B-to-B Events

Today’s retail checkout experiences can be frustrating, but Swedish-based payment provider Klarna aspires to change that with a system that gives consumers more ways to pay for their goods over a longer period of time. The brand has already made waves in Europe, so to introduce U.S. retailers to its offerings, Klarna hosted an event […]

The invite-only Summit ideas festival brings together a global community of creators, from entrepreneurs to artists to academics, for three days of talks, performances, wellness sessions, art installations and immersive experiences. At its 2018 flagship event in downtown Los Angeles Nov. 2-5, the team amped up the culinary experience for attendees with a dedicated programming […]

For the agency community, RFPs can be, well, painful. We asked a few industry veterans to name the one thing they’d change, if they could. (Hint: these things are probably on your wish list, too.) Here’s a look.   1. Offer access to decision-makers Given the amount of investment required of agencies to participate in […]

Most industry vets know that the first thing an attendee is likely to complain about at an event is the food and beverage selection. That makes delivering a high-quality, on-trend F&B menu a top priority for many an event marketer. Helping guide the way is the National Restaurant Association’s annual “What’s Hot” culinary forecast, a […]

Experiential marketing as a business is experiencing explosive growth. But with that growth comes added scrutiny. For brand-side marketers charged with partnering with experiential agencies to deliver breakthrough experiences for attendees, that means issuing more RFPs, more often, with more attention to the bottom line. But as the cultural landscape evolves, so does the search […]