B-to-C Events

Netflix’s Dec. 21 film “Bird Box” has permeated the cultural landscape with countless memes, a dangerous Bird Box challenge (which Netflix swiftly denounced on social media) and an astonishing announcement from the streaming platform that some 45 million accounts had watched the film in its first seven days. But long before the craze took hold, […]

Ask any whisky aficionado where a well-aged single malt Scotch belongs, and they’re likely to tell you inside a crystal decanter, or a display cabinet, far from harm’s reach. But Bacardi-owned Craigellachie, known as “the bad boy of Speyside [Scotland],” isn’t your typical whisky brand. So to attract new customers and tout its oldest spirit […]

WIRED magazine celebrated its 15th season of activating a pop-up retail experience showcasing the “must have, new, now and next” technology products for the holiday season. Open Dec. 13-22, consumers were invited to meander and shop a 2,600-square-foot space at Brookfield Place shopping center in Lower Manhattan, curated in partnership with the magazine’s editorial staff […]

Nike opened its flagship, New York City retail experience mid-November with a promise of delivering a futuristic digital shopping experience in store that’s as seamless as making purchases online via the Nike app. So, to get a glimpse of what Nike is offering consumers, EM braved below-freezing temperatures and trekked to Fifth Avenue and 52nd […]

Hey Hollywood, you’ve got some competition. While elaborate sets, high-tech special effects and actors are all key ingredients of box office-busting films, the experiential marketing industry, in business and consumer events, alike, is writing its own script.