Brand: Microsoft

WHY THE JUDGES LOVE IT: At its 18,000-person One Week and Global Hackathon event, Microsoft employees explore Microsoft products and business objectives for the year ahead. A standout experience this year was The Expo, a 20-foot by 20-foot by 20-foot outdoor triangular structure with an architectural entrance and colorful awning strips. Underneath the “tent” were […]

DELQA was an interactive installation that provided Microsoft the chance to improve its brand perception among cultural influencers and creators, specifically in the music and technology community. It achieved that by allowing the audience to physically go inside a song created by music producer and artist Matthew Dear, and created a dynamic and immersive environment […]

Mixing business and pleasure is no longer out of bounds for b-to-b conference marketers. Case in point: Microsoft’s 2015 Worldwide Partner Conference, where the brand employed tech-driven experiences that fostered networking and fueled collaboration within the Microsoft US Partner community to create a professional yet fun conference environment. The show spanned three locations. The US […]

The Xbox Media Briefing at 2015 E3 was as big and bold as Xbox itself, a constantly changing combination of projection, lighting and digital media where surfaces and reflections converged and immersed the 4,000 attendees at USC’s Galen Center arena and millions of remote viewers into the world of Xbox. Scenic elements, reflective staging and […]

The Commons expo area at Microsoft’s 2015 Worldwide Partner Conference featured two “front” doors: one leading into the space from the main concourse of the Orange County Convention Center and one feeding in from the keynote. Each entrance created a thoughtfully branded threshold into and out of The Commons’ core. Colorful hanging elements in blue, […]