Festivals & Fan Cons

Even as the live events industry roars back to life, Sephora says its customers continue to show an inclination for virtual experiences. So to meet clients where they are, the brand for a second year took its flagship beauty convention into the digital realm with the SEPHORiA: Virtual House of Beauty. The free event for […]

Procter & Gamble’s My Black is Beautiful booth at Essence Festival is a much-anticipated attraction at the tentpole, which celebrates Black culture through fashion, food and music. But with a 15-year run and reputation as a fan-favorite at the event comes the challenge of raising the bar and evolving the message in a way that […]

Steal these fresh consumer engagement ideas for your superfan experiences Attendance at San Diego Comic-Con was healthy, the convention’s most prolific experiential brands showed up and the creative was enough to make this seasoned industry reporter swoon. Overall, this year’s Comic-Con passed our pulse-check and served up plenty of return-to-live trends we expect to see […]

When Comic-Con announced its grand return to in-person this year, EM wasted no time booking a flight to San Diego to see what brands had in store for attendees of the pop culture extravaganza after a three-year hiatus. And we weren’t disappointed. Join us for a video tour through the top brand activations that took […]

FX Networks’ “Fearless” mantra served as a call to action at San Diego Comic-Con this year, where the brand invited brave souls to explore a 100,000-square-foot walkable labyrinth filled with twists, turns and terrors. Located across from the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, the immersive footprint wove some of FX’s most popular series together into a […]