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Potty Humor: 10 Ways Personal Care Brands are Cleaning up with Experiential Marketing
There was a time when personal care brands, and the consumers who used them, would rather not address the category head-on, often relying on metaphors rather than candid conversations. But those days appear to be coming to an end with an influx of straightforward, typically humorous, activations that tout bathroom-related products and services without shying […]
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How Skincare Brand The Outset Capitalized on a Monthlong Pop-up at The Grove
E-commerce skincare brand The Outset activated its first-ever pop-up, The Sensitive Skin Clinic, around an ambitious timeline and effort—one full month in the highly trafficked shopping hub, The Grove L.A. The experience, open May 24 to June 19, strategically took place near Sephora and Nordstrom in the Glass Box space and offered plenty of samples, swag and signage.
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B-to-B Events
The Brief: Vodka Iced Tea Parties and Beverly Hills Boomboxes
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover vodka iced tea parties, AI fashion shows and gigantic boomboxes.
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The Brief: Cicada Symphonies and Rosé for Days
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover cicada symphonies, historic vow renewals and rosé for days.
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Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix: Amex, Jack Daniel’s, Hilton, Ferrari and More
The Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix returned for its third year at the Miami International Autodrome with a sell-out crowd of almost 300,000 fans visiting Hard Rock Stadium, May 3-5. From elevated hospitality experiences and celebrity-attended parties to graffiti murals and pop-up shops, we round up activations, events and festivals that kicked brand awareness and fan engagement into high gear around the 305.
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First-time Formula 1 Sponsor Liquid I.V. Talks Miami Grand Prix, Hydration Inspiration
Liquid I.V. ran with racing’s DRS concept and gave it a clever brand spin for its activation at the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix. Enter: Dehydration Reduction System, which kept fans cool and hydrated as the Florida heat reached 85 degrees. The electrolyte drink mix brand set up Race House in the Miami International Autodrome, along with branded touchpoints and garage-themed sampling pop-ups around the Hard Rock Stadium complex.
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Festivals & Fan Cons
Coachella 2024 Experiential Marketing: Shower Portals, Manifest Stations and ‘Surpr-ICES’
Festival season has sprung once again and, per usual, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is serving as its launchpad. The Indio, CA-based event at the Empire Polo Club, hosted this year April 12-14 and April 19-21, features headlining performances by No Doubt, Lana Del Ray, Tyler, The Creator and Doja Cat; a new […]
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Wendy’s NCAA Sponsorship Sizzles with Supersized Visuals and a Growth Mentality
The NCAA’s March Madness set records this year with the women’s title game drawing more viewers than the men’s for the first time, and attendance across both the men’s and women’s championships at historic levels. Along for the ride was Wendy’s, the Official Hamburger of March Madness and the Official Breakfast of March Madness, which […]
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Sponsors Bring ‘Living Brackets’ and ‘Dream Courts’ to the 2024 Men’s and Women’s Final Four Tournaments
There’s no better way to engage college hoops fans than to pass them the ball, and that’s exactly what sponsors did at the 2024 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Final Four Tournaments this month. From pop-a-shot games to shooting drills to dunk moments, brands at both competitions placed attendees in players’ shoes—and the spotlight. The savviest […]
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The Brief: ‘Smackable’ Billboards and Subterranean Cooking
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover “smackable” billboards, subterranean pizza parties and the Malmö Oat Milkers.
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