EventMarketer Sizzle: Your Biweekly Feed of All Things Experiential
06.28.24
On its way to Paris, the Olympic torch made a stop last week at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. “Brands are really starting to recognize the power of tapping into moments in culture in a way that we haven’t seen before,” Simon Cook, ceo of Lions, told The Wall Street Journal.
📷 Photo of the Week
 
 
A hit with Canva Create 2024 attendees, the DIY Swag Shop gave away dip-dyed tote bags with corporate lingo and fun phrases like “Let’s unpack that,” “Totes a good idea” and “Low-hanging fruit.” Participants could also customize their totes with emoji-style patches... Read more.
🗨️ Insight of the Week
 
“In how we present and how we talk, all of that had to change and become a little bit more external-friendly, like some of the inside jokes that we might have used don’t necessarily translate to an external audience, so you have to do a little bit of a shifting of that content.”
–Jimmy Knowles, Global Head of Experiential, Canva
User Conferences
How Canva Evolved an Internal Keynote Event into a Festival of Creativity
As brands look to put a fresh spin on keynotes, Canva turned its annual product news event for an internal audience into a daylong user festival of creativity called Canva Create… Read more.
Fan Exhibits
FX Leans into the Clipped NBA Scandal with a ‘Courtside Club’ Activation
When resurrecting one of the biggest scandals in sports history, it’s a “go big or go home” kind of moment. That was FX’s approach for its story-focused basketball fan exhibit… Read more.
Marketing News
The Brief: Newmans Owns Pizza Tour, Stella Artois Pop-up and ‘Gaychella’
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover pay-what-you-want pizzas, Stella Artois partnership with “The Bear” and tot-protecting pants… Read more.
Field Report
Big Moments Require Big Venues: Inside the HPE Discover Keynote at Sphere
HPE set a new bar for keynote brand storytelling with “Intelligence Has No Limits.” Sphere’s first keynote wowed attendees with an immersive 4D video and sound experience… Read more.
Data
Guest Column: Four Event Measurement Fundamentals to Know
Navigating event measurement can be tricky. Matt Sincaglia, board member of the EMMC, offers guidance with a structured process, outlining data types and goal setting… Read more.
💡 ICYMI Last Week
 
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