B-to-C Events
Turnkey Sustainability
As the event industry embarks on a new season of market volatility, many event marketers are forced to make difficult decisions about what stays and what goes in their event budgets. And what frequently “goes” are the well-intentioned sustainability initiatives that often start strong in the planning or conceptual phase, but lose steam when costs...
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...
Brands Get ‘Schneaky,’ Nostalgic and Inventive with St. Patrick’s Day 2025 Campaigns
Over the weekend, cities around the country got creative with their St. Patrick’s Day 2025 celebrations. In Leesburg, FL, Leprechaun Wrestling was the main event of Shamrockin’ Fest 2025, while in San Antonio, TX, the Wiener Dog Derby drew quite a crowd at Little Woodrow’s Braun. Of course, Chicago dyed its river green, and so...
The Brief: Glam-ergency Boxes and ‘Pretzelria’ Services
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover “Pretzelria” Delivery Services, Glam-ergency boxes and secret hideaways.