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B-to-C EventsSpike Brings Back Mixed Martial Arts
To drive viewership for its broadcast of the tournament-style mixed martial arts competition Bellator MMA, Spike TV on Feb. 13 challenged attendees at the Bellator Mixed Martial Arts Tournament at New York’s Barclay’s Center to test their skills at a punch meter game that measured the force of the punches and put the top fists up on a leader board. Top punchers competed for the title of grand champion. The network was the first home of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which moved to FOX in 2011.
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B-to-C EventsHigh-Tech Vending Machine Dispenses Hot Wheels
At this year’s Canadian International Auto Show, Chevrolet Canada featured in its exhibit a special Hot Wheels-inspired blue Camaro that hit the market early this year for a limited time. It was a particularly significant event for car lovers and Hot Wheels enthusiasts because one of the very first Hot Wheels toy cars ever produced was a blue custom Camaro in 1968.
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B-to-C EventsEM@: SXSW 2013, Syfy and esurance Steal the Show
It’s springtime in Austin and that means the South by Southwest Interactive, Film and Music Festival is playing host to the hip, high-tech and influential. Your friends at EM are on the scene, and we’re going to bring you the intel on all the new interactive offerings you’ve got to know about this year (look for it in our April issue). But first, a little taste of some of the brand activations we loved.
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B-to-C EventsCotton Struts Its Stuff on the Runway
Cotton Incorporated returned to Miami’s South Beach to highlight cotton as a versatile fashion option with the second iteration of its 24-Hour Runway Show. This year’s show, which featured a different outfit every minute from 8 p.m. March 1 to 8 p.m. March 2, involved more social media engagement than the previous one. A post-event Shop the Runway component, in which consumers could purchase the apparel showcased on the runway, also was new.
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B-to-C EventsSpecial Report: Showstoppers and Strategies from CES 2013
[fullwidth_text alt_background=”none” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] It is a deceptively peaceful descent from the monorail system into the Las Vegas Convention Center, home of the Consumer Electronics Show, held last month. The mountain ranges that encircle Sin City disappear behind the stories-tall center halls, the wind picks up and you join the masses waiting for your […]