Experiential
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Zenless Zones and Mega Mitts
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Zenless zones, airborne Nutella jars and mega mitts.
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Trade Shows
Three Ways SEGA’s Booth at Anime Expo 2024 Solved for Superfans
As Japanese anime culture sweeps North America, Anime Expo has experienced a meteoric rise, this year attracting an estimated 390,000 fans of anime art, movies, games and products to the event, July 4-7, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. For SEGA and its subsidiary, ATLUS, as well as many exhibitors on the showfloor, ensuring that […]
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What’s Trending in Trade Show Exhibit Design in 2024
As we reach the midpoint of 2024, exhibit design is evolving fast, driven by new tech and shifting attendee expectations. From the ripple effects of Las Vegas’ Sphere to the integration of AI-powered engagements, this year’s trade show floors are showcasing a blend of captivating immersive experiences, creative use of technology, and sustainable practices that […]
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Case Study: How Ricoh Made a Smaller Booth More Impactful with Live Theater
At the much-anticipated return of Drupa, May 28 through June 7, in Düsseldorf, Germany, Japanese multinational imaging and electronics brand Ricoh maximized a booth space that was 30-percent smaller than previous years by leveraging live theater and heritage-inspired imagery based on the Japanese life principle, HENKAKU, which translates to “transformational innovation.” The centerpiece of the […]
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Three New Resources to Make Your Trade Show Program Greener
As companies get serious about reaching the 2050 Net Zero goals, trade show industry partners and organizations are also leveling up their practices and coming up with guidelines that help reduce the environmental impact and increase climate-related transparency, mandated by the recent rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission. California has already taken a strong […]
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Field Report: Our Visit to a Surprise Hennessy Sensory Pop-up in Orlando
You couldn’t miss it. A bright red, branded shipping container with its doors and walls propped open to reveal several interactive sampling stations surprised passersby when it popped up in the usually quiet parking lot at The Loop’s ABC Fine Wine & Spirits store in Orlando on July 11. It was Hennessy’s Made for More […]
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2024 Paris Games Preview: Rolling Coverage of Brands Activating Around the Summer Olympics
The Olympics have always ignited passion and a sense of camaraderie among sports fans around the globe, but the 2024 Paris Games, taking place July 26 to Aug. 11, may inspire even more fanfare than usual. The last time the world witnessed the Summer Olympics, it wasn’t at stadiums in Tokyo where the event was […]
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Potty Humor: 10 Ways Personal Care Brands are Cleaning up with Experiential Marketing
There was a time when personal care brands, and the consumers who used them, would rather not address the category head-on, often relying on metaphors rather than candid conversations. But those days appear to be coming to an end with an influx of straightforward, typically humorous, activations that tout bathroom-related products and services without shying […]
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Seven Tunnel Ideas for Staging the Trade Show Exhibit Experience
A wave of particles whisking you along, favorite characters close enough to touch, precious artifacts and soothing waves…tunnels and other types of staged liminal space may be an established element in trade show exhibits but new LEDs and evolving tech are offering new storytelling opportunities, and brands are going all in. From an enticing invitation […]
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The Brief: Basketball Bodegas and Dairy Deprogramming Zones
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover basketball bodegas, early retirement communities and dairy deprogramming zones.
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