Pop-Ups
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Flavor Factories and Bar Tenders
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Flavor Factories, Bar Tenders and Uber’s Lost and Found.
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B-to-C Events
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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B-to-C Events
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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B-to-C Events
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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B-to-B Events
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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B-to-C Events
Family-friendly Events: Three Lessons from Crayola’s Colorful Pop-up ‘Reunion’
Across its storied 122-year history, Crayola has never revived a collection of retired crayon colors—until now. As part of its year-long Campaign for Creativity, which centers on the vital role that color plays in inspiring creativity, the brand “unretired” eight beloved hues, then marked the occasion with a nostalgic, family-friendly pop-up “reunion” in New York’s […]
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B-to-C Events
Three Things We Loved About American Eagle’s Denim Deli in Nashville
The food and fashion worlds continue to collide, and American Eagle on March 21 and 22 activated its own spin on the concept with the Denim Deli, a pop-up in Nashville that highlighted the brand’s signature denim collection while feeding consumers a complimentary signature sandwich from Music City’s iconic Mitchell’s Deli. Designed for an extended […]
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B-to-C Events
How Gorton’s Seafood Brought Gloucester to Austin for its First-ever SXSW Activation
After 176 years in business, Gorton’s Seafood is no stranger to evolving with the times and keeping up with changing consumer habits. So for 2025, it tried something different by activating at SXSW for the first time. While the Gloucester, MA-headquartered brand had previously dabbled in experiential marketing with small-scale food sampling events, this was […]
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Glam-ergency Boxes and ‘Pretzelria’ Services
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover “Pretzelria” Delivery Services, Glam-ergency boxes and secret hideaways.
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B-to-C Events
SXSW 2025: FX Teases ‘Alien: Earth’ with an Immersive Wreckage Pop-up
A mysterious space-vessel crash appeared in Austin, TX, during SXSW. Curious (and brave) passersby who stumbled upon FX’s The Wreckage activation had a chance to step inside and uncover details from the upcoming “Alien: Earth” series, a prequel to the 1979 film “Alien” that started the franchise. Before receiving credentials and instructions to enter, participants […]