B-to-C Events

Guerrilla marketing has long been a successful b-to-c tactic for marketers wanting to get their message across in a unique and exciting way. But don’t assume that all the fun is for consumers. The same aspects of guerrilla that make it such a success with consumers translate in b-to-b as well. Four tips for making guerrilla a component of your overall marketing strategy:

The King of Beers is well known as a pioneer in mobile marketing but Anheuser-Busch’s first foray into the discipline predates the big-rig era.

Perhaps it’s the success of American Idol and Dancing with the Stars those months-long contests that demand participants give it their hearts and souls. Those shows’ stellar ratings just might be the reason more brands are engineering long-term live events that ask consumers to devote their time energy and creativity sometimes for weeks or even months.

Marketers begin to leverage the valuable real estate outside mobile vehicles as much as they do inside spaces

As more companies dive into mobile marketing the onus is on each brand to find a way to differentiate the experience from the competition and keep consumers engaged. The latest trend?

Procter & Gamble Canada recently took a collection of its beauty products off drugstore shelves and featured them in a temporary storefront called the Look Fab Studio. The space which resembled an upscale salon was open in the heart of Toronto’s shopping district from April 13 to May 13 and featured free on-site hair coloring and styling beauty consultations and zones filled with product samples.