2006 Archives - Page 2 of 13 - Event Marketer
GM Lets Consumers Test Drive Competitor Vehicles
General Motors’ latest installment of its AutoShow In Motion ride-and-drive increased consideration across the entire GM portfolio by 204 percent. The event, which allowed GM to display all of its North American brands to current GM owners and prospective buyers, gave consumers a side-by-side view of GM cars and its competitors—so they could form impressions...
Samsung Executes a Triple Threat Press Show
More than 300 key media members turned out for the Samsung Global Road Show, where the brand highlighted its newest products, technology and plans for the year ahead. The 2005 show featured three distinct sections. The Samsung Experience was held at Samsung’s concept store at the Time Warner building in Manhattan. An event with Samsung...
Ameriquest Turns Press Event into a Stones Concert
The Stones’ 2005 world tour kicked off in style for members of the media and fans—with a surprise three-song performance by Mick and the boys at New York City’s Juilliard School. Pre-event press information indicated that the band would be giving a routine press conference to kick off its new tour, and the media (as...
Buena Vista Immerses Press in ‘Lost’-Themed Event
ABC’s “Lost” is doing a pretty good job of generating hype on its own. But when Buena Vista Home Entertainment was nearing the launch of the series’ first-season DVD, it was clear that no ordinary media event would do. “We wanted to create an event that got our talent, guests and the press to experience...