Author archive for Kait Shea
From the Metaverse to NFTs: How Event Marketers Can Tap into the Power of Emerging Tech
A staggering statistic to consider: By 2026, 25 percent of people will spend at least one hour a day in the metaverse for work, shopping, education and social or entertainment experiences, according to a 2022 Gartner report. Indeed, from NFTs to holograms to everyone’s favorite buzzword, the metaverse, new technologies are coming in hot, and...
Pivot MIA: How Vox Media Turned its Podcast Into a Futuristic Tech Conference in Miami
Life-sized 4K holograms are on display. NFT “digital employees” are up for grabs. Long, rectangular dinner tables set the dystopian tone. Welcome to the “museum of the future.” In actuality, it was a forward-thinking dinner, gallery and performance experience activated by Hygienic Dress League (HDL) during Vox Media’s inaugural Pivot MIA conference, an event based...
Soma Helps Women Solve Their ‘Bra-blems’ at its Pop-up Innovation Lab
Since its establishment in 2004, intimates apparel brand Soma has built more than 250 boutiques and outlets in locations nationwide, but New York City isn’t one of them. So with a new “smart bra” to introduce and a desire to expand its exposure in a city brimming with influencers and fashion editors, the brand headed...
Snow Day in L.A.: Behind the Scenes of NBC’s Winter Wonderland Activation
It was a typical “72 and sunny” kind of day in Los Angeles on Jan. 31—unless you were passing through the main courtyard at Santa Monica Place. The L.A. hot spot was transformed into a winter wonderland with real-life snow on the ground, and snow intermittently falling from the sky. But this wasn’t a freak...