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NYCC 2026 Experiential: Shopping Malls, Haunted Cabins and Slime Surges
The 20th anniversary of New York Comic Con embodied everything the convention is renowned for, from the marketplace to the masquerade. In our jaunt through the Javits Center, we spotted trends in collectibles and content, and exhibit tactics worth stealing. Read our recap of the best on- and off-site experiential moments.
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Partner Studio
Experience Intelligence: 3 Insights on Measuring Business Impact
A new methodology is helping brands like IBM design for what matters most. When an industry standard doesn’t exist, create one. It’s the mentality of a growing number of top experiential brands and agency partners who are embracing portfolio-wide measurement strategies to better track the often-long-range ROI of live events. “It’s a fundamental gap for […]
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Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Let’s Be Honest
Reviews are embedded in the consumer shopping experience today, and experiential brands are embracing them with open arms. This year, IRL spaces for real opinions, unfiltered reactions and the freedom to speak openly are cropping up. It’s the antitheses of polished, and the antidote for feed fatigue. Let’s explore “the permission” to be honest in […]
Performance
5 Tips for Building a Measurement Program From Scratch
When Mandy Glenwright joined Prologis as a corporate events and sponsorships manager a few months ago, she thought that along with her deep expertise she was also bringing along a toolbox full of event technology. After years working in high-tech with companies including Seagate and Lenovo, Glenwright had seen event measurement evolve from simple badge […]
Trade Shows
AI Agents, the Joy Factor: Our 7 Takeaways From IMEX America 2026
The 15th annual IMEX America brought together over 17,800 event professionals, venues, and destinations to Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas Oct. 13-15. More than 96,000 scheduled meetings—an equivalent of five years—took place during the event’s largest edition to date. Here’s what stood out to us in sessions and on the busy showfloor. Who’s […]
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Festivals & Fan Cons4 Experiential Trends Spotted at the 10th Annual ComplexCon
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Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Let’s Be Honest
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SponsorshipsThe Brief: Food Vaults and Sleep Exchanges
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Experience Intelligence: 3 Insights on Measuring Business Impact
Videos
Watch: Sylvia Lopez-Navarro of Kia America in The Studio at EMS 2026
In this episode, Sylvia Lopez-Navarro of Kia discusses how brands are building real emotional connections with audiences, and what that actually looks like in practice.
Podcasts
Rewriting the Trade Show Playbook, with Robyn Davis, Author of ‘Exhibit Smarter’
When Robyn Davis “fell into” events, she started taking note of what worked and what didn’t in trade show environments and booth interactions. Her aerospace engineering background and problem-solving mindset helped her develop frameworks for exhibitor success, ultimately leading Davis to become a trade show trainer, consultant and speaker through her company, Exhibitors WINH. Now, […]