EventMarketer Sizzle: Your Biweekly Feed of All Things Experiential
07.19.24
Taco Bell is bridging the generational gap with its latest consumer marketing campaign and brand experience, The Cantinas. The “early retirement community” will give its rewards members the life they’re “craving” now, from laid-back vibes to the QSR’s recently unveiled new menu offerings. Get all the details in The Brief.
📷 Photo of the Week
 
 
Bidet brand Tushy installed a mock confessional booth that doubled as a porta-potty to give consumers a test run of its hero product… in the middle of New York City’s Washington Square Park. A cheeky drag queen “priest” with a mic guided the experience from just outside the confessional window... Read more.
🗨️ Insight of the Week
 
“The whole idea is that it’s time to come clean, let that go, confess and wash your sins away. It was a fun way to drive trial, but then to acknowledge the fact that using the product is an opportunity to fully cleanse yourself.”
–Miki Agrawal, Co-founder and Creative Director, Tushy
Stunts
Tushy Invites Consumers to Get ‘Butt-tized’ in its Mock Confessional Booth
The brand pushed the boundaries of taboo by encouraging participants to confess their “sins” (a dirty secret) and try out the bidet in its Coming Clean Confessional activationRead more.
Summer Olympics
Paris 2024 Preview: Eight Brands Activating Around the Olympic Games
After a spectator-less 2020 Summer Olympics, the 2024 Paris Games will feature a return of sponsor activations, including Uber Cruise, Athleta classes and Pampers Nursery… Read more.
Field Report
Our Visit to a Surprise Hennessy Sensory Pop-up in Orlando
Traveling to almost 20 cities this summer, Hennessy’s Made for More Tour offered personalized tasting experiences in a branded shipping container. We hit the Orlando stop… Read more.
Ideas
Potty Humor: How Personal Care Brands are Cleaning up with Experiential
We’re seeing an influx of straightforward, humorous activations that tout bathroom-related products. Personal wellness brands are producing some stall-wart experiences… Read more.
Partner Content
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The Event RFP Superbook is the most-searched marketplace of event and trade show partners, products and services. Looking to launch something big in the year to come? Start searching for event agencies, technologies, venues and more.
Trade Shows
Seven Tunnel Ideas to Infuse Exhibit Experiences with Storytelling Elements 
Tunnels are a key part of creating a staged experience, taking attendees on a guided journey and building in time to explore. Brands are going all in on new LEDs and tech… Read more.
Insights
Eight Tips for Tackling AI and the Future of Events from the B-to-B Dream Team
The evolving workforce, AI, data and sustainability came up in interviews with our 2024 B-to-B Dream Team honorees. They share bonus insights for staying ahead of the curve… Read more.
💡 ICYMI Last Week
 
📌 EM Updates
 

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