Experiential
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B-to-C Events
How Long-haul Touring is Reshaping Crown Royal’s Experiential Portfolio
The Crown Royal Rig is the anchor of Crown Royal’s experiential strategy as it grows partnerships with properties like NFL and Houston Rodeo. Hadley Schafer, vp of Crown Royal at Diageo, talks big rigs, the brand’s purple motif and connecting with the heartland.
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B-to-B Events
AAD 2025: How a Nostalgic Newsstand and Night Market Gave Neutrogena an Edge with Dermatologists
Science and beauty have always been at the foundation of Neutrogena’s brand, and at this year’s American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting (the world’s largest event of its kind), the brand blended that heritage with its most recent innovations in a science lab-themed environment. In partnership with AIRE Health, and as part of a […]
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B-to-B Events
Field Report: Five Game-Changing Trends from Google Cloud Next 25
A perfect mix of brand and business, Google Cloud’s flagship event, showcasing the transformative power of AI and its practical applications for companies, brought together over 36,000 industry tech professionals, developers, engineers, analysts and industry leaders to Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, April 9-11. The event opened with a keynote where Google Cloud […]
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B-to-B Events
Watch: Minute Clinic at EMS 2025, featuring the Experiential in Color Mentorship Program
The Experiential in Color Mentorship Program came to life at EMS 2025 with an inaugural meetup. We caught up with Karlene Palmer-Mcleod, member of the Steering Committee, to discuss connecting BIPOC event professionals with industry leaders.
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B-to-C Events
An All-New Series: The Brief, Live! News and Trends Commentary
The editors of event marketer recap the top experiential trends and ideas from the month…
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Daisy Gardens and Backseat Dining
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Daisy Gardens, Sperm Races and the “Cadillac of Reservations.”
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B-to-C Events
Deli Vibes
What’s old is new again as consumers eat up tasty new takes on nostalgia marketing and flock to pop-up bodegas and delis that transform non-endemic products into corner store fare. Ahhhh, the corner deli. Whether you grew up with one on your block or just coveted bodega culture on TV, the convenience store is an […]
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B-to-B Events
Dress Like a Rockstar: What to Wear to Trade Shows
Can’t decide what your team should wear to a trade show? How about roller skates? At Natural Food Expo West, pet food and lifestyle brand Bundle X Joy drew a crowd to its 10×10 booth where staffers were decked in on-brand pearlescent outfits, complete with custom blazers, hair scrunchies and roller skates from Impala Skates. […]
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B-to-B Events
15 Big, Bold Trade Show Ideas from EMS 2025
The 23rd annual Experiential Marketing Summit (EMS) brought over 1,500 b-to-b and b-to-c marketers, trade show pros and agency execs to MGM Grand Las Vegas, April 14-16, for three days of inspiration, hands-on learning, and perspectives on what’s shaping event marketing today. This year, the Summit’s trade show track featured several sessions and events, including […]
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B-to-C Events
Five Exhibit Trends from the 125th New York International Auto Show
The New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) celebrated its 125th anniversary this year, and all of the biggest players in the automotive biz were in town to celebrate the show’s milestone. From April 18-27, hundreds of thousands of car buffs descended on New York City’s Javits Center to explore the exhibits, interact with their favorite […]