Kaylee Hultgren

American Express has been partnering with the USTA-owned US Open tennis tournament for a quarter of a century. And yet somehow, year after year, the brand continues to produce activations that delight—and comfortably cool off—consumers throughout the event’s two-week run. Its secret? Creating a program with a sound, strategic foundation informed by the latest trends […]

To celebrate the launch of its new “Explorer Academy” fiction series for kids, National Geographic created a recruitment center pop-up that offered interactive tests and activities, from a mini archeological dig to encountering live snakes to conducting experiments in a lab. The one-day event, which took place on Sept. 5 in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, celebrated […]

Shawn Silverman, svp-brand marketing for Comedy Central, is among the inductees into our inaugural 35 Under 35 list, a program that honors the brightest young minds in experiential marketing. In this extended version of our chat with him for this special report, Silverman discusses the future of experiential marketing, ROI and what inspires him about […]

Pavlov shares her thoughts on what’s working in today’s experiential marketing landscape—and what’s on its way out   Among the inductees into our inaugural 35 Under 35 list, a program that honors the brightest young minds in experiential marketing, is Diana Pavlov, senior director-global entertainment marketing at Marriott International. In this extended version of our […]

At the Vans US Open of Surfing this year, from July 28-August 5 at Huntington Beach, CA, more than twenty brands activated for a chill, family-friendly crowd of surf, skate and BMX fans. Title sponsor Vans dialed up the creative component with tote bag coloring, local artwork and group jam sessions. And as for the […]