B-to-B Events
Kohler Takes Test Lab on the Road with ‘Trust the Flush’ Tour
In an effort to educate plumbers, contractors, remodelers and interior designers on its toilet-flushing technologies and innovation, Kohler in March launched the “Trust the Flush” mobile tour, a custom motor coach that houses a replica of its toilet test lab at company headquarters in Wisconsin. “We can hit double or triple the number of people...
NCM Woos Upfront Buyers with ‘The Bigger Picture’
With a strategy usually reserved for broadcast and cable networks—not movie theaters—NCM Media Networks on May 15 held an upfront presentation dubbed “The Bigger Picture” for more than 700 media buyers and planners, brand managers and promotion agencies during New York City’s Upfront Week. NCM is an advertising network of more than 19,000 screens in...
Toyota Takes its Dealers on an Emotional Journey
At the close of the business portion of Toyota Motor Sales’ annual national dealer meeting in Las Vegas last fall, one dealer, or “partner” as the brand calls them, walked up to Bob Carter, svp-automotive operations for the car manufacturer’s U.S. unit, to offer a little feedback.
How Technology Can Help Brands Bring Their Stories to Life
In a TED talk entitled “The technology of storytelling,” celebrated multimedia storyteller Joe Sabia said, “The art of storytelling has remained unchanged… but the way in which humans tell the stories has always evolved, with pure consistent novelty.” Storytelling, and especially the way brands use stories to create a compelling narrative around their products, is...