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B-to-C Events
Live from SXSW 2024: Six Brands Catalyzing Connections in Austin
The 38th edition of the SXSW Conference and Festivals in Austin is officially underway, providing nine jam-packed days (March 8-16) of sessions, music and comedy showcases, film and tv screenings, exhibitions, tech competitions, awards ceremonies—oh yeah, and killer experiential marketing activations. Brands are peppered across the city this week, with some activating as official sponsors, […]
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Ketchup Insurance and Firehouse Takeovers
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover ketchup insurance, frozen firehouses and a new culinary conference.
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Trade Shows
Field Report: 10 Top Exhibits at Design & Construction Week 2024 in Las Vegas
Bold colors, indulgent culinary demos and house-sized—and sometimes styled—exhibits were on hand at the 11th annual Design & Construction Week, comprised of the co-located International Builders Show (IBS) and the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS), which together brought more than 117,000 attendees and 2,400 exhibitors to the Las Vegas Convention Center Feb. 27-29. Dubbed […]
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Trade Shows
GE Appliances Lets its Brand Personalities Shine at KBIS 2024
The Design District by GE Appliances, a Haier company, dominated the KBIS showfloor with a 16,000-square-foot experience that showcased drastically different personalities of its brands united by the ideas of future-forward product solutions and unapologetic self-expression. If attendees entered from the GE Profile side, they could take a selfie with a massive smart mixer before […]
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B-to-C Events
Q&A: How Marriott is Driving Brand Awareness Among NFL, Formula 1 and Soccer Fans
Fresh off its 13th year partnering with the NFL as its Official Hotel Partner, Marriott continues to evolve its fan experiences around its brands Courtyard by Marriott and Marriott Bonvoy.
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B-to-C Events
Five Brand Campaigns and Experiences for International Women’s Day 2024
International Women’s Day is here, the annual global celebration of social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day was officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977, but since the very first IWD celebration in 1911, it has never been “owned” by any specific group, government, network or company. It’s a day that […]
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How Four Brands are Marking St. Patrick’s Day 2024 with Experiential Shenanigans
Like a wee leprechaun, St. Patrick’s Day is hiding just around the corner, and brands are preparing to celebrate with a host of shenanigans. While some companies are ensuring consumers will get home safely after a long day of drinking green beer on the March 17 holiday, others are popping up with stunts and themed […]
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Agency Life
Industry Perspectives: Meet XARA, the AI Intern at Jack Morton
They can’t fetch a coffee order, but they can probably whip up a recipe that’ll change your ordering habits forever… in seconds. Jack Morton’s innovation practice, Jack X, is diving into the possibilities and intricacies of AI’s impact on creativity, marketing and business as it welcomed on Feb. 26 its first AI-generated virtual intern, XARA, […]
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The Brief: Mechanical Gator Rides and ‘Wonka’s’ Bitter Taste
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover syrup fountains, the “Fyre Festival of kids events” and the inaugural Florida Man Games.
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B-to-C Events
FX and Nobu Partner on Experiences to Give Consumers a Taste of the World of ‘Shōgun’
FX and Nobu collaborated on several experiences inspired by “Shōgun” at five Nobu locations across the U.S. Guests at Nobu Hotels traveled back in time to Japan’s late Sengoku period through pop-up lobby installations showcasing costumes and designs seen in the historical drama.
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