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.
  • Everything We Experienced at the Second Annual SEPHORiA Virtual House of Beauty

    Even as the live events industry roars back to life, Sephora says its customers continue to show an inclination for virtual experiences. So to meet clients where they are, the brand for a second year took its flagship beauty convention into the digital realm with the SEPHORiA: Virtual House of Beauty. The free event for […]

  • New York Fashion Week: Bose Uses Sensorial Touchpoints to Bring its ‘Sound is Power’ Mantra to Life

    Bose strutted into New York Fashion Week (NYFW) with a new “Sound is Power” mantra and a blend of art and technology experiences that introduced its QuietComfort Earbuds II and reinforced the idea that audio is more powerful when it’s personalized. At New York City’s Glasshouse on Sept. 8, the brand hosted a press launch, […]

  • Benefit Cosmetics Shares 10 Tips for a Lucrative Influencer Event

    Influencer partnerships are fundamental to Benefit Cosmetics’ marketing strategy, so when the brand transported a group of its “Benebabes” to Hawaii for an influencer event promoting the launch of its Box O’ Powder blushes, it left no stone unturned. Nearly 60 global influencers from 18 countries were treated to four days of excursions, luaus, pool […]

  • The Secret Sauce for These CPG Brands? Quirky Culinary Events

    There’s been a recent uptick in experiential culinary programs, but we’re not talking about your average restaurant pop-ups. CPG brands are spicing up the dining scene with quirky, first-of-their-kind experiences that often provide multisensory touchpoints—and consumers have been eating them up (look no further than the Lay’s “Potatdomes” at Coachella this year). If you’re looking […]

  • Four Ways Campari Took a Values-driven Approach at Tales of the Cocktail

    Like a stiff drink, Campari descended on New Orleans for the Tales of the Cocktail conference with a robust set of experiential ingredients that ultimately yielded plenty of buzz. The spirits giant and an army of 15 brands from its portfolio took over the renowned industry show with events and activations built to drive engagement, […]