Sonia Andresson-Nolasco

Even the most elaborate publicity events can fall flat if the hook isn’t worth nibbling on. Adding a Guinness World Record attempt to your program can not only entice fickle journalists to attend it can expand the types of publications and news outlets that might otherwise not bite on your event. To learn more about how it’s done we tapped Reading UK-based The Circle Agency (in June it executed a Guinness World Record event for video game company EA) and the folks at Guinness World Records for some insight.

Splashy launches national tours and sponsorship activations are often the sites for the crème de la crème of experiential marketing environments. But when the lights go out what to do with a branded moose head or a cat food-inspired climbing wall? (Meow Mix we love you and all your crazy cat people.) It’s safe to say that most agency storage rooms look a bit like a film studio’s back lot.

Overcoming childhood obesity takes a village. And while many companies are rising to the challenge by offering health-inspired options (Nintendo’s Wii Fit and Burger King’s Apple Fries are just a few examples) the problem continues to grow. According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Trust for America’s Health 30 percent or more children in 30 states are obese and overweight. The condition has more than tripled since 1980.

Long before the recession forced businesses to slash travel budgets and ground their globetrotting workforces ABB was bringing the trade show to the people. Since 2006 the company’s Automation Products Division has been diligently traveling the country with its road show program and bringing all the bells and whistles of a traditional trade show experience right to their customers’ doorsteps.

The temporary pop-up shop is a successful strategy for many event marketers but there are brands that bet their dollars on permanent branded spaces. What’s the value of a permanent space versus a pop-up? Samsung claims it creates a sense of continuity nearly impossible to achieve with a pop-up. The electronics brand considers its Samsung Experience in Manhattan’s Time Warner Center now in its fifth year to be a destination that regulars return to more than once for the gadgets and cool events.