Pop-Ups

Fry an egg dance a jig or get jiggy with it. It’s easy to burn 10 calories and Glacéau splashed that message all over New York City during its launch of vitaminwater10 last month with pop-ups in Union Square and SoHo. Since New York is home base for the brand launching its newest product there was a natural fit says Eric Berniker senior vp-marketing at Vitaminwater. “New York is where we launched this company it’s where we’re based and it’s our biggest market ” he explains.

The temporary pop-up shop is a successful strategy for many event marketers but there are brands that bet their dollars on permanent branded spaces. What’s the value of a permanent space versus a pop-up? Samsung claims it creates a sense of continuity nearly impossible to achieve with a pop-up. The electronics brand considers its Samsung Experience in Manhattan’s Time Warner Center now in its fifth year to be a destination that regulars return to more than once for the gadgets and cool events.

Sometimes the maxim “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it ” just doesn’t apply. To wit event marketers working on the second iteration of a successful pop-up face a unique struggle: finding the balance between creating a unique experience that capitalizes on all the great elements from the first pop-up while introducing enough new stuff to keep the crowds—and the buzz—coming the second time around. How two brands faced—and met—the challenge: