B-to-C Events

To drive consumers to its two pop-up shops in New York City this holiday season LittleMissMatched the lifestyle brand that started out with its signature miss-matched three-pack of socks hit the pavement with branded ice cream carts to get the word out. The pink-and-orange branded carts with umbrellas made up of hanging socks and flip-flops pay homage to the city’s smorgasbord of street food vendors that push carts with everything from hot dogs to tamales daily.

For four days in December New Yorkers were invited to pair up and grab a smooch for the cameras under a mistletoe sculpture in Madison Square Park. The Unbreakable Kiss Mistletoe Installation sponsored by A Diamond Is Forever was open from Dec. 1 through Dec. 4. Couples who kissed had their amorous moment recorded by 60 still cameras that created a video image. Couples could retrieve their video and send it to friends and family at adiamondisforever.com and also enter to win a diamond sweepstakes.

The event industry is going green and whether you like it or not you will have to respond to the push toward more environmentally friendly events. But how does an entrenched industry with such a need for big expenditures of energy and resources reduce its footprint? C’mon you build temporary buildings feed thousands at a time drive giant trucks cross-country. You can do it. We’ll show you how.

The Living Green Tour and Exhibit a seven-month 15-city tour sponsored by Better Homes and Gardens and Clorox’s Green Works a line of plant-based natural cleaners was a show home filled with product and advice for consumers looking to save money live healthier and conserve natural resources.

Brand ambassadors walk countless miles every year but now there are new eco-minded technologies can maximize the value of their activity while at the same time minimize their footprints (carbon that is). Get these on your radar event marketers. Fresh ideas and high-tech energy savers that may someday turn street team energy into sustainable energy.

Walking On Sunshine