OMEN made its debut at the 2023 Anime Expo, tapping into the overlap between gaming and anime fans with a three-room journey powered by RFID wristbands that invited attendees to discover their “Spirit of Fun”: Magic, Adventure or Play.  

The energy was sky-high and the dance moves were strong at the 21st annual Experiential Marketing Summit, held in Las Vegas, May 9-11. More than 1,000 industry insiders gathered for a three-day dialogue on the state of experiential and fostering professional and personal growth.  

Winners of the 2023 Ex Awards were crowned at a “Let’s Glow”-themed gala during the Experiential Marketing Summit in Las Vegas, where Reddit took home the top honor.

The industry gathered with an extra spring in its step at the 20th annual Experiential Marketing Summit in Las Vegas, which spanned workshops, meet-ups, breakouts, drone shows and our biggest-ever keynote lineup.

In 2021, the industry’s longest-running recognition initiatives for the experiential industry became one supersized program at a luncheon gala during the Experiential Marketing Summit—the combined Ex Awards + Experience Design & Technology Awards. Here’s a taste of this year’s winning programs.