B-to-C Events

There’s the Black Friday sale and then there is the $1 flip-flop sale, Old Navy’s second biggest promotion of the year that has been going on annually now for seven years. To build buzz leading up to this year’s event, Old Navy June 24-26 turned to social currency and the hashtag #FlipFlopHurray, activating a Twitter […]

JetBlue Airways made a name for itself in the industry by promoting how its flying experience is different—the legroom, the TVs, the free snacks. To promote “Mint,” its new premium front-of-the-cabin service, the airline set out to show how it does premium differently, too. The Mint Room at The Grove, a four-day atrium-inspired outdoor lounge, […]

Recreational cannabis is legal in Colorado and Washington state, now, and the trend seems to be one of expansion. As the entrepreneurial space takes note, so do event marketers. One brand new to the space is Leafly.com, a peer review site for dispensaries and cannabis varieties. It’s sort of like a cross between Yelp and […]

For its latest campaign, The Surprise Inside Project, Cracker Jack surveyed 1,000 parents nationwide to find out what makes a memorable family moment. Nearly three-quarters of American families said the best memories involve surprises, with nearly one-quarter of parents springing a surprise experience on their families as often as once a week. Building off these […]

People magazine fired up hosts of NBC’s “Today” show with an Independence Day-inspired cook-off on June 25 on Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. The competition baked in all of the magazine’s assets, including in-book, on-air, digital, social and consumer activations to promote Great Ideas, one of its most successful features, and support its advertisers. […]