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Festivals & Fan Cons

  • SPAM Sizzles with a Fair and Festival Tiny House Tour

    SPAM this summer is traveling to fairs and festivals with a Tiny House of Sizzle Tour that combines the sound, smell, taste and sizzle of SPAM frying in the pan with the tiny house trend that is popping up at event marketing activations. At its first stop, the 9th Avenue International Food Festival in New […]

  • How the UFC Evolved into a Knockout Sports Property

    When the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was established in 1993, no one had ever heard the term “mixed martial arts.” The organization had set out to spotlight the most effective martial arts discipline for unarmed combat, and the rules were, there were no rules.

  • Photo Tour: HP Invites Millennials to Create, Reinvent and Share at Coachella

    As part of its strategy to connect with millennials, HP powered up interactive experiences that got music- and art-loving Coachella attendees hands-on with its technology. From an 11,000-square-foot dome called “The Antarctic” to additional activations in the HP Lounge, attendees tinkered with HP’s inking capabilities to create custom bandanas and toyed with light designs in […]

  • Wanderlust: EM’s Quest to Find the Top Brand Activations at SXSW 2017

    Austin has never been your average metropolis, but there’s something special about the city this time of year. Maybe it’s the band dressed like cats playing on the corner of 6th and San Jacinto.

  • Coachella 2017 Roundup: Experiences in the Desert

    Ahhhh… Coachella. It’s the hottest ticket in April taking place in the desert oasis of Indio, CA. Aside from the A-list musical talent and scenery, the festival has spawned fashion movements and is prime real estate for celebrity spotting. It’s also a hotspot for brand activation and ancillary events as marketers take advantage of the […]