Kait Shea

It’s hard to believe it, but festival season will be here before you know it. From Coachella to Bonnaroo to CMA Fest to Governors Ball to the slate of brand-owned properties cropping up, the music festival sponsorship space shows no signs of slowing down. To give you a leg up on your fan activation strategies, […]

It’s not easy to attract the biggest names in the film industry to Park City, UT, in the middle of winter, but the Sundance Institute made it happen once again for the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, this year Jan. 23 through Feb. 3. The event, which serves as the largest independent film festival in the […]

[Updated Feb. 18] Being part of an industry that thrives on face-to-face interactions and global travel makes the coronavirus a concerning issue for event professionals. The illness on Jan. 30 was declared a global health emergency and on Feb. 12, the GSMA officially canceled MWC Barcelona, the world’s largest mobile show—and other brands followed suit, […]

Providing free, curated experiences for its listeners has always been part of Pandora’s event playbook, but the brand recently upped the ante by partnering with Target, which served as presenting sponsor of the brand’s Nuestro Sound experience for 440 Pandora listeners in the Los Angeles area. The Latin-infused event, held in December at Candela La […]

The allure of the pop-up has permeated a new industry: the music biz. Artists from Slipknot to Madonna to Britney Spears are leveraging pop-ups to hype new tours, engage fans and push merchandise in an era when album sales are no longer a musician’s bread and butter. Some feature brand partners, many include interactive experiences […]