B-to-B Events

The who’s who of art and culture convened for a week of exhibitions and events during Miami Art Week 2025, hosted Dec. 1-7, and once again, a horde of brands infiltrated the landscape with the typical invite-only, closed-door experiences that have historically dominated the scene. Even McDonald’s, the unlikeliest of companies to show up, hosted […]

Artificial intelligence lives in everything now, from PCs to robots to cars to emotional support pandas. It’s also allowing experience builders to create the storytelling content and scenery of their dreams. Many booths across the now expansive CES 2026 show floor feature visible credits or disclaimers that the space features AI-generated content and that “characters […]

Across CES 2026, taking place this week in Las Vegas, January 6-9, stages and studios are proliferating and live-wiring content and conversations across the show floor. Mainstays (Samsung, we’re lookin’ at you) have joined a community of showstopper brands creating immersive and exclusive spaces outside the major convention centers. And theme-park-style thrills of the past […]

In a year where designer dolls and love stories grabbed the world’s attention, event marketers also leaned into niche interests and the speed of pop culture across their campaigns. These were among themes across the nearly 50 installments of our Trend of the Week column in 2025, and as the wheels turn for 2026, we’ve […]

In 2025, EM expanded the scope of its Experiential in Color recognition program to include a new mentorship initiative led by a steering committee of industry professionals. We spoke with three mentor/mentee pairs about what the experience has meant to them. Mentor Gerry Rojas and mentee Natalie Azcona know all too well how the events […]