B-to-C Events

Chances are, you’ve heard pickleball brought up in conversation more than once over the last couple of years. The quirky game, often described as a blend of tennis, Ping-Pong and badminton, is America’s fastest-growing sport.

Interest in golf has exploded in recent years, but for some, the luxury sport still carries an air of exclusivity. So ahead of its broadcast of THE PLAYERS Championship at Florida’s TPC Sawgrass, NBC Sports hosted a two-day event aimed at making golf more accessible and attractive to general sports fans. The network’s “PLAYERS Island” […]

St. Patrick’s Day revelers basked in the full-fledged return of holiday shenanigans last month as events and parades—and the sponsor activations that come with them—returned to their pre-pandemic glory. Per usual, Guinness was at the forefront of brand festivities in multiple U.S. cities, but the Irish brewer took a decidedly purpose-led approach to its “Surging […]

A quick “FIFA World Cup” Google search returns link after link pertaining to the men’s competition—even as the women’s tournament of the same name, taking place this summer in New Zealand and Australia, is on the horizon. It’s a predicament that adidas was keenly aware of when it prepared to take the world stage as […]

The 10-day SXSW conference and festivals welcomed fans, artists, creatives, marketers, filmmakers and exhibitors to Austin, TX, for a deep dive into the state of the entertainment, music and tech industries. EM was on the ground March 13-18 (in unseasonably chilly weather for the city) and visited expansive brand activations that served as catalysts for […]