How Tequila Cazadores Leverages the Mexican Calendar for Events in the U.S.
For many Americans summer unofficially begins after Memorial Day. But for Bacardi’s Tequila Cazadores, summer begins with Cinco de Mayo and runs through Sept. 16, which is Mexican Independence Day. That Mexican calendar informs how the brand kicks off events and sampling for the season that leverage authentic Mexican culture—like, !Dame Cinco! on May 5,...
Potential Air Force recruits get down to work for a day
WHY THE JUDGES LOVE IT: The Air Force wanted to generate awareness for its much-needed maintainer positions while showing potential, tech-savvy recruits what it’s like to repair something with their hands. Inside two 39-foot, connected trailers designed to look like an Air Force hangar, attendees moved through six different activity stations featuring Leap Motion, Microsoft...
Land O’Lakes educates the younger, forward-thinking audience at SXSW
THE SETUP: To engage and educate a younger, forward-thinking audience about innovative farming technologies, Land O’Lakes created a four-part tech experience at SXSW. The first portion was designed as a virtual reality experience without the headset. In its place was a giant head of lettuce that, once lowered onto the attendee, played a video—through a...
Dell’s hybrid chatbot brings the answers to all at their world conference
WHY THE JUDGES LOVE IT: Using an AtlasRTX platform and technology, Dell created a hybrid chatbot that married AI with human support for its annual Dell Technologies World conference. For an event with attendees from 122 countries, the solution allowed the brand to significantly scale customer service requests in multiple languages. The chatbot answered more...