EventMarketer Sizzle: Your Biweekly Feed of All Things Experiential
04.25.25
Universal Orlando Resort is preparing to launch its newest theme park, Epic Universe, next month, but ahead of the opening, its bringing a preview experience to four cities. Universal has been popping up a 30-foot-tall Chronos portal structure that plays scenes from the parks five themed lands, with a light show at night. This week, Rockefeller Center has been bridging the gap between New York City and Orlando.
📷 Photo of the Week
 
 
NYLON House returned to Coachella with ocean-inspired environments, trendy décor, live performances and retro photo ops. Brand activations included everything from Ulta Beauty’s hair and makeup bar to Marshalls’ dream closet… Read more.
🗨️ Insight of the Week
 
“The fact that we did an event really was inspired by Gen Z. We’re hearing more and more that they want these IRL touchpoints. Yes, they’re scrolling on TikTok and consuming tons of content, but they really do want authentic, real moments and events, and to build community.”
–Devin Colleran, Global Brand Director, Tinder
Festival Sponsorships
Coachella 2025 Experiential: Pit Stops, Perfume Pods, Glimmers and High Tea
The desert was hot, but the sets were hotter at this year’s Coachella. We round up some of the most talked about, and shared, sponsor activations from Indio, CA… Read more.
Sustainable Events
Tinder Leans into Fashion and Low-key Branding with an Upcycling Pop-up
Tinder’s ExCycle pop-up in New York City combined spring cleaning, breakup baggage-dumping and sustainability all in one. Gen Z traded exes clothes for fresh fits… Read more.
Community Marketing
How WSS Highlighted Latino Culture at its Tienda Superstar Event in L.A.
For the relaunch of adidas’ Superstar shoe, WSS partnered with the brand and a local community pop-up series to meet consumers where they are in an authentic way… Read more.
Marketing News
The Brief: NYC's Cheese Rave, Starry Miami Hoops Fest and OGX at The Grove
This week’s hot topics in experiential marketing cover Eventbrites launch of the Cheese Rave, Chili’s Fast Food Financing pop-up and Cannabis Now4/20 countdown… Read more.
Partner Content

Released Today! Mobile Marketing Tour Planning Guide
Mobile tours have evolved into experiences that are (literally) driving the year’s most impactful, strategic events. Download our just-released guide for strategies and tips to get the most out of your mobile tour experiences. Get insights into vehicle selection. Learn “what’s what” across design and fabrication. Get a head’s up on leaning into technology. And oh so much more.

Trends
Hot Topics Explored by the Experiential Industry at EMS 2025
If you missed any of the action at the 2025 Experiential Marketing Summit, we recap the most-talked about insights from brand marketers, agency execs and show organizers… Read more.
💡 ICYMI Last Week
 
📌 EM Updates
 
Deadline Extended: Our call for applications for the 2025 It List, the top 100 event agencies of the year, and the 2025 Fab 50, the top 50 event fabricators serving corporate North America, will close today, April 25 at 11:59 p.m. ET. This is the last chance to submit. Apply now!
✉️ Contact Us
 
The Sizzle is produced by Event Marketer, the industry’s largest information resource on experiential marketing. Learn more.
 
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