Archives: Case Study

Target has pulled off some high-profile, high-concept, and very successful buzz-generating events. But in some cases the only consumers who could see them first-hand were in New York and Los Angeles. So the retailer set out to bring its innovation to the masses—by taking them to the movies. With a campaign called Falling for You, […]

Times Square has long been prime real estate for b-to-c stunts and activations, but the Crossroads of the World has also become a sought-after venue for innovative b-to-b programs. To mark the launch of its two newest motorcycles, Kawasaki busted out of the hotel conference room and paired the power of the Big Apple with […]

I/O, Google’s annual developer conference, is one of the best events marketers have never heard of. To accommodate the thousands who want to go to each year but can’t—recent I/Os have sold out all 6,000 seats in less than 30 minutes—the event has become much more digital. The conference now reaches millions of developers, virtually, […]

With its yearly Global Sales Experience—or GSX, as it’s better known—Cisco has evolved what was once a one-and-done annual event into a case study for maximizing the reach and impact of live+digital experiences. One recent GSX welcomed 20,000 attendees: 5 percent were in broadcast locations, 75 percent were in conference room viewing locations and 20 […]

Sports sponsorship activations can be limited by the square footage of a stadium or arena. But social media enables brands’ investments to soar way beyond the fences. To shake up its 27-year sponsorship of tennis’ U.S. Open, Evian served up a series of live and social media strategies that transformed every touchpoint at the tournament into […]