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LEO Events has formed a strategic partnership with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, launching a new corporate event strategy, promotion and production minor offered jointly through the College of Communication and Information (CCI) and the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. Beginning this fall, students will learn b-to-b event marketing, production and event management […]

Little Cinema, which burst onto the experiential marketing agency scene in 2016, has helped clients, ranging from Amazon Prime Video to the Kansas City Chiefs to Disney, reimagine their creative possibilities through technology integration and content. It’s been a busy season since the group picked up the 2024 Grand Ex award for Taco Bell’s Live […]

Both Adobe and Deloitte say deals will fuel online sales growth. Inflation will slow holiday sales producing more modest growth after pandemic-related surges.   Consulting firm Deloitte and digital customer experience vendor Adobe both estimate 2024 online holiday sale will increase around 8% compared with last year.   Deloitte forecasts a slowdown in holiday sales growth  Deloitte […]

On Tuesday, mar tech company GrowthLoop announced the launch of its new customer data platform, called The Loop.

Retail media ad spend is big. And getting bigger. The retail media channel is growing quickly, and retailers do not have a playbook to follow when looking to boost sales and increase conversion. Multichannel Marketer chatted with retail leaders to provide four tips on how to navigate the new channel. Research firm EMarketer estimates U.S. marketers […]

Welcome to the latest event marketing industry news digest, featuring updates on new hires, promotions, acquisitions, and launches. Submit your news here. Promotions & Hires rEvolution has appointed Ross Arnold to the newly created position of Head of Europe. He most recently led the Sports & Entertainment Consulting team at Wasserman, and prior to that, […]

Target gears up for the 2024 holiday season with debut of largest-ever holiday assortment during the Target Circle Week sale in October. Today, Target announced it will hire 100,000 seasonal in its 2,000-plus stores and 50-plus supply chain facilities as the retail chain gears up for the 2024 holiday season. This seasonal hiring is in […]

Someone will eventually need to make a Netflix-style documentary about the Google ad tech antitrust trial happening in Virginia. (And can we call it “You’ve Been Ad Served”?) Because certain moments from Friday alone – Day Five – are just too good to only live on in a court transcript. The real world Take, for example, […]

JCPenney adds to its adaptive clothing offerings with a new wheelchair line. The push into the underserved market could provide a needed brand refresh.   Apparel retail chain JCPenney debuted a new adaptive clothing line this week with TV writer Jamey Perry for a clothing line designed for women who use wheelchairs.   The apparel […]

OMD Worldwide Chief Media Officer Ben Hovaness, thinks the advertising world might be thinking about the open internet wrong way, right down to the terminology we use to describe it.