Festivals & Fan Cons
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B-to-C Events
SDCC 2025: Brawl Stars Takes Fans on a Wild Monorail Ride into the Carnival-themed Starr Park
For its first U.S. activation, mobile game Brawl Stars, developed by Supercell, went big. During San Diego Comic-Con, July 24-27, it popped up an amusement park on a floating barge on San Diego Bay, and more than 4,000 fans went through the 45-minute immersive adventure that spanned a simulated monorail ride and the carnival game-filled […]
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B-to-C Events
SDCC 2025 Video Tour: Activations from Disney, Paramount+, FX, Adult Swim and More
EM’s editors descended on SoCal in July for what is arguably the superfan event of the year—San Diego Comic-Con. Join us for a video tour of a few top SDCC 2025 brand activations that took place outside the convention center, and all across the Gaslamp District. It’s time to let your geek flag fly. […]
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Watch The Brief, Live! July 2025 Edition: San Diego Comic-Con
In this special “San Diego Comic-Con Edition,” however, we talk hidden photo ops, clowns in corn fields and activation actors.
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Engagement
Nine Marketing Activations From WNBA All-Star Weekend 2025
The 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Weekend welcomed thousands of basketball fans and more than 25 WNBA partners and licensees for the two-day fan fest. Here are nine brands that activated during the event.
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B-to-C Events
SDCC 2025: Superfans ‘Find Their Mountain’ at Paramount+’s Lodge
From the fandom to the temps, it’s hot, hot, hot in SoCal this week, where EM has landed for what is arguably the superfan event of the year: San Diego Comic-Con. Among brands leading the experiential way once again is Paramount+ and its touring activation, The Lodge. The footprint is bigger and the IP is […]
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B-to-C Events
SDCC 2025: Conveyor Belts Move Fans Through Google Play’s ‘Fantastic Four’ Rewards Lab
Building wraps are all over San Diego this week as Comic-Con takes over the city, but none beckoned us over more than the sight of a looming Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards in “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” (the rest of the cast was on the oversized poster, too…). Underneath the huge banner, at Martin […]
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B-to-C Events
WNBA All-Star Weekend 2025: Activations from AT&T, DICK’S, Meta, Starry and More
Thousands of basketball fans turned out for the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Weekend, July 18-19, in Indianapolis, a first-time host for the event. Ahead of the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game, which drew a sellout crowd of 16,988 to the Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 19, fans first got a taste of the action at WNBA […]
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Let’s Go Party: Mattel to Debut a ‘Barbie Dream Fest’ Event in 2026
If you thought Barbie Mania hit its peak in 2023, think again. The iconic doll indeed ignited a worldwide frenzy following Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster film, but Barbie’s influence is entering a new era with the debut of Barbie Dream Fest in 2026.
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The Brief: Furby Clubs and Drip Lounges
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Club Furby, Shaq’s Drip Lounge and a National Pink Day pop-up.
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Branding/Marketing
20 Brand Experiences from Cannes Lions 2025
Multiple brands once again descended upon the Côte d’Azur for Cannes Lions to entertain marketing, advertising and comms professionals with innovative content and technology activations.
