Festivals & Fan Cons

Best practices for marketers looking to carve out a presence in a festival property.  There were no brands attached to the ill-fated Fyre Festival, the “luxury” millennial music experience that abruptly aborted its mission in the Bahamas due to lack of infrastructure and funds, among many other issues. (Phew.) Nonetheless, the viral story surrounding the […]

When Comic-Con International launched in 1970, it was a modest 300-person gathering of sci-fi and comic book fans. Flash-forward to today and the event has evolved into a sprawling four-day affair dedicated to the popular arts in all of their forms, attracting 130,000-plus passionate fans of movies, TV, comic books, video games and beyond from […]

State Farm has targeted music- and cause-loving millennials with its “Here to Help” lounges at festivals for the last several years. At Governors Ball in New York City, June 1-3, State Farm activated its newest cause-marketing platform, Neighborhood of Good, with a “neighborhood” of tiny houses that allowed festivalgoers to engage in different acts of […]

Ahhh… Comic-Con International—the only place where you have to stand in line just to cross the street. But for the 130,000-plus attendees descending on the annual celebration of “popular arts” in San Diego, no line is too long, no temperature is too extreme and every experience is a superfan’s dream come true. We’re on-site getting […]

There are plenty of things to look forward to at Tennessee’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival—the performances, the camaraderie, the local bites—but the 100-degree temps aren’t one of them. Enter: the LaundROO Lounge and Vintage Clothing Swap. To stay true to its “Life’s Good” promise and keep festivalgoers at the four-day camping experience fresh and […]