B-to-C Events
‘Hunger Games’ Exhibition Catches Fire
As fans of “The Hunger Games” across the world ramped up for the Nov. 20 release of the fourth and final film in the series, “Mockingjay Part 2,” another piece of the franchise was catching fire in New York City. Located in Discovery Times Square, The Hunger Games: The Exhibition experience has been attracting droves...
Special Report: How Oracle is Transforming OpenWorld
The thought of somebody like me attending Oracle OpenWorld this past October at first seemed like a stretch. Oracle? Isn’t that some sort of prophesy? And “java,” the programming language, to me typically evokes the smell of strong, sweet black coffee. After all, I’m a business writer, not a developer. I use words, not code....
How Microsoft’s Ignite Conference Consolidated Six Events into One
Inside the methodology and the motivation with head of events Scott Schenker The subject line on the email only contained two words: One Microsoft. But the impact of the message would inspire one of the most prolific event organizations in the industry to completely rethink the way it does events. The note arrived in the...
Microsoft Defines the Four Ps of Experiential Marketing
Most marketers know the Seven Ps of marketing: Product, Price, Place, Promotion, People, Process and Physical evidence. But Scott Schenker, general manager-events at Microsoft, has put his own spin on it with what he calls the Four Ps of Experiential Marketing: place, purpose, pride and (cross) promotion, “Four things that can make a distinction between...