Author archive for Kait Shea
Higher Education: Inside the Weedmaps Museum of Weed
The legalization of cannabis consumption has made the plant a hot topic of late, but human interaction with marijuana dates back to ancient civilization. From binding samurai armor together to easing the effects of chemotherapy, cannabis has an extensive history that encompasses a range of uses, cultures and time periods. To illustrate this evolution while...
Three Tips on Reducing Food and Beverage Waste at Events
The USDA estimates that 30 to 40 percent of the country’s food supply ends up in landfills, while the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) reports that food waste is responsible for roughly the same amount of greenhouse gas emissions as 37 million cars—one in seven on the road today. So we caught up with Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli,...
Superfans Melt for the Taco Bell Hotel Experience
Taco Bell’s legions of diehard supporters have defined what it means to be a brand superfan for years, and from Aug. 8-11, the fast food chain returned the love with an upscale hospitality experience dubbed The Bell: A Taco Bell Hotel & Resort. The activation, which took over an existing hotel in Palm Springs, CA,...
Pipe Dreams: Bones Love Milk Goes After Active Youth with a Pop-up Skate Park
Active tweens and teens are more likely to fuel up with a trendy beverage than a glass of milk, so the California Milk Processor Board’s Bones Love Milk brand hosted a nine-day “Shredquarters” skate park pop-up to encourage California youth to swap their Red Bulls for “nature’s energy drink.” The state is home to 1.6...