Experiential
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: ‘Pregnant’ Street Teams and Big Green Keggs
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover “pregnant” street teams, drag conventions and Big Green Keggs.
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B-to-B Events
Five Playful Exhibit Activations from Licensing Expo 2024
Play is serious business at the Licensing Expo that brought together more than 12,000 retailers and 5,000 brands to Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas on May 21-23. So, it only makes sense that immersive, interactive and just plain delightful play was key to many of the exhibits at the show, setting the stage […]
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B-to-C Events
How to Create a Kid-friendly ‘Hollywood’-style Premiere, Disney’s ‘Bluey’ Way
Beloved family animation series “Bluey” episodes are about seven minutes long, so when Disney Branded Television released season three’s 28-minute special on Disney+ called “The Sign”—about the energetic Blue Heeler puppy character’s home going up for sale and a family wedding—the brand hosted an event worthy of a Hollywood premiere.
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Screaming Booths and Underwater Vending Machines
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover underwater vending machines, CouchCams and screaming booths.
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B-to-C Events
Gamification, Influencers, Photo-ready Spaces: Three Tips for Activating at Fan Cons
Stepping into a fan convention can be like entering a new world. When thousands of people unite under a banner of shared interests, they feel empowered to express their true selves and engage with like-minded attendees, and it can be transportive.
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B-to-C Events
Coachella Quests: Inside the Festival’s Gamified Scavenger Hunts
Organizers of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival are consistently on the hunt for fresh ways to keep fans on-site and engaged in everything the event has to offer, from the performances to the partner activations to the f&b.
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B-to-C Events
Expedia Pops up a Larger-than-life Parasol Art Installation for New Orleans Jazz Fest
Since 1996, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has highlighted the art, music, food and culture of a chosen country in the Cultural Exchange Pavilion.
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Agency Life
Canadian Olympic Committee Collaborates with Mosaic on Canada Olympic House in Paris
National hospitality houses at the Olympic Games were once landing points for athletes, support staff and families. But over the years, they’ve evolved into ecosystems for partnerships and engagement. At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this summer, national houses are expected to make a grand post-pandemic return—among them, Canada Olympic House, which is being produced […]
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Agency Life
AI Amendments are Coming to Your Supplier Agreements: How to Prepare
When the EU enacted the General Data Protection Regulation in 2018, it triggered a ripple effect of consumer privacy acts, like the California Consumer Privacy Act, that resulted in corporate event marketing clients adding data privacy amendments to agreements with their suppliers. But a new regulatory chapter is upon us as the EU considers the […]
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Trade Shows
Q&A: 10 Minutes with Keri Ibbitson of Philips
It wasn’t until Keri Ibbitson took what she thought was a step back early in her career did she discover everything that marketing is in the corporate world, and the impact of trade shows and events on a brand’s overall success. In her role as regional lead-events at Philips, Ibbitson drives strategy for a variety […]