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We might thank Barbie for the shift from sad beige to unabashedly bold color play over the past two years. The practice has been seeping into every corner of the event landscape, most interestingly in business conference and trade show environments. This year, however, patterns and textures have joined the mix in what Pinterest and […]

RSAC 2025 Conference, the world’s largest cybersecurity show, brought together a record 44,000 attendees to its 34th annual flagship event at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, April 28 through May 1. Among the most pressing topics discussed were Agentic AI, critical infrastructure, emerging threats and evolving policy, all part of the rapidly changing environment […]

One big theme of the 2025 NewFronts: consumers are being encouraged to interact with ads through QR codes and gamified experiences.

Instead of simply watching ads on the big screen, consumers are now being encouraged to interact with those ads – a shift in marketing that was particularly apparent at the 2025 NewFronts presentations in New York City this week.

This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Rápido Gringo Tests, Lemonade Stand-Ups and roaming Walkers.

A perfect mix of brand and business, Google Cloud’s flagship event, showcasing the transformative power of AI and its practical applications for companies, brought together over 36,000 industry tech professionals, developers, engineers, analysts and industry leaders to Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, April 9-11. The event opened with a keynote where Google Cloud […]

The dramatic art-filled lobby of Miami’s Hotel Fontainebleau was overtaken by the trappings of ad tech this week for the third-annual Possible conference, a show that has rapidly established itself as an influential industry event. The grand marble pillars leading to the massive Ai Weiwei-designed chandeliers are tented by Viant and TCS Interactive signage. Magnite […]

The 23rd annual Experiential Marketing Summit (EMS) brought over 1,500 b-to-b and b-to-c marketers, trade show pros and agency execs to MGM Grand Las Vegas, April 14-16, for three days of inspiration, hands-on learning, and perspectives on what’s shaping event marketing today. This year, the Summit’s trade show track featured several sessions and events, including […]

The desert was hot, but the sets were hotter at this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, hosted April 11-13 and April 18-20 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA. Once again serving as the unofficial launch of festival season, the event boasted headline talent including Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone; […]

This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Hot Dog High Teas, “The White Lotus” IRL and sweet-smelling takeovers.