Author archive for Kait Shea
How Allstate is Leveraging its CFP Partnerships to Own the College Football Scene
You might say that attendees of the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship weekend in Los Angeles were in good hands. Since the inception of the ESPN-backed tournament nine years ago, Allstate has served as title sponsor of the weekend’s biggest events—Party at the Playoff and the Championship Tailgate. So it’s no wonder that between...
Inside Seven Sundance Sponsorship Activations, from the Acura Village to the Audible Listening Lounge
The Sundance Film Festival has been a storyteller’s haven for nearly four decades, and after two years of digital events, the upscale affair returned to the Utah mountains last month. Over 11 days, Jan. 19-29, the first-ever hybrid Sundance showcased 111 feature films, 64 short films and four episodic projects across venues in Park City,...
Crisp Air and Crispy Chicken: KFC Crafts the First-ever Winterized Basketball Court
Embracing cold weather is a way of life for Canadians. So with a 360-degree “KFC Buckets Are Life” campaign to hype, and the knowledge that basketball is Canada’s fastest-growing sport, KFC spotted an opportunity. Enter: the KFCourt, the first-ever winterized basketball court, where shooting buckets and eating buckets of chicken align under one “roof”—Toronto’s Gardiner...
Five Brands Activating Tech-powered Engagements, from an AI ‘Oracle’ to Holographic Projections
More often than not, technology and experiential marketing are partners in crime, working hand-in-hand to personalize engagement, alleviate pain points, deliver moments of surprise and delight and create a more seamless attendee experience overall. New tools and implementation tactics seem to pop up every other day, and while not all of them are viable options,...