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Scavenger Hunts, Mobile, Metaverse: Event Trends for 2022
As we begin a new year amid another pandemic surge, the industry is focused on in-person experiences that offer ease of interaction and prioritize the wellbeing of audiences. Indeed, brands have had almost two years to test and evaluate different types of programming while restrictions tightened and loosened. Here we examine a few event trends...
Intel Had Always Planned for a Digital-first CES: Inside its Pandemic-era Strategy
Despite many brands pulling out of their planned physical experiences at CES’s grand return to in-person amid the omicron surge, Intel’s hybrid strategy for the show served as a lifeline that allowed the brand to stay the course on-site and implement a “digital-first live experience, with minimal on-site staff” that was in keeping with its...
A Downsized CES Didn’t Deter These Brands from Engaging Attendees in Person
Two weeks before the highly-anticipated in-person return of CES. Jan. 5-7, a wave of major players began backing out of their in-person presence at the show, citing concerns around the Omicron variant. Amazon, Meta, T-Mobile, Twitter and Google were some of the first to pull out, with T-Mobile stating that, “While we are confident that...
Full Coverage: The 2021 Ex Awards and EDTAs
Presenting 150 experiential marketing case studies of excellence After everything the industry has been through, it was more important than ever to celebrate the incredible achievements (and yes, pivots) made by event marketers in the wake of the pandemic. So we built a supersized recognition issue featuring our top two awards programs—the Ex Awards and...