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Holiday Inn Express Serves Up Pancake Selfies on Tour
The only thing better than getting your hands on a stack of hot pancakes drizzled in maple syrup is getting your hands on those pancakes fast. Holiday Inn Express got the word out about its one-touch, one-minute pancake machines with a mobile campaign that turned its signature pancakes into signature portraits. The five-week Pancake Selfie...
FX Networks Teases Horror Series ‘The Strain’ with VR
To give its horror-drama series “The Strain” a boost in viewership as it headed into its second season, FX Networks headed to Comic-Con San Diego with a virtual reality experience that invited attendees to “Survive the Strain.” But this was no mere show floor activation. FX built a warehouse similar to one featured in its...
Merrell Sends Festivalgoers on a VR Hike in the Alps
Outdoor shoe brand Merrell has enjoyed a long history of loyalty among serious hikers and outdoor enthusiasts. But it was in need of a little extra adrenaline to shed its “brown shoe” reputation and get younger audiences excited about its brand. Enter the Sundance Film Festival, one of the world’s only events where lovers of...
Tough Mudder Amplifies Social Buzz with RFID Anklets
Forget Iron Man. Tough Mudder is the latest badass extreme race to get endurance athletes and top sponsors worked up. Last year the race enlisted the help of RFID technology to generate excitement and buzz on Facebook while creating brand impressions for Tough Mudder and its sponsors. RFID anklets were distributed and registered to event...