Festivals & Fan Cons

For brands seeking to engage an audience of creative storytellers, film industry folk, celebrities and indie film enthusiasts, the annual Sundance Film Festival, which kicked off Jan. 24 in Park City, Utah, is the place to be. Along Park City’s main drag are a limited number of venues that transform each year into branded lounges […]

The massive makeup convention that is Beautycon recently entered the pop-up space. Beautycon POP, which kicked off in Los Angeles, CA Nov. 16 and was recently extended through Jan. 31, is an experiential retail space featuring 20 indie, female-owned beauty brands selling products to underserved audiences. Because its community of millennial and Gen Z shoppers […]

Art Basel Miami Beach is known for celebrity attendees and a menu of invite-only, brand-sponsored soirees. Marriott’s Tribute Portfolio brands and partner Pantone created a decidedly consumer-friendly experience as together they revealed Pantone’s Color of the Year, Living Coral, during the festival with a pop-up Instagram museum-style installation called The Pantone Pantry by Tribute Portfolio. […]

Streetwear enthusiasts live for limited-edition sneaker drops, but the events are notorious for their painfully long lines and frustrating purchase procedures. Until, that is, adidas Originals changed the game at this year’s ComplexCon, held Nov. 3-4 in Long Beach, CA. Armed with an augmented reality shopping experience featuring an autonomous checkout process, the brand aimed […]

The superfan demographic is a force to be reckoned with, but to tap into its power, brands need a genuine understanding of how the subculture operates.