Technology
EventTech 2015: What You Missed on Day Two
Ever the hardcore bunch, 16 event marketers started the day at 6:20 a.m. for an official 5K Team EventTech run along the Vegas strip. Several runners said they spotted a few of their fellow attendees just coming in from a night on the town, but, you know… what happens in Vegas. Breakfast was served at...
EventTech 2015: What You Missed on Day One
More than 30 intrepid EventTech attendees skipped the breakfast buffet and grabbed an early morning shuttle to the Mojave Desert for a two-hour hiking excursion on the famous McCullough Trail. Attendees could pick between a casual or more intermediate route through the Black Mountain Range, and felt the burn as the elevation hit more than...
Amtrak Whisks Travelers Away in a Teleporter
New York City’s Penn Station is a more than 100-year-old architectural landmark and busy railroad hub. So imagine the surprise and delight of Amtrak train travelers when they came across a futuristic “Teleporter” that whisked them away instantly to another city. The experience, activated in the Amtrak Rotunda at the station Sept. 14-25, helped Amtrak...
AOL Supersizes the Mobile Experience
Kicking off Advertising Week in New York City on Sept. 28, AOL had a “big” story to tell as illustrated by hosting its Future Front 2015 event (a follow-up to last year’s Programmatic Upfront) at Basketball City, Pier 36. The brand wanted to paint a bigger and thus clearer picture of the industry and its...