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30 Years of Essence Fest: Q&A with Executive VP-Experiential Michael Barclay
Social media threads and Reddit forums were lighting up ahead of the 2024 Essence Festival of Culture, presented by Coca-Cola, July 4-7, in New Orleans. This year marked the 30th anniversary of the annual multiday celebration of Black culture, music and food, and the media platform’s loyal followers were eagerly awaiting the release of the […]
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2024 Paris Games Preview: Rolling Coverage of Brands Activating Around the Summer Olympics
The Olympics have always ignited passion and a sense of camaraderie among sports fans around the globe, but the 2024 Paris Games, taking place July 26 to Aug. 11, may inspire even more fanfare than usual. The last time the world witnessed the Summer Olympics, it wasn’t at stadiums in Tokyo where the event was […]
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The Brief: Philanthropic Pizzas and ‘Gaychella’
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover tot-protecting pants, “Gaychella” and pay-what-you-want pizzas.
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A Supersized Photo Tour: Inside 18 Brand Activations from Gov Ball 2024
The joy of experiencing a premier music festival on a warm June weekend might seem straightforward to fans, but the behind-the-scenes grind it takes to pull off such an endeavor is anything but. That much was evident when we arrived at New York’s Flushing Meadows Corona Park on June 7 for Live Nation’s three-day Governors […]
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How e.l.f. Cosmetics’ Indy 500 Sponsorship Placed Women in the Driver’s Seat
When e.l.f. Cosmetics cruised into this year’s Indianapolis 500 as the first-ever beauty brand to serve as a primary sponsor of a driver, it didn’t just offer a “Lip Oil Change”; it aimed to foster systemic change, too.
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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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Gen Z and Music Festivals: Pinterest Shares Three Insights from its Coachella Debut
It was a wise year for Pinterest to hyper-focus its efforts on Gen Z and make its grand Coachella debut, with Gen Zers driving a 1,100-percent year-over-year increase in searches related to Coachella outfit inspiration on the platform.
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Expedia Pops up a Larger-than-life Parasol Art Installation for New Orleans Jazz Fest
Since 1996, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has highlighted the art, music, food and culture of a chosen country in the Cultural Exchange Pavilion.
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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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The Brief: Electric Gardens and LaundroMatches
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover electric gardens, LaundroMatches and SXSW London.
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