Launches

  • The Brief: Cheese Raves and Cannabis Countdowns

    This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Cheese Raves, Fast Food Financing and 4/20 countdowns.

  • Hosting a Skincare Activation? Steal These Eight Tactics

    Skincare is big business. Gen Alpha, in particular, is driving massive growth for the thriving multibillion-dollar global skincare industry, with many younger girls crafting multistep regimens and taking cues from TikTok “skinfluencers” to achieve what they view as self-care. Gen Z isn’t far behind. According to a YouGov report, 61 percent of young consumers say they […]

  • How Gorton’s Seafood Brought Gloucester to Austin for its First-ever SXSW Activation

    After 176 years in business, Gorton’s Seafood is no stranger to evolving with the times and keeping up with changing consumer habits. So for 2025, it tried something different by activating at SXSW for the first time. While the Gloucester, MA-headquartered brand had previously dabbled in experiential marketing with small-scale food sampling events, this was […]

  • SXSW 2025: FX Teases ‘Alien: Earth’ with an Immersive Wreckage Pop-up

    A mysterious space-vessel crash appeared in Austin, TX, during SXSW. Curious (and brave) passersby who stumbled upon FX’s The Wreckage activation had a chance to step inside and uncover details from the upcoming “Alien: Earth” series, a prequel to the 1979 film “Alien” that started the franchise. Before receiving credentials and instructions to enter, participants […]

  • Parking Lot Activations: Exploring No7’s Skin Rehab Double-Decker Bus

    From March 7-8, skincare brand No7 stopped traffic on International Drive, one of the busiest roads in Orlando, with a bright green, double-decker bus. No7 took over a Walgreens parking lot in the heart of the Orlando Entertainment District with its Derm Solutions Skin Rehab Tour bus, which is traveling around the country to introduce […]