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Festivals & Fan Cons

  • FX Tackles the Challenge of Immersive Digital Engagement for Comic-Con@Home

    FX was in the midst of planning its seventh year activating outside the convention center at Comic-Con International: San Diego when COVID-19 struck. With the convention shifting to digital as Comic-Con@Home, FX formulated a program that would honor the things fans love about the network’s in-person activation with immersive and interactive elements. “We approached it […]

  • Study: Consumers are Willing to Travel 500 Miles for Fan-centric Experiences

    It’s hard to believe it, but festival season will be here before you know it. From Coachella to Bonnaroo to CMA Fest to Governors Ball to the slate of brand-owned properties cropping up, the music festival sponsorship space shows no signs of slowing down. To give you a leg up on your fan activation strategies, […]

  • Sober-Curious: Why Non-Alcoholic Events are Trending

    Consumers pursuing a balanced lifestyle are gravitating toward booze-free experiences As consumer habits trend toward seeking a balanced, healthy lifestyle, event marketers are tasked with creating experiences for a health-conscious demographic. You’ve seen the wellness initiatives, the fitness classes, the meditation sessions, the farm-to-table culinary programs. But with the demand for these new environments also […]

  • How the First-Ever BravoCon Engaged 10,000 Pop Culture Superfans

    What’s more rabid than a pop culture superfan? A gaggle of pop culture superfans gathering to celebrate their favorite TV shows alongside the celebrities that star in them. Enter: the inaugural BravoCon, held Nov. 15-17 at three venues across New York City. The convention served as Bravo’s first event dedicated to engaging the passionate fan […]

  • Fresh Takes on the Convention Scene: Four Events with Unique Approaches

    Fan conventions are one of the oldest event types, dating back to the 1930s. Traditionally, they have revolved around pop culture topics, like movies, television, books, or genres like anime or science fiction. High-profile fan conventions like San Diego Comic-Con and Lucca Comics and Games attract hundreds of thousands of attendees each year. But a […]