EventMarketer Sizzle: Your Biweekly Feed of All Things Experiential
03.21.25
Lady Gaga dropped her new album “Mayhem” this month, and fans have jumped on the social media trend of recreating the “Abracadabra” music video choreography. Mastercard offered a dance class in New York City for superfans to learn the viral choreo, and to their surprise, Lady Gaga was watching behind the mirror, waiting to gift them tickets to the cardholder-exclusive Club Mayhem dance party in L.A.
📷 Photo of the Week
 
 
Visit Lauderdale popped up a beach-inspired oasis inside a shipping container to help winter-worn Chicagoans “break free” from the chilly weather… Read more.
🗨️ Insight of the Week
 
“What keeps us relevant is mostly that we take a consumer-focused approach to everything… For us, the ultimate conversion tactic is having people taste the ‘juice.’ So wherever I can get trial to a relevant consumer, I’m all in.”
–Paul Coffey, Senior Brand Manager, Tullamore D.E.W.
Spirits Marketing
How Tullamore D.E.W. is Driving Experiential Forward with its Mobile Pubs
For the Irish whiskey brand, St. Patrick’s Day isn’t just a cultural celebration—it’s also big business. Tully is leaning on an agile experiential strategy to stay relevant… Read more.
Marketing News
The Brief: Tequila Roses Glam-ergency Boxes and Auntie Annes ‘Pretzelria’
For Londons Sabrina Carpenter concerts, Tequila Rose helped fans with glow-ups, while Auntie Anne’s unveiled a pretzel delivery experience. Also, Pacifico popped up in Aspen… Read more.
Holiday Roundup
Brands Get ‘Schneaky’ and Nostalgic with St. Patrick’s Day Campaigns
As Chicago and Tampa dyed their rivers green, brands like Guinness, Kahlúa and McDonald’s got in the spirit by joining festivals and launching creative, themed products… Read more.
Pop-ups
Gorton’s Seafood Brings Gloucester to Austin for its First SXSW Activation
After 176 years, Gorton’s is no stranger to evolving. So for 2025, the brand tried something new by activating at SXSW with a yellow-splashed Shrimp & Cocktail experience… Read more.
Awards
Announcing the 2025 Ex Awards Finalists
The Ex Awards honor top programs across 29 experiential marketing categories. EM reveals the highest-scoring campaigns, activations and exhibits up for this years awards… Read more.
💡 ICYMI Last Week
 
📌 EM Updates
 
The finalists have been announced, so it’s time to get your ticket to the biggest celebration of the experiential marketing industry: The Ex Awards Gala presented by project. This year, we’re taking a trip back to 1960s Las Vegas to celebrate the year’s most award-winning people and programs across 29 unique categories. The Ex Awards isn’t the only unique experience at this year’s Experiential Marketing Summit—scroll through all the ways EMS will help you connect, discover, recharge and refuel for your big, bold future in events. We’ll see you in Vegas!
✉️ Contact Us
 
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