B-to-C Events
SXSW 2023: White Claw’s Marketing VP Talks Activating for Music Fans at the ‘Shore Club’
A Q&A with marketing and creative exec Kevin Brady on the brand’s Shore Club festival platform and staying on the cutting edge of culture The annual South by Southwest (SXSW) conference and festival tends to attract experiential marketing-focused brands during the “interactive” portion of the 10-day event, when the marketing and tech crowds are in...
Online Activewear Brand POPFLEX Launches its First-ever Pop-up Shop Experience
In the absence of storefronts and capturing passersby, e-commerce brands rely heavily on social media influencers. But keeping a social media community engaged and loyal in this competitive space is driving online retailers like activewear brand POPFLEX to explore experiential marketing. POPFLEX’s first-ever pop-up, Cloud Playground, in December hosted invited influencers (with followers ranging from...
When the Brit Awards Ignored Female Artists, Budweiser Built Them a Stage
Budweiser’s roots in music run deep, so when the UK’s prestigious Brit Awards failed to nominate a female in the 2023 Artist of the Year category, the king of beers took matters into its own hands and passed the mic to underserved artists. On the eve of the Feb. 11 awards event at London’s O2...
Tetley Launches its ‘Live Teas’ Line with a Pop-up Focused on Mental Health
Navigating a giant shopping mall during a long weekend isn’t exactly a peaceful experience. But Tetley looked to change that at Toronto’s CF Sherway Gardens Shopping Centre with a moment of Zen amid the chaos. The brand activated a multisensory pop-up, Feb. 16-19, that served as a launch event for its Live Teas, a collection...