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Super Bowl City: Scenes from Inside the Free Fan Village
Super Bowl City presented by Verizon, the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee’s free event located on the Embarcadero in San Francisco, was a leaner but “cleaner” fan village than previous Super Bowls. Pop-up tents were outlawed. Activations were built with sustainability in mind. Security teams were ever present. Looking up, you saw the San Francisco...
Spirits Marketers Leverage the Allure of the Speakeasy
The speakeasy has appealed to the drinking public since the prohibition era, when hidden bars behind unmarked doors in back alley locations offered a way to circumvent the dry law governing alcohol consumption to a select, invited few. Now, speakeasies are popping up at event activations where their aura of mystery and appeal, and free...
18 Tips for Keeping Your Longest-Running Programs Fresh
Some experiential programs are just too good to execute once and leave behind. The strategy is on point, the engagements generate authentic connections with consumers and the ROI is generous. Why mess with a good thing? Many brands don’t. From Coke’s Olympic Games sponsorship to LEGO’s KidsFest tour, plenty of brands resume the same program...
How Lowe’s Built a ‘Village’ with Half the Booth Space at CES
Lowe’s Home Improvement store returned to CES 2016 in Las Vegas to showcase its Iris smart home solutions with an evolved concept: a village. The retailer last year erected a life-like suburban home, yet despite having half the booth space and half the budget to work with this year, the brand activated a larger marketing...