EventMarketer Sizzle: Your Biweekly Feed of All Things Experiential
12.06.24
Since the Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest that took New York City by storm, copycat events have popped up around the country, from the Glen Powell contest in Austin to the Dev Patel one in San Fran. Luggage brand Away is jumping on the trend with a social media campaign featuring winners of the look-alike contests sporting its suitcases. The tagline? Even look-alikes travel with the real thing. Well-played.
📷 Photo of the Week
 
 
CBS brought its hit action-drama, “Tracker,” to life with overnight events in Joshua Tree, CA, and New York’s Catskill Mountains. A tracking activity put attendees in Colter Shaw’s shoes as they hunted down 8-foot by 8-foot letter installations, which doubled as photo moments, that spelled out the show’s name... Read more.
🗨️ Insight of the Week
 
“We focused on an authentic, curated list of influencers who have a connection to the show, so either they are fans themselves, have an entertainment lens or are outdoor enthusiasts. We handpicked [attendees] in that regard to make sure that it was a really genuine experience.”
–Ariel Parker, EVP-Marketing, CBS
Overnight Events
Anatomy of a Sleepover: Four Takeaways from CBS’s ‘Tracker’ Events
To hype season two of the series, CBS invited influencers, press and a few lucky fans to remote locations for overnight stays in Airstreams, screenings, smores and stargazing… Read more.
Special Report
Women in Events 2024: The Big Career Conversation
Meet this years nine honorees and read their perspectives on career growth, key industry skills, workplace dynamics and advocacy. Plus, discover insights from all-new research… Read more.
Escape Rooms
Cheetos Fans Conquer Gen Z Scaries and Puzzles in Chester Cheetah’s Cabin
It’s impossible to enjoy Cheetos without orange dust-covered fingers, so the brand challenged fans to go through The Other Hand Escape Room with their nondominant hand… Read more.
Fan Engagement
25 Years of ‘SVU’: Five Ways NBC Uses Events to Keep Fans Tuned in
This year, NBC transformed New York City’s Rockefeller Center into “Olivia Benson Plaza” and then activated a mock train terminal dubbed “Law & Order Station” in BostonRead more.
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A Look Back on the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics with GMR
Hundreds of event professionals were in Paris this summer, taking in the Games while making brand activations happen. Hear from two GMR execs who were on the ground… Read more.
💡 ICYMI Last Week
 
📌 EM Updates
 
Introducing the 2025 Experiential Marketing Summit Keynote: EMS is thrilled to announce that global creativity expert and author Phil Hansen will be kicking off EMS in April with an interactive presentation, “The Science of Limitations—Unlocking Creativity.”
 
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