EventMarketer Sizzle: Your Biweekly Feed of All Things Experiential
05.03.24
Playful stunts have our attention this week. Londoners were surprised by a giant balloon of Harry Potter’s Aunt Marge, promoting Warner Bros. Studio Tours new exhibit. And across the pond, the 65-foot-long Hot Dog in the City installation debuted in Times Square with a burst of confetti passersby can relish daily through June 13.
📷 Photo of the Week
 
 
BÉIS popped up a Western-themed gas station for its debut at Stagecoach as the festival’s Official Luggage and Travel Bag Sponsor. The BÉIS Pit Stop featured photo ops, shopping, makeup touch-ups and drinks at The Saloon... See more.
🗨️ Insight of the Week
 
“Give some space for creators to come and get their content. What we’re constantly being asked by our finance people is what are we getting out of these in-person events, and the more we can show impressions and engagement from regular people attending [the better]—then these creators help us prove these in-person events work.”
–Wendy Robino, SVP-Marketing Events and Global Publicity, Warner Bros. Pictures
Industry Event
Top Takeaways from the 22nd Annual Experiential Marketing Summit
The industry convened at the MGM Grand Las Vegas last week for the ultimate three-day conversation. Check out recaps, awards and insights from our thought leaders… Read more.
Marketing News
The Brief: Coke's AI Instruments, the Impossible Ranch, Outback's Mate Day
This week’s hot topics in experiential marketing include uplifting soda “SoundZ,” plant-based cattle ranches, McDonald’s lettuce-based ASMR and a Kentucky Derby preview… Read more.
Ideas
Live Music, AI, Games: Six Exhibit Engagement Trends from the NAB Show
Bringing together professionals in the broadcast, media and entertainment industry, the 2024 NAB Show in Vegas showcased the latest tech and tools for media creation… Read more.
Event Peeps Podcast
TAO Group's Pavan Pardasani Explores the Evolution of Music Festivals 
Todays music festival experience goes beyond the gates to off-site VIP parties. In this episode, Pavan Pardasani, cmo at TAO Group Hospitality, discusses whats trending… Read more.
10 Minutes With...
Q&A: Erin Taylor of Oatly Shares on Trade Show Successes and Challenges
Starting in mobile tours with Chobani, Taylor now oversees Oatly’s experiential marketing for the U.S. She breaks down her career, sampling trends, booth builds and travel tips… Read more.
💡 ICYMI Last Week
📌 EM Updates
 
Big thanks to all of the attendees, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors who made our Experiential Marketing Summit 2024 one to remember—we heart you. Catch up on all the action from Las Vegas here, and save the date for EMS 2025, returning to the MGM Grand, April 14-16, 2025.
✉️ Contact Us
 
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