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B-to-B Events

  • Budweiser Revitalizes its Wholesaler Meeting

    Budweiser turned the Anheuser-Busch 2016 Wholesaler Sales & Marketing Communication Meeting (SAMCOM) on its head this year with a two-day “Bud World” activation, offering attendees a bolder, more immersive event platform that steered away from the standard conference model. In recognition of its most successful year in over a decade, the brand on Jan. 25 […]

  • Five Predictions on How Smart Watches Will Impact Events

    You’ve got one. Your neighbor can’t stop talking about his. And more and more, you’ll find that your attendees have them, too. We’re talking smart watches, and with the release of Apple Watch last April followed by its much anticipated system update in September allowing developers to design apps specifically for the watch, event marketers […]

  • Experiential Touchpoints Drive Nielsen Pre-Grammy Event

    Nielsen hosted its third-annual pre-Grammy event on Feb. 14 for top industry executives, c-suite marketers and influencers with an evening of festive experiential touchpoints, networking, cocktails and food, and of course, really good music. The event featured performances by emerging talent The Strumbellas, New Orleans’ Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Grammy-nominated soul singer Leon Bridges. […]

  • Inside Hearst Men’s Group’s Trade Shows Activations

    The Detroit Auto Show may have always been a key stop for editors at Hearst Men’s Group publications Esquire, Popular Mechanics, Car and Driver and Road & Track. But for this year’s show Jan. 11-24, instead of simply covering it, the publisher for the first time activated at it, staking its claim as an authority […]

  • How Brands are Using Alternative Housing in Events

    Oscar Mayer cooked up a satisfying solution for fans eager to stay in sold-out San Francisco for Super Bowl 50: a fully loaded hot dog RV called the Wienie-Bago. But you had to be the highest bidder in order to stake your claim (or buns). Fans were invited to enter bids for a two-night stay […]