exhibit Engagement Trends from NAB Show 2024
With artificial intelligence and the creator economy in the spotlight, the 2024 NAB Show brought together more than 61,000 attendees and 1,300 exhibitors in the broadcast, media and entertainment industry together at the Las Vegas Convention Center, April 13-17. “We’re blown away to see over half of our attendees this year experiencing NAB Show for […]
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Festivals & Fan Cons
Coachella 2024 Experiential Marketing: Shower Portals, Manifest Stations and ‘Surpr-ICES’
Festival season has sprung once again and, per usual, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is serving as its launchpad. The Indio, CA-based event at the Empire Polo Club, hosted this year April 12-14 and April 19-21, features headlining performances by No Doubt, Lana Del Ray, Tyler, The Creator and Doja Cat; a new […]
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B-to-C Events
Field Report: Inside the ‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ Mercedes-Benz Experience at the Masters
Tickets to the Masters are some of the most coveted in all of sports. Some golf fans wait years to be chosen by the ticket lottery. But through its exclusive hospitality experience, Mercedes-Benz offers its VIP customers a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity to attend the Masters, which this year was won by Scottie Scheffler for the second time in his career.
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B-to-B Events
Five Takeaways from Freeman’s 2024 Exhibitor Trends Report
After a successful 2023, almost 80 percent of exhibitors plan to attend the same number of events or more in 2024, and most exhibitor budgets will increase or stay the same, according to the new Freeman 2024 Exhibitor Trends Report released this month. The research focused on the current needs of exhibitors and gaps in […]
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Trade Shows
Q&A: 10 Minutes with Erin Taylor of Oatly
Oatly, true to how we do things, is completely opposite, says Erin Taylor, the brand’s manager for experiential in the U.S., about the 20-by-40-foot Oatly’s Café at the recent Natural Products Expo West. Instead of walking right in, attendees were invited to round the corner of the branded wall to experience the oat drink brand’s […]
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B-to-C Events
Wendy’s NCAA Sponsorship Sizzles with Supersized Visuals and a Growth Mentality
The NCAA’s March Madness set records this year with the women’s title game drawing more viewers than the men’s for the first time, and attendance across both the men’s and women’s championships at historic levels. Along for the ride was Wendy’s, the Official Hamburger of March Madness and the Official Breakfast of March Madness, which […]
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B-to-C Events
Sponsors Bring ‘Living Brackets’ and ‘Dream Courts’ to the 2024 Men’s and Women’s Final Four Tournaments
There’s no better way to engage college hoops fans than to pass them the ball, and that’s exactly what sponsors did at the 2024 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Final Four Tournaments this month. From pop-a-shot games to shooting drills to dunk moments, brands at both competitions placed attendees in players’ shoes—and the spotlight. The savviest […]
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Agency Life
Guest Column: Five Insights on Measuring DEI in Events
There is a universal principle that remains steadfast when it comes to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): every participant in an event deserves to walk away feeling their time was well spent.
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