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Field Report: Six Exhibit Trends from SuperZoo 2025

Doggy stroller parking? VIP receptions for influencer pooches? You’re at SuperZoo 2025, which brought about 18,000 pet industry professionals to the Mandalay Bay Convention Centers in Las Vegas, Aug. 13-15. The 75th anniversary show featured the largest participation in the event’s history as pet retailers navigate market pressures and seek new product solutions. The show […]

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10 Minutes With… Shawn Silverman, Global Head of Marketing at Pluto TV

Our monthly interview series continues as we sit down virtually with Shawn Silverman, global head of marketing at Pluto TV. The free streaming television brand brought to life its integrated “Summer of Cinema” campaign with a giant popcorn bucket-inspired activation, which was also housed in Paramount+’s The Lodge experience on-site at San Diego Comic-Con. In this […]

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10 Minutes With… Debra E. Smith, Conferences and Events Manager at Elanco Animal Health

For VMX 2025, the premier veterinary conference, Elanco wanted to reinforce its position as a global innovator in animal health with a multi-exhibit experience that showcased new products and connected with veterinary professionals in personalized, memorable ways. Designed for education and engagement, the 50×60-foot corporate exhibit featured product-focused zones with hands-on engagements and custom workstations, […]

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The Brief: Hatching Mascots and Slime Boutiques

This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover hatching mascots, Touch-Up Trucks and Slime Boutiques.

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Experiential Trend of the Week: Cinematic Campaigns

Movies captivate audiences and fuel shared experiences, and during this summer’s blockbuster season, brands have been capitalizing on the nostalgia, the eats and the viewing venues to drive trial, inspire learning, and immerse consumers in their favorite IP. Idea: Scale-up the simplest of pleasures. Like popcorn. Free streaming service Pluto TV’s “Summer of Cinema” […]

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Podcast: EM Editors Take San Diego Comic-Con 2025

San Diego Comic-Con is the epicenter of fandom, annually bringing together thousands of fans at the convention center and across the city at off-site brand activations to celebrate the latest in comics, movies, TV and pop culture. The Event Marketer editors were on the ground to take it all in and bring our firsthand coverage […]

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Cause Marketing: Eli Lilly Brings Free Mammograms and Health Education to WNBA All-Star Weekend

Eli Lilly and Company is on a mission to insert wellness into cultural conversations by highlighting the link between health and sports. So to drive awareness of the importance of early breast cancer detection, the pharma brand headed to WNBA All-Star Weekend, July 17-20 in Indianapolis, to deliver free mammograms, sponsor activations and health education, […]

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How Disney+ Transformed an L.A. Thrift Store into a Y2K Throwback

It’s the year of the Disney throwback, and our millennial hearts are all in, from the release of “Freakier Friday” to the Jonas Brothers bringing out Demi Lovato for a “Camp Rock” reunion at MetLife Stadium. Nostalgia marketing is at the core of the first-ever Disney+ Throwback campaign, a summer-long celebration of ’90s and 2000s […]

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From Chatbots to Agents and Beyond: How AI is Transforming Trade Shows in 2025

The use of AI is evolving at neck-breaking speed across every aspect of our lives, rapidly changing how we plan, work and even think. In trade shows, this evolution is also happening fast, with AI powering everything, from access to knowledge to agents that can be built with no coding skills. Here’s what we’re seeing […]

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The Brief: Dive-In Theaters and Kidney Passes

This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Kidney Passes, Bites for Bytes and an experiential Dive-In Theater.

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