Author archive for Kait Shea
Study: Consumers are Willing to Travel 500 Miles for Fan-centric Experiences
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,...
How Brands Served up Live-action Games, Lounges and Charitable Panels at Sundance
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...
Covid-19: Navigating the Coronavirus and Events
[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,...
Take our Photo Tour of Pandora’s ‘Nuestro Sound’ Event, Presented by Target
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...