Campaigns + Creative
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Brands on Fire
Brands on Fire: Mazda CMO Dishes on New Brand Platform and Retail Transformation
Mazda CMO Brad Audet discusses the company’s new brand platform and restructuring, the importance of customer-focused retail experiences and remaining competitive in the automotive space.
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B-to-C Events
From Barbie Pop-ups to College Tours, Inside Stanley’s ‘Learn More’ Experiential Strategy
Fans of Stanley’s tumblers and drinkware products are dedicated. They post about their cup collections on social media and keep up with new releases, particularly brand collabs and movie tie-ins, like Sunday’s release of the Stanley x “Wicked” collection of Quenchers inspired by the upcoming film’s Elphaba and Glinda characters. The limited-edition green and pink […]
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Trade Shows
Hot Flavors: Six Brands That Crushed Sampling at NACS 2024
Bourbon-glazed fried chicken with fluffy biscuits, Barbie Jelly Belly and Orange Cream Coke… it was enough to convert any health-food addict into a convenience store connoisseur. The 2024 NACS Show, a global event for the convenience store industry, brought together over 26,000 attendees to the Las Vegas Convention Center, Oct. 8-10, setting a new record […]
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B-to-C Events
SEPHORiA 2024: How Sephora Transformed a Flagship Event into a Global Property
Sephora’s flagship event was always meant to travel to different U.S. markets, and this year, SEPHORiA made its way to Atlanta for the first time. From Sept. 27-28, the brand welcomed fans, influencers, brand founders and its own leadership to celebrate all things beauty and explore industry trends and innovations. For beauty superfans, it was […]
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B-to-B Events
Q&A: 10 Minutes with Luiz Pustiglione of Caterpillar Inc.
It’s not every day that you need a foldout map to navigate a trade show exhibit… Flanked by towering trucks and equipment, the 56,000-square-foot Caterpillar exhibit at MINExpo INTERNATIONAL 2024 invited attendees to the mine site of the future, showcasing the latest in automation, sustainability and energy optimization, among other areas. The footprint layout was […]
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Trade-In Trucks and Skate Thrus
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Trade-In Trucks, skate thrus and Frosty fixes.
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B-to-C Events
TV Fans Sink into CBS’s Comfy Blue Sofa Tour
With summer in the rearview mirror, and a slate of new and returning-favorite shows rolling out during CBS Premiere Week (beginning Oct. 13), the network has been on the road encouraging consumers to cozy up to its programming, and lean into the simple joy of watching fall TV from the comfort of their couch. Enter: […]
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B-to-C Events
Embracing Early Hours: How Jamba’s Sampling Activation Capitalized on the Rising Sun
Before juicing was, well, juicing, Jamba was there. Launched as a little juice shop 34 years ago in San Luis Obispo, CA, Jamba today boasts more than 700 locations across the U.S. and even other parts of the world. But following the QSR brand’s reboot four months ago with a new look and name (just […]
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B-to-B Events
Are Your Events Evolving for Gen Z? Top Findings from Freeman’s 2024 Event Organizer Trends Report
It’s no secret that Gen Z preferences are transforming the workplace by way of collaborative leadership models, work-life balance policies, and purpose-driven missions, among major cultural shifts. But according to new research from Freeman, released Oct. 8 at IMEX, the event industry is not evolving fast enough to meet the needs of the next generation […]
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B-to-C Events
Shopping Sprees and Private Jets: ABC Hypes ‘Doctor Odyssey’ with Luxury Upgrades
Everyone wants a taste of the good life, and to promote the debut of “Doctor Odyssey,” a series set aboard a luxury cruise ship, ABC delivered. Ahead of the show’s Sept. 26 debut, the brand launched a multifaceted campaign that plucked people out of their everyday lives and planted them directly into the series’ opulent […]