Author archive for Kait Shea
Superfans Melt for the Taco Bell Hotel Experience
Taco Bell’s legions of diehard supporters have defined what it means to be a brand superfan for years, and from Aug. 8-11, the fast food chain returned the love with an upscale hospitality experience dubbed The Bell: A Taco Bell Hotel & Resort. The activation, which took over an existing hotel in Palm Springs, CA,...
Pipe Dreams: Bones Love Milk Goes After Active Youth with a Pop-up Skate Park
Active tweens and teens are more likely to fuel up with a trendy beverage than a glass of milk, so the California Milk Processor Board’s Bones Love Milk brand hosted a nine-day “Shredquarters” skate park pop-up to encourage California youth to swap their Red Bulls for “nature’s energy drink.” The state is home to 1.6...
How Brands from Bacardi to Salesforce are Tackling Event Food Waste
Reducing food and beverage waste is the new way to “go green” There’s a pressing topic that event marketers can no longer ignore: food waste. The USDA estimates that 30 to 40 percent of the country’s food supply ends up in landfills, while the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) reports that food waste is responsible...
How NBCUniversal Engaged Gen Z at VidCon 2019
If there’s one thing marketers understand about members of Gen Z, it’s that they’re not afraid to speak their mind. NBCUniversal took the concept to heart at VidCon, July 10-13 in Anaheim, CA, where four brands from its portfolio activated around a “Share Your Voice” theme to engage the event’s youthful attendee base. Each of...