Festivals & Fan Cons
Festival Activations: How Sponsors Marked Coachella’s Return to In-person
A two-year hiatus on one of the world’s most celebrated festivals finally came to a close last month as the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival made its grand return to Indio, CA, April 15-17 and 22-24. Months of pent-up energy was unleashed at the event, which notably dropped its mask and vaccine mandates, where...
Why Audible Hosted a Three-course Hot Dog Dinner for Fans at SXSW
Audible Inc. online audiobook and podcast service teased its newest Audible Originals Summer in Argyle murder comedy podcast series at SXSW with a three-course hot dog-themed dinner for fans hosted by the series’ co-creators and co-writers, Nate Odenkirk (of The New Yorker) and his father, comedy writer, producer, actor and director Bob Odenkirk. Inspired by the...
LEGO Steps into ComplexCon with an adidas Collab and a Giant Brick Sneaker
LEGO made its debut at the back to in-person footwear and streetwear show ComplexCon, Nov. 6-7, in Long Beach, CA, with a sneaker drop of its own kind. The brand’s collaboration with adidas came to life in the form of a pair of 13-foot-long adidas Original Superstar sneaker recreations comprised of 150,000 bricks in a...
SEPHORiA 2021: How Sephora Transformed its Flagship Event into a Virtual Beauty Playground
Sephora’s tagline is “We belong to something beautiful,” and for one afternoon at its SEPHORiA: Virtual House of Beauty experience, we felt those words come to life. From the inclusive messaging to the tutorials to the luxurious 3D environment the event was hosted in, it felt like a cohesive, well-oiled machine built for consumers of...