Sandra O’Loughlin

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Michelle Klein, vp-content, digital and communications at Diageo, whose Smirnoff brand received an Ex Award at the 10th annual Event Marketing Summit’s awards gala on April 30 for its Nightlife Exchange Project, wowed the crowd earlier in the day as the opening keynote speaker at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Chicago (sponsored by Fish Technologies).
Describing the Nightlife Exchange Project as the “sweetspot” between digital and physical, Klein explained how she harnessed the online community to create an event that on Nov. 27 took place in 50 countries.

Broadway Nails is activating the second phase of a two-pronged tour on the streets and in malls with an expanded sampling campaign to promote its imPRESS press-on manicure sets among young women ages 15 to 25. Broadway Nails, a subsidiary of Long Island-based Kiss Nails, sells the product in chain drug stores and discount retailers, such as Walgreens and Walmart.

It’s every exhibitor’s dilemma—how to stand out in the sea of booths on the trade show floor. And when they’re exhibiting at a major show like ConExpo-Con/Agg, where more than 2,000 suppliers to the construction industry strut their stuff at the Las Vegas Convention Center once every three years in March, the challenge is even greater.

To connect with college kids and promote its Flavors with Benefits campaign, beverage brand SoBe activated at Spring Break hotels, beaches and nightspots with samples and other freebies. The four-week program took place from March through early April at Lake Havasu, AZ, Panama City Beach, FL and South Padre Island, Texas.