B-to-C Events

  • How Courtyard Turned its Super Bowl Sleepover into the Ultimate Loyalty Program

    Marriott’s Courtyard brand took rewarding customer loyalty to new heights—or rather, the end zone—when it created a platform for frequent guests to cash in rewards points for once-in-a-lifetime experiences tied to Super Bowl LIII. For one Marriott rewards member, Nick Pagliari of Wisconsin, that meant cashing in a record 3.25 million points to win the […]

  • How High West Whiskey Honored Utah Rail History with a Portable Saloon

    High West whiskey kicked off its first-ever multi-city mobile tour, the High West Whiskey Run, on Feb. 6 at the base of Park City Mountain Resort in Utah during the 2019 FIS World Championships snowboarding and ski event. The tour’s centerpiece: a caboose train car that converts into a bar and bears an aesthetic modeled […]

  • Three Insights from Intel on Creating Industry Event Experiences That Stick

    How Intel approached an industry event with people in mind Like most technology brands, Intel is challenged with introducing its target audiences to innovations that often need some explanation—more importantly, demonstration. It’s why the brand has transformed what could be standard demos at events into product experiences that “democratize” its technologies and solutions. At the […]

  • Stunt: Steve Buscemi’s ‘God’ Character Appears on Toast at Brunch Hotspots

    All over the world, people have reported spotting religious figures in unexpected places, even on a piece of toast. It was that crunchy idea that led to a marketing stunt TBS executed in New York City to promote the series premiere of “Miracle Workers” starring Steve Buscemi as “God.” The brand teamed up with brunch […]

  • Photo Tour: Five Brands Scoring with Fans at NBA All-Star Weekend

    Ahead of the 68th NBA All-Star Game, brands and hoops fans of every stripe descended on Charlotte, Feb. 15-17, for a weekend of activations, live performances and cultural experiences that placed basketball—and fans—at center court. EM hit the Queen City to catch all the live action, racking up 12,000 steps, branded swag and plenty of […]