Festivals & Fan Cons
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Ancestral Altars and Comfort Zones
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Comfort Zones, global Ofrendas and Beautycon 2024.
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B-to-C Events
Photos: How 20 Deadpool Variants Took Over Manhattan During New York Comic Con
New York Comic Con is a bustling fandom event, but outside the walls of the Javits Center in New York City is a landscape and people not so easily surprised—unless it involves 20 unique “Deadpool” variants galavanting about, that is. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment unleashed a street team to promote the “Deadpool & Wolverine” […]
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B-to-C Events
Citi Resurrects its Sound Vault Platform with an Intimate Jack Harlow Show in Brooklyn
When Citi cardmembers gathered for a Jack Harlow performance in Brooklyn, NY, on Oct. 17, it was a grand homecoming of sorts. The occasion marked the revival of the Citi Sound Vault concert platform after a four-year hiatus and took place at the historic Brooklyn Paramount, which reopened this year after a multimillion dollar renovation. […]
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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-C Events
The Brief: Casket Coolers and Candy Corn Suites
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Casket Coolers, Candy Corn Suites and glow-in-the-dark playgrounds.
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B-to-C Events
Nat Geo’s Cinematic ‘Hexadome’ Installation Inspires Repeat Visits at D23
National Geographic has captured many natural wonders of the world and shared them through its breadth of content, and at Disney’s D23 superfan event in Anaheim, CA, attendees got a chance to plant themselves in the middle of it all at the “Hexadome.” To remind fans that Nat Geo offers a diverse collection of content […]
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B-to-C Events
Photos: Inside the Inaugural Fanatics Fest for Sports Superfans in New York City
Digital sports platform Fanatics brought its wide-ranging ventures across merchandising, trading cards, collectibles, special events and more to life with the inaugural Fanatics Fest, Aug. 16-18, in New York City. What’s being referred to as the new Comic-Con for sports fans, the event attracted more than 70,000 sports fans and collectors to the Javits Center, […]
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: ‘Sauceographs’ and Painting the Rent
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover “sauceographs,” wild LEGO adventures and painting the rent.
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Snack Squads and Life-size Doll Houses
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover curly creations, mobile snack squads and life-size doll houses.
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B-to-C Events
SDCC 2024: Brands Descend on San Diego with Chariot Races, Bathroom Battle Stations and 2D Factories
San Diego Comic-Con returned to its former glory last week after the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes took some wind out of the event’s sales in 2023. The pop culture convention, this year July 25-28, once again served as a playground for both superfans of comics, movies, TV, gaming and multimedia, and the […]