B-to-C Events
Serving Up a Slice of the $50 Billion Pop-Up Industry
A new study out by PopUp Republic, a social media marketing company, has put a dollar value on the pop-up industry: $50 billion, according to sales figures it compiled. Considering the total annual U.S. retail market is projected at $4.5 trillion, and the online retail market at $300 billion, pop-ups then appear to be “a...
EM All Access: Intel Extreme Masters
Like most technology brands, Intel’s success is banking on up-and-coming consumers. So in 2006 the brand created a program that combines their target audience’s enthusiasm for video gaming with the excitement of professional video game tournaments. Nearly a decade later, Intel Extreme Masters has become one of the biggest gaming events in the world. In...
Chobani Turns to Events to Stir Up the Yogurt Wars
Chobani, the top-selling Greek yogurt brand in the U.S., is no stranger to event marketing. As Peter McGuinness, chief marketing and brand officer, at Chobani says, “We’re a very grassroots brand, we always have been, and we’re very active socially. Part of Chobani’s brand DNA is to be exciting, have fun, be surprising, delighting and...
Augmented Reality App Drives Tune-In To ‘Modern Family’
To attract viewers and promote the new season of “Modern Family,” FOX TV affiliates in New York City and Los Angeles created a Halloween-inspired event that incorporated augmented reality into the experience. The family-friendly activation, called Fall for All, took place in New York City’s Union Square (Oct. 19) and Los Angeles’ The Grove (Oct....