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.
  • American Express Leverages Holographics at US Open
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    American Express Transforms Tennis with Interactive Water Projection

    To celebrate the start of this year’s US Open tennis tournament (Aug. 31 to Sept. 13), American Express on Aug. 26 served up the first-ever hydro-interactive tennis experience at Pier 97 in New York City. Officially dubbed the American Express Rally on the River, the VIP and cardmembers-only event featured appearances by tennis pros Maria […]

  • Leveraging Celebrity Chef Partnerships
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    Nine Strategies For Mastering Celebrity Chef Partnerships

    Event marketers are constantly conjuring up creative ways to connect with consumers, but at the heart of many successful engagements is one simple element: food. From condiments to cocktails, brands of every variety have been leveraging celebrity chef partnerships, or partnerships with local prominent chefs in many instances, to elevate events—after all, the quickest way […]

  • LINE Webtoon Encourages Shareable Content
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    LINE Webtoon Pushes Shareable Content

    Digital comic platform LINE Webtoon made a splash at San Diego’s Comic-Con International (July 9-12), with an array of engagements that encouraged attendees to create shareable content at every turn. The brand overtook Lou & Mickey’s, a restaurant located directly across from the convention center, where robust branding and photo opportunities could be found in […]

  • Tinder Event Keeps Influencers Swiping Right
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    Tinder’s Airline Event Keeps Influencers Swiping Right

    Dating app Tinder introduced the platform’s latest offering in true Hollywood fashion on June 17 with a glitzy launch event featuring performances by Jason Derulo and Zedd at Santa Monica Airport’s Hangar 8. Assembling a curated audience of more than 1,000 of Los Angeles’ most fashionable influencers, the brand introduced Tinder Plus—a paid subscription-based version […]

  • Palm Breeze's Vacay Every Day Targets Millennials
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    Self Expression Drives Palm Breeze Launch

    Savvy marketers know that millennials love experiences more than material objects. But new data suggests self-expression might be just as powerful a driver among this coveted demographic. According to a 2014 study by Nielsen, “Businesses and anyone else trying to reach this generation, would be wise to give them the tools to self-express.” With that […]