Kait Shea

Kait joined EM in 2015 and today enjoys her role as senior editor and manager of digital content. When she’s not in reporter mode, rocking mermaid pants at Comic-Con or running laps at MWC Barcelona, you can find her hanging out with her dogs or singing too loudly at a music festival.
  • AT&T U-Verse Activates the GigaPower Gallery at Austin City Limits
    B-to-C Events

    AT&T U-verse Draws Consumers with Graffiti Art

    The sky was the limit for AT&T U-verse at the Austin City Limits Music Festival, where the brand promoted its GigaPower Internet and TV service through a host of engagements that aligned themselves with the event’s culture. Over two three-day weekends (Oct. 2-4 and 9-11), the brand offered demos by local artists, a recharge lounge […]

  • American Express Activates Hawks Island for Seattle Football Fans
    B-to-C Events

    Amex Activates Hawks Island for Football Fans

    American Express on Oct. 18 provided Seattle Seahawks fans with their very own tailgating oasis in the form of Hawks Island—a first-of-its-kind pregame experience held on a 200-foot barge in the Puget Sound. Free to cardmembers over the age of 21, the event offered complimentary food and beverages and live entertainment from 9 a.m. to […]

  • Barks & Baristas
    B-to-C Events

    Bark & Co. Celebrates Pet Ownership

    Tails were wagging, coffee was brewing and photo opportunities were boundless on Oct. 1 at the Barks & Baristas Ad Week event in New York City. Co-presented by Bark & Co., a company that sends Bark Boxes filled with a curated selection of dog toys and treats to subscribers each month, and event marketing platform […]

  • Inside Birchbox's Pop-Up Tour
    B-to-C Events

    Birchbox’s Pop-Up Lets Consumers Try Before They Buy

    Birchbox redefined the meaning of BYOB in August with its biggest activation to date—a three-city tour that invited consumers to “Build Your Own Box” with its array of beauty products. With the three-day stints in Chicago, Atlanta and Los Angeles, the brand invited consumers to browse a handpicked assortment of makeup, skin care and hair […]

  • Managing Crowds at High-Profile Events
    B-to-C Events

    How to Manage Crowds at a High-Profile Event

    It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—to coordinate guest check-in for Pope Francis’ processional through Central Park. The stakes would high, the Secret Service would be watching and there would be more than 80,000 anxious attendees to organize. Working in tandem with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration, New York City-based startup Splash took the […]