B-to-B Events

There’s something visceral about a live performance—the feeling that “anything can happen,” the powerful emotions it can elicit and the human connection that rarely comes through on a screen. And in the age of second screens (and more) event marketers are leveraging tactics like live theater to offer something decidedly analog with the two-for-one thrill […]

HP and Intel transformed Surrender nightclub in Las Vegas into an immersive “Star Wars” event during CES 2016 that incorporated its products and celebrated HP’s partnership with Disney and the epic franchise. Retail and channel partners, and VIP customers attended the event on Jan. 7 headlined by DJ Kaskade a few weeks after the much […]

Seven years ago we published a comprehensive report on the State of Green meetings and events. We talked recycling, composting, paper-free events, refillable water bottles and innovations in solar and kinetic energy to power experiences. We launched a monthly series called Green Lights where we explored specific innovations in the “greening” of events. Then, gradually, […]

The Microsoft Retail Experience Center at CES 2016 took attendees on a journey through today’s complex retail landscape, one in which the physical and digital are converging, omnichannel is king and consumers are in the driver’s seat. Loaded with information on products, ratings and reviews, these denizens of the digital age often bypass the brick-and-mortar […]

The thought of somebody like me attending Oracle OpenWorld this past October at first seemed like a stretch. Oracle? Isn’t that some sort of prophesy? And “java,” the programming language, to me typically evokes the smell of strong, sweet black coffee. After all, I’m a business writer, not a developer. I use words, not code. […]