Juanita Chavarro Arias and Kaylee Hultgren

  • How Five Brands Used Experiential Lounges to Engage SXSW 2023 Attendees

    SXSW attendees expect to walk thousands of steps a day in Austin (our daily record was 14,000, or about seven miles), making exhaustion a key pain point for brands to alleviate. This year, we aimed to weed out spaces that were glorified charging stations in favor of those that delivered a clear message and layers […]

  • SXSW 2023: Seven Brands that Gave Attendees a Taste of their Products

    With hundreds of events and activations taking place throughout Austin over the 10-day SXSW 2023, it’s no wonder that the brands that brought a bite to eat, a sample to sip, or a product to try quickly stood out from the pack. But at the show this year, seven brands lured festivalgoers with full-on explorations […]

  • SXSW 2023: Photos from 18 Immersive Brand Experiences

    The 10-day SXSW conference and festivals welcomed fans, artists, creatives, marketers, filmmakers and exhibitors to Austin, TX, for a deep dive into the state of the entertainment, music and tech industries. EM was on the ground March 13-18 (in unseasonably chilly weather for the city) and visited expansive brand activations that served as catalysts for […]