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Six Slam-dunk Strategies that Engaged Basketball Fans at the 2025 NCAA Women’s Final Four

Sunday’s NCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship game between UConn and South Carolina drew a sellout crowd of 19,777 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL, and 8.5 million viewers, making it the third most-watched women’s Division I title game on ESPN platforms. In the days leading up to UConn’s 12th national championship win, tens of thousands […]

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Field Report: Top 12 Activations from the NCAA Women’s Final Four Tourney Town in Tampa

For a record fourth time, Tampa, FL, hosted the NCAA Women’s Final Four basketball tournament, and fans turned out, hitting the bay from April 3-6 to support their teams and enjoy all of the sporting events and brand activations that led into the big game at Amalie Arena, where UConn clinched the 2025 national title […]

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Sponsors Deliver Dream Courts, Holograms and Ladders at the 2025 Men’s Final Four Tournament

College sports fans are their own breed, and it’s a fact sponsors took to heart during the 2025 NCAA Men’s Final Four Tournament weekend in San Antonio, TX, with activations designed to place attendees at center-court. From April 4-7, across the official Final Four Fan Fest presented by Capital One at the Henry B. González […]

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The Brief: Hot Dog High Teas and ‘The White Lotus’ IRL

This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Hot Dog High Teas, “The White Lotus” IRL and sweet-smelling takeovers.

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Strange Encounters

At a time when streaming services are overflowing with content and movie theaters continue to see attendance down 35 percent, film and TV studios are getting more and more creative with their marketing campaigns to capture the attention of audiences. But it’s not just that they’re standing up an eye-catching billboard or an engaging pop-up, […]

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Brand Collabs: How Milk-Bone and Jif Activated a Dog-friendly ‘Museum’

There are brand collaborations that make headlines, and there are brand collaborations that make sense. In the case of Milk-Bone and Jif’s latest venture, both circumstances apply. The two J.M. Smucker-owned companies recently teamed up to create new Peanut Buttery Bites dog treats, then leaned into collab and drop culture to promote the product with […]

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How the Event Industry is Responding to New U.S. Tariffs, from Prices to Pivots

After weeks of conjecture and swirling rumors around how U.S. tariffs would shake out, the specifics around the levies were revealed on April 2 during a briefing at the White House. In addition to previous tariffs imposed last month on Mexican, Canadian and Chinese goods, the Trump Administration announced a baseline 10-percent tariff on all […]

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Hosting a Skincare Activation? Steal These Eight Tactics

Skincare is big business. Gen Alpha, in particular, is driving massive growth for the thriving $186 billion global skincare industry, with girls as young as eight showing interest in crafting multistep regimens and taking cues from TikTok “skinfluencers” to achieve what they view as self-care. Gen Z isn’t far behind. According to a YouGov report, […]

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The Brief: Personalized Poetry and Designer Dogwear

This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover personalized poetry, designer dogwear collabs and Sundance’s new home.

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Scientific Methods

In an age of decreased attention spans, digital fatigue and discerning, label-checking consumers, brands are zooming in on the secret sauce of their products by taking a decidedly scientific approach to engagement. From sampling laboratories, to hands-on learning and demos, experiential deep dives are helping audiences get to the core (or, shall we say, the […]

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