B-to-C Events
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B-to-C Events
Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Iconic Sculptures
To capture the fleeting attention of passersby, you have to go big or go home, and this year, we’ve seen brands popping up towering installations of recognizable icons that have had consumers doing a double take, pulling out their phones to snap photos or even just stopping for a moment to admire the temporary monuments. […]
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Author Q&A: Dissecting Charles Melcher’s ‘The Future of Storytelling’
The explosion of immersive entertainment experiences just might be the hottest industry topic of 2025—look no further than our fall cover story. And in November, right on cue, author and brand marketing veteran Charles Melcher published “The Future of Storytelling: How Immersive Experiences Are Transforming Our World” (Artisan Books). Over the span of 320 pages, […]
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Inside Cannabis Brand Spherex’s Community Skating Event Strategy
Cannabis brand Spherex has found a lot of success leaning into activity-based events—a strategy Katie Mattox, vp-marketing, says was “partially intentional, partially by accident.” After hosting a roller-skating party inspired by the release of a Taylor Swift album a few years ago, Spherex discovered that its community enjoyed skating and wanted more. Around the same […]
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Think Pink: A Preview of the First-Ever Barbie Dream Fest
Physically, much of the country is battling winter weather, but mentally, Barbie superfans are already in sunny Florida basking in the glow of the first-ever Barbie Dream Fest. Indeed, the countdown is on for the Fort Lauderdale-based event, to be hosted March 27-29 at the Broward County Convention Center. The festival, billed as the “ultimate” […]
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Hide and Seek: Seven Ideas for Leveraging Experiential Easter Eggs
When it comes to engaging entertainment buffs, incorporating experiential easter eggs into fan activations has become non-negotiable. Not every attendee will notice or understand a brand’s subtle references to its IP, but the superfans most certainly will—and they’re actively seeking them out. Following are seven ideas for playing hide and seek. 1. HOTLINES For […]
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Checklist: 10 Tactics for Building Blockbuster-Worthy Entertainment Experiences
Headline-making activations don’t appear out of thin air. Event marketers leverage a host of tactics and fan traditions to ensure their entertainment experiences slice through an oversaturated landscape.
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B-to-B Events
Experiential in Color Mentorship Q&A: Sofia Figueroa and Felicia Kelly
Even though mentor Sofia Figueroa is based in Miami and mentee Felicia Kelly is based in Durham, NC, the distance didn’t stop this pair from forming a strong relationship rooted in curiosity, determination and an openness to learn from one another, particularly because both come from different sides of the event industry.
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Watch: EventTrack 2026 Research Study—The Big Takeaways
EventTrack 2026, the largest and most comprehensive, multi-audience annual research report on experiential marketing, is here. Check out our overview of the most consequential data from the study with our global research partner, Sparks. (Download the report here.)
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The Brief: Sandcastle Restaurants and Meme Galas
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover sandcastle restaurants, pop-up orchards and the Betch of the Year Meme Gala.
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Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Dog-First Events
Dog-friendly experiences have their appeal, but savvy marketers are pulling on pet parents’ heartstrings with events that don’t just allow pups, but are specifically designed with four-legged friends in mind. Whether it’s colors optimized for canines’ eyes, games and challenges built to stimulate their brains, or treat zones for their enjoyment, companies are sniffing out […]
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