Kaylee Hultgren

The evening before the July 8 premiere of HBO Max's "Gossip Girl" series, an adaption of the wildly popular original show that aired for six seasons from 2007 to 2012 on The CW network, the streaming platform held a launch event and fashion show by New York luxury label Monse at the 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge in New York City.

Concerts have begun to pick back up again, to the delight of live music fans and community-starved consumers everywhere. But even while the pandemic was in full swing, all-digital phone service Visible continued to connect with consumers despite the limitations posed by virtual platforms. Case in point: its three-day livestreamed concert, dubbed Red Rocks Unpaused, […]

The everyday brand ambassador plays an important role in connecting brands with audiences, but lately, companies are carving out a new, loftier position built for superfans: chief brand ambassador.

In the absence of in-person series premiere events during the pandemic, experiential marketers have turned to elaborate mailer kits as a tactic to engage viewers, spread awareness and build buzz on social media. But not all kits are created equal. Indeed, after living under COVID-19 restrictions for nearly a year and a half, consumers’ expectations […]

Experiential marketers have stepped up their swag game during the pandemic as a way to engage consumers in their homes and increase awareness of brands’ products and services. And in the entertainment space in particular, marketers have tapped influencers to build buzz around series and films by mailing elaborate kits for them to unbox and […]