B-to-C Events
Detroit Auto Show: Three Event Technology Highlights
Just as the cars on display at the North American International Auto Show have become more high-tech, with alternative fuel and safety features and futuristic mobility concepts, the exhibits themselves incorporated technology that engaged and educated auto show attendees as well. The NAIAS launched on Jan. 12 with a press preview at the Cobo Center...
Seven Tips For Shifting An Uber Partnership Into Drive
Call them the partner of the year and it might be an understatement. From Banana Republic and Bud Light to Doritos and dozens of others, Uber has become a valuable partner for amplifying event marketing campaigns. “They’re everybody’s darling at the moment,” says Bill Bergofin, svp-marketing at NBC Sports, which in August leveraged Uber to...
Canceled: When ‘The Interview’ Happens to You
“The Interview” is a comedy about a plot to kill North Korea’s leader Kim Jon-un, starring Seth Rogen and James Franco. But it almost wasn’t anything at all. When cyber terrorists threatened attacks against any cinema that showed the movie, the film distributors decided not to take the risk, and Sony Pictures did the same,...
Super Bowl XLIX: Bud Light’s House of Whatever
Bud Light’s Up For Whatever platform has returned for a second year, ushered in with a massive 75,000-sq.-ft. House of Whatever experience constructed at Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, AZ. What began a year ago with a Super Bowl TV spot extracted from real user-driven content has not only become a phenomenon—it’s become an inspiration...