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B-to-C EventsHow Klarna Leveraged the Hype Around NBA All-Star Weekend to Activate its Chicago Bulls Sponsorship
It wasn’t too long ago that shopping and payments service provider Klarna burst onto the gaming scene on a mission to leverage customized experiences to engage consumers around a major passion point. During NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, the brand once again tackled a new sphere. From Feb. 18-20 at Cleveland Public Square, Klarna officially […]
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B-to-C EventsFX Promotes Black-owned Businesses and Season Five of ‘Snowfall’ with a Pop-up Marketplace
How experience-based ‘good will’ is driving affinity for the network’s hit drama series As the characters and plots on FX Networks’ hit series “Snowfall” evolve, so does the brand’s approach to promoting tune-in through experiential marketing. Case in point: ahead of season five, which centers on main character Franklin Saint and his growing Southern Los […]
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B-to-C EventsFrom 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 […]
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B-to-B EventsPivot 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 […]
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B-to-C EventsSoma 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 […]