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Trend of the Week
Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Think Pink
If you thought 2023’s “Barbie” movie summer was the end of the pink trend, think again. Brands have been leaning into the bubblegum palette to spark feelings of playfulness, creativity, coziness and, often, empowerment in their activations. While Barbie collabs have been driving a lot of the reenergized pink craze, companies have staked their own […]
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Festivals & Fan Cons
FIFA World Cup 2026: 11 Brand Activations that are Scoring Big with Soccer Fans
Fan fests for the FIFA World Cup 2026 are taking over 13 host cities across the U.S., Mexico and Canada, and enthusiastic attendees have been packing into venues to engage with sponsor activations, soccer-themed gaming experiences, concerts and match screenings. Last Thursday, the FIFA Fan Festivals reached the 2 million visitor mark, with the three […]
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Podcast
The Power of Mentorship and Betting on Yourself, with Anna Nicholson of Yahoo
Anna Nicholson likes to feel challenged and excited about her work, and while her first job as an event marketer at a health care startup taught her a lot about executing b-to-b and b-to-e events, she needed more. Enter: Yahoo and what she calls “the best team on the planet.” Nicholson took a leap of […]
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Conferences
2016 Rewind: Looking Back at What Our B2B Dream Teamers Were Talking About a Decade Ago
At the beginning of the year, 2016 made a resurgence on social media, as users became nostalgic for the music, fashion, memes and Instagram filters of the time. Now, it’s our turn to look back. 2016 marked the first time that Event Marketer focused its annual Dream Team recognition program on event marketers from the […]
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Awards
2026 Campaign of the Year: Google Cloud’s ‘Tech Immersion’ Events
Impressing an audience of global technical go-to-market professionals with a technology-focused event is an ambitious request, but that was Google Cloud’s brief for its Tech Immersion training program.




