Pop-Ups

  • Why the Industry is Embracing the Tiny House Trend

    Five brand activations that leveraged the ‘less is more’ mentality  Tiny houses are a big thing right now—the object of TV shows, lifestyle websites and magazine photo spreads. Their dimensions, ranging anywhere from 100- to less than 500-square-feet, have made them a popular choice among millennials, baby boomers or anyone looking to downsize and simplify. […]

  • Uniqlo Block Parties Engage Shoppers, Drive Them to Nearby Stores

    Uniqlo’s annual release of its graphic t-shirts or “UT” collection serves as a platform to engage consumers through art, culture and self-expression as the brand partners with different licensees and designers on the shirt designs. For the release of the collection this year, Uniqlo created block party-style activations near its stores in major markets, including […]

  • The Dream Machine Experience: Inside an Instagram Museum

    The Dream Machine is an interactive Instagram museum experience designed to “offer an escape from your boring, adult life,” according to co-founder and creative director Paige Solomon (Sign us up!). EM recently took a spin through its nine dream-inducing rooms, from a cloud-filled space to a surreal laundromat to a psychedelic forest. Currently based in […]

  • Anatomy of a Bodega: Altos Tequila Events Celebrate the Spirit of La Familia

    As part of a six-city event series, Altos Tequila’s J. Hernandez and Sons Bodega pop-up made a stop in Greenpoint, N.Y., June 11 and 12. To celebrate the brand’s Mexican heritage and culture, it recreated a bodega from scratch, complete with all the details you’d expect: old-school coffee pots, slushies and even a cat. The […]

  • Experiences Over Advertising: Arizona Beverages Discusses its 25th Anniversary Pop-up

    To celebrate its 25th anniversary and reward customers for their brand loyalty through the years, Arizona Iced Tea created a Great Buy 99 pop-up retail shop in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan where Arizona-themed streetwear and accessories were on hand for purchase and consumers could peruse a green tea-inspired garden. Part 99-cent store—in reference to […]