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  • How Five Brands Used Experiential Lounges to Engage SXSW 2023 Attendees

    SXSW attendees expect to walk thousands of steps a day in Austin (our daily record was 14,000, or about seven miles), making exhaustion a key pain point for brands to alleviate. This year, we aimed to weed out spaces that were glorified charging stations in favor of those that delivered a clear message and layers […]

  • Coachella 2023: Festivalgoers Take a Bite Out of the Postmates ReTreat VIP Experience

    “This was an opportunity for us to not only engage the 250,000 people who are coming in across the two weekends, but also to bring a bit of that flavor back home. We really tried to create that connective tissue between the two.” -Molly Spychalski, Head of Partnership Marketing at Postmates and Uber For its […]

  • Photo Tour: How 11 Brands Electrified the 2023 New York International Auto Show

    From tires screeching on test tracks to serene booths boasting naturescapes, brand experiences at the 2023 New York International Auto Show ran the gamut. Held this year April 7-16 at New York City’s Javits Center, the 123-year-old event was rife with interactive activities, ride-and-drives, experience design inspiration, sustainable builds and inclusive programming. And EM was […]

  • At SXSW, Paramount+ Creates a Mountain of Content at ‘The Lodge’

    Contrasting Austin’s sunny spring weather, Paramount+ breezed in to SXSW 2023 with a cozy slope-side pop-up from March 10-13 to engage attendees with its latest slate of original series, movies and sports. The Lodge: A Paramount+ Experience took the concept of Paramount Mountain, central to the company’s lore, literally with activations spread across Clive Bar’s […]

  • Experiential In… San Antonio

    This month, we’re hitching a ride to San Antonio, home to the Alamo, stunning natural caverns and an abundance of meeting and exhibition space, including a 1.6 million-square-foot convention center.