Festivals & Fan Cons

To connect with tech-savvy consumers, Google took its Chromecast and Chromecast Audio streaming products to the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Village in December, activating an experience that included demos with Google product specialists, meet and greets and other touchpoints. Google also activated a similar experience at Outside Lands in San Francisco last summer. Both events contributed […]

In its largest integrated campaign since parent company PepsiCo signed as official food and beverage sponsor of the NBA, Mountain Dew combined basketball, art, technology and culture into an interactive experience during All-Star 2016, which took place Feb. 12 to 14 in Toronto. Google’s Tilt Brush virtual reality painting app was a highlight of the […]

U.S. Cellular returned as presenting sponsor of Oregon Winterfest this month with a slow-motion video activation and a tented music chalet that brought attendees in out of the cold and warmed them up to the wireless carrier brand. U.S. Cellular’s partnership with Winterfest, which is in its eighth year, and other local festivals such as […]

Sundance Film Festival attendees traded popcorn for tuna treats at a different kind of independent film experience in Park City, UT: the Catdance Film Festival. The Jan. 21 event, presented by Fresh Step with the power of Febreze litter, featured host and “New Girl” actress Hannah Simone, a red carpet arrival and a premiere of […]

Super Bowl City presented by Verizon, the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee’s free event located on the Embarcadero in San Francisco, was a leaner but “cleaner” fan village than previous Super Bowls. Pop-up tents were outlawed. Activations were built with sustainability in mind. Security teams were ever present. Looking up, you saw the San Francisco […]