B-to-C Events

Generating interest in a series that has a built-in superfan base who is intimately familiar with the content ahead of time may seem like a marketer’s dream, but the intense scrutiny and pervasive demands to maintain “canon” usher in a unique set of challenges. Such was the case with HBO’s new post-apocalyptic series, “The Last […]

HBO’s new post-apocalyptic series “The Last of Us,” based on a 2013 video game of the same name, raked in 10 million viewers in two days across linear and HBO Max, making it the second biggest premiere on the network in a decade. But the marketing strategy started long before the show’s Jan. 14 debut. […]

More often than not, technology and experiential marketing are partners in crime, working hand-in-hand to personalize engagement, alleviate pain points, deliver moments of surprise and delight and create a more seamless attendee experience overall. New tools and implementation tactics seem to pop up every other day, and while not all of them are viable options, […]

Red-carpet premiere events are a dime a dozen. So when Prime Video set out to produce a buzz-generating campaign that matched the scale and scope of its original series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” reimagining the standard premiere in a way that captured the show’s grandeur was critical. And after a […]

As the presenting sponsor of the Army-Navy football game since 2009, USAA never approaches each year’s game-day experiential activation the same way. But the 2022 matchup on Dec. 10, at Lincoln Financial Field in South Philadelphia, provided USAA with a unique opportunity to dial up its sponsorship experience in conjunction with its 100th anniversary campaign. […]