Tag: AI

  • CES 2026: Big Changes, Robot Grooves and More from the Show Floor

    Across CES 2026, taking place this week in Las Vegas, January 6-9, stages and studios are proliferating and live-wiring content and conversations across the show floor. Mainstays (Samsung, we’re lookin’ at you) have joined a community of showstopper brands creating immersive and exclusive spaces outside the major convention centers. And theme-park-style thrills of the past […]

  • Author Q&A: Dissecting Charles Melcher’s ‘The Future of Storytelling’

    The explosion of immersive entertainment experiences just might be the hottest industry topic of 2025—look no further than our fall cover story. And in November, right on cue, author and brand marketing veteran Charles Melcher published “The Future of Storytelling: How Immersive Experiences Are Transforming Our World” (Artisan Books). Over the span of 320 pages, […]

  • Experiential Trend of the Week: AI Agents in Events

    Experiential marketers have wasted no time experimenting with AI-fueled activations and applications to drive personalization and streamline the work behind the scenes. But this year, marketers are ready to accept AI as a member of the team. Enter: AI agents, which are shifting from “curiosities” to game-changing assistants for marketers and attendees. Demonstrating both its […]

  • Deepfakes and Trust: Inside Accenture’s Experience at CES 2025

    At CES 2025, Accenture invited clients and guests to explore the AI-powered future, showcasing the power of new technologies, reinvention—and trust—through experiences that broke through even at the largest tech show of the year. Just off the show floor at The Venetian Expo, the company’s branded lounge was about what’s next and how it translates […]

  • Field Report: 10 Things We Loved at Dreamforce 2024

    Equal parts music festival, cram marathon and family reunion, Dreamforce, Salesforce’s annual user conference and flagship marketing event, welcomed more than 45,000 attendees to its massive national park-themed campus around Moscone Center in San Francisco, Sept. 17-19, with millions watching online. What started as 2,000 people in a ballroom in 2003, has grown into a […]