Sponsorships
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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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B-to-C Events
Field Report: Inside the ‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ Mercedes-Benz Experience at the Masters
Tickets to the Masters are some of the most coveted in all of sports. Some golf fans wait years to be chosen by the ticket lottery. But through its exclusive hospitality experience, Mercedes-Benz offers its VIP customers a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity to attend the Masters, which this year was won by Scottie Scheffler for the second time in his career.
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B-to-C Events
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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B-to-C Events
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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B-to-C Events
CCM Hockey House: Five Tips on Leveraging Private Homes for Experiential Activations
A hockey-themed activation usually involves some kind of slapshot challenge, putting the participant in pro players’ shoes… or skates.
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B-to-C Events
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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B-to-C Events
As Las Vegas Bets on Big Sporting Events, Brands and Agencies Offer Tips for Activating in the City
Las Vegas has long been known as Sin City, but lately, the city has vied for the moniker of “Sports and Entertainment Capital of the World,” particularly leaning into sports with the addition of pro sports franchises. With the dust settled on this year’s Super Bowl, we asked several brand marketers and agency executives to reflect on their recent experiences activating in Las Vegas and share their perspectives for successfully navigating the planning, local approvals and excitement on the ground. We rounded up their top eight tips.
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B-to-C Events
How Morgan Stanley Elevated its Golf Sponsorship with Augmented Reality and Full-service Hospitality
Morgan Stanley has been hitting the green as a sponsor of The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, since 2017. But at this year’s event (March 14-17), with a refreshed corporate positioning—Old School Grit, New World Ideas—and the tournament’s 50th anniversary on tap
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Cash Showers and ‘F*d Up’ Sponsorships
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover cash showers, glitter-filled toilets and “f*d up” marathon sponsorships.
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B-to-B Events
The Full SXSW 2024 Recap: 11 Experiential Marketing Trends Spotted in Austin
As Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ’Em” blasted over the airwaves of various events and activations at SXSW 2024, we were on the ground to see which brands played their cards right. And along our quest to discover the most compelling brand experiences during the 38th annual conference and festivals, which ran March 8-16, some clear experiential […]