EventMarketer Sizzle: Your Biweekly Feed of All Things Experiential
04.04.25
Duolingo got fans good with its Duolingo World Cruise announcement on April Fools Day. The five-year journey aboard a Carnival Cruise Line ship was advertised as a trip across seven continents and a chance to learn 40-plus languages. While it wasnt available to book, the brand offered interested consumers a one-month free trial of Super Duolingo and a discount on a much shorter and real Carnival Cruise.
📷 Photo of the Week
 
 
In celebration of Milk-Bone and Jif’s collab on Peanut Buttery Bites, the brands hosted a museum experience in New York City that showcased nonsensical product ideas, such as Barkling Water, selfie “sticks” and designer poop bags… Read more.
🗨️ Insight of the Week
 
“I think we’ll start to see more and more of the intersection of digital, physical and virtual, and it would be important for marketers to always ask, ‘Is there a virtual or technological extension to this event, for example, with AR?’”
–Justin Breton, Head of Brand Marketing Innovation, Walmart
Brand Partnerships
Dogs Were VIPs at This Milk-Bone and Jif Pop-up Museum
The two J.M. Smucker-owned companies leaned into society’s preoccupation with drop culture at their launch event that offered dogs a Bonding Bar and Thirst Trap Water Bowl… Read more.
Event Peeps Podcast
Inside Walmarts Digital + Live Strategy and Expansion into Gaming Platforms
Justin Breton, head of brand marketing innovation, shares how shoppable livestreams and gaming activations are connecting with the next generation of consumers… Read more.
Marketing News
The Brief: Apple TV+s Mysterious Pop-up and The Wonder of Glossier
Following the “Severance” season finale, the cast surprised Londoners with a blue balloon stunt. Also, Glossier’s spatial AI activation and Timberland’s Atlanta installation… Read more.
Field Report
Experiential Inspiration: Weve Never Seen This Before
How Shoptalk 2025, a trade show for retailers and e-commerce professionals in Las Vegas, is rewriting the playbook on engagement and business on the show floor… Read more.
Roundup
Eight Ideas from Gen Alpha-friendly Skincare Activations
Gen Alpha is driving massive growth for the thriving $186 billion global skincare industry. In response, skincare brands are leaning into experiential marketing to stand out… Read more.
💡 ICYMI Last Week
 
📌 EM Updates
 
EMS Sneak Preview: The 23rd annual Experiential Marketing Summit is coming up April 14-16 at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, and we’ve put together a guide to the top 10 things we’re fired up for to get you prepped and primed for this three-day industry huddle.
✉️ Contact Us
 
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