Agency Life

The experiential marketing industry is constantly evolving, but the past five years have been transformative. Despite the new challenges that come with the new territory, agency leaders who joined the annual Agency Forum Panel at the 2025 Experiential Marketing Summit, held in April in Las Vegas, said they are embracing new opportunities—and new capabilities—to meet […]

It’s a long game at Cannes Lions. From preparing advertising and marketing programs for long-term success in the digital era to building out experiential lounges that allow audiences to explore products and services in a low-pressure, no-rush environment, festival attendees are known for soaking in content and experiences in and around la Croisette. For agency […]

For the team at agency Grow, managing talent within the experiential marketing landscape today is about finding people who are “exceptionally versatile.” In fact, it’s a guiding principle of the team’s hiring strategy. By leaning into creative roles and creative problem-solving skill sets, Anna Hogan, vp-accounts and strategy at Grow, says new hires are better […]

Not every agency can say it grew out of a party, but that’s exactly where POPLIFE planted its roots 25 years ago when founder Aramis Lorie created a platform in Miami for emerging artists to perform. The platform took shape into nightlife venues bringing on Jake Jefferson, and soon the team evolved  the mission into […]

The rise of remote and hybrid work changed the workflows of offices around the world, and five years on from the start of the pandemic, event agencies continue to redefine policies around in-office attendance and working from home. In Event Marketer’s 2025 Agency Business Outlook, 54 percent of agency leaders said employees were required to […]