SDCC 2025: Superfans ‘Find Their Mountain’ at Paramount+’s Lodge
From the fandom to the temps, it’s hot, hot, hot in SoCal this week, where EM has landed for what is arguably the superfan event of the year: San Diego Comic-Con. Among brands leading the experiential way once again is Paramount+ and its touring activation, The Lodge. The footprint is bigger and the IP is...
SDCC 2025: Conveyor Belts Move Fans Through Google Play’s ‘Fantastic Four’ Rewards Lab
Building wraps are all over San Diego this week as Comic-Con takes over the city, but none beckoned us over more than the sight of a looming Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards in “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” (the rest of the cast was on the oversized poster, too…). Underneath the huge banner, at Martin...
Three Insights from Jamba on Sweet and Strategic Street Team Campaigns
There’s no better call to action than money in the pocket. More than 1,000 consumers in L.A. were blessed with dollar bills by Jamba’s roving street teams to use for the brand’s $1 smoothie deal on National Smoothie Day, June 21. The Blended for Everyone campaign, a follow-up to the brand’s 2024 repositioning, Hello Sunshine,...
EM B-to-Beat: 7/31/2025
07.31.25 ’Tis the season to take a break. No, really. Not only does event marketing consistently rank among the world’s most stressful industries to work in, burnout also continues to strike in what The American Institute of Stress calls a “human sustainability crisis.” So, in the spirit of refreshing and recharging, we invite you to...