EventMarketer Sizzle: Your Biweekly Feed of All Things Experiential
09.13.24
Its Friday the 13th, and spooky times abound, particularly with the recent release of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Warner Bros. Pictures has been sending out the films Shrinker characters to explore landmarks around the country, from Miamis Calle Ocho to the NYC Ferry. Check out our roundup of more viral entertainment marketing stunts.
📷 Photo of the Week
 
 
There’s a new consumer product icon on the road… King’s Hawaiian has officially launched the Snack House Tour to promote its new Soft Pretzel Bites product. Following its first stop in New York City’s Flatiron Plaza, the tour will travel to 13 markets through June 2025... Read more.
🗨️ Insight of the Week
 
“When you think about the metrics and all of that great engagement in digital, social and even traditional, it was the member presale that changed the game for us because we made it easy.”
–Barbara Shipley, SVP-Brand Integration, AARP
Field Report
King's Hawaiian Takes a Bite Out of the Snack Category with a Mobile Tour
The Pretzel Bites Mobile is on the move after the Snack House Tour kicked off in New York City, where former NFL player Eli Manning manned a King’s Hawaiian pretzel cart… Read more.
Concert Sponsorships
Inside AARP's 'Lightning in a Bottle' Rolling Stones Tour Sponsorship
AARP is all about popping up in unexpected spaces where it can engage its audiences, and sponsoring the Rolling Stones North American Tour was the right opportunity… Read more.
Sports Sponsorships
How Brands are Ramping up Tours and Tailgating Events for Football Fans
Football season is in full swing, and naturally, brands like Coke, Funko and Jameson are lining up to engage fans at NFL and college games with surprise-and-delight pop-ups… Read more.
Trade Shows
Field Report: Top 10 Beachy Booth Builds that Made Waves at Surf Expo
Attendees rolling down convention center aisles on longboards, surf competitions on in-booth TVs and flip flops galore, we recap the vibrant Surf Expo landscape in Orlando… Read more.
Partner Content
Experiential Marketers of the Year: Free to Nominate Through Sept. 15
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Exhibit Trends
Brands Roll into Surf Expo with Wood Features, Pony Walls and Live Models
Surf Expo’s show floor featured a lot of design and layout variation from booth to booth. Some opted for classic showrooms, while others brought outdoor environments inside… Read more.
Internal Events
Small Conference, Big Thinking: Quest Software Revamps its Sales Kickoff
It was out with the old and in with the new at Quest Software’s 2024 internal sales conference, as the brand overhauled the annual event with a festival-inspired theme… Read more.
💡 ICYMI Last Week
 
📌 EM Updates
 
Early Deadline to Submit EDAs Entries is Sept. 23: The Experience Design Awards (formerly the Experience Design & Technology Awards) recognize outstanding event design, innovative builds and environmental creativity across a wide variety of consumer-targeted and business-to-business event formats. This year, the EDAs have introduced 11 new categories to better recognize a new generation of innovative event designers and their work. The early deadline is quickly approaching. Begin your entry here.
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