B-to-B Events

To experience hype culture in its most concentrated form, EM went to ComplexCon, an annual curated streetwear marketplace, culture festival and art experience in Long Beach, CA, from Nov. 2-3. More than 200 brands and artists set up shop for an audience of streetwear enthusiasts hoping to grab the latest sneaker drops, check out apparel […]

ComplexCon, an annual festival and streetwear convention that descends upon California’s Long Beach Convention Center each year, fuses elements of pop culture, fashion, music, sports and food for some 60,000 attendees seeking the latest drops and exclusive merch that hype culture has to offer. EM was on site this year, Nov. 2-3, to get a […]

After several years of marketing primarily to competitive gamers, Omen by HP has shifted its focus to include casual gamers. To showcase this point of view for the first time in the U.S., HP created the Omen Gaming Lab Test activation at TwitchCon in San Diego, Sept. 27-29. The 3,025-square-foot space featured seven different challenges […]

For decades the industry’s largest events garnered the most attention—and our editorial spotlight. No more. Introducing Hidden Gems, the first recognition program focused on b-to-b events with less than 5,000 attendees. Coproduced with leading b-to-b event agency Cramer, Hidden Gems brings to life some of the big ideas, big creative and big thinking—shared by the […]

Smart event marketers know that brand ambassadors can make or break an event experience.  Whether they are tasked with leading a sampling activation, describing the nuances of a product or service, or there to entertain with an engaging interaction, the brand ambassador role is an evolving and important one. We pulled up five recent events […]