Technology
Live From EventTech 2017: What You Missed on Day One
It was 62 and sunny in Las Vegas on Monday, not too shabby for the hundreds of EventTech attendees who flew in from all over the country to kick off the industry’s biggest—and only—marketing technology conference. And we didn’t just kick it off with bagels and coffee. In the wee hours of the morning, more...
Q&A: Ally Bank’s CMO on Her ‘Disruptive’ Strategy and the Role of Experiential
Ally Bank last month sent a drone flying around the food court at Carolina Place Mall, delivering phone chargers to unsuspecting shoppers munching on burgers and checking email in the food court at Carolina Place Mall. The drone, in the form of a large Ally-branded purple balloon with a basket on that bottom bearing the...
Marie Claire’s Next Big Thing Concept Shop Offers a Look at the Future of Retail
The average consumer is accustomed to making purchases with the click of a button, but what about the tap of an app? In a quest to illustrate what the future of brick and mortar retail will look like, Marie Claire magazine and technology partner Mastercard this fall activated The Next Big Thing Concept Shop in...
LG’s Pop-Up Combines the Excitement of Cinema With the Comfort of Home
Electronics brand LG has partnered with Dolby, the company that brought us “surround sound,” in an experience that immerses attendees in the sounds, color and picture quality of its razor-thin LGW7 OLED TVs. The activation, dubbed Cinema House, launched Oct. 12 in New York City’s Madison Square Garden, the first stop in a two-month tour...