EventMarketer Sizzle: Your Biweekly Feed of All Things Experiential
06.27.25
The summer just got hotter with the release of the 2025 It List, recognizing the top 100 event agencies, and the 2025 Fab 50, recognizing the top exhibit and event fabricators. Meet the best agencies and builders serving the experiential marketing industry. For more exciting news, scroll down to learn about our upcoming Experiential Marketing Month.
📷 Photo of the Week
 
 
Actor Mario Cantone surprised “And Just Like That…” fans at the Hot Fellas Bakery pop-up, inspired by a season-three storyline, to serve pastries, chat and take selfies, alongside the show’s actual Hot Fellas… Read more.
🗨️ Insight of the Week
 
“We always try to extend our experiences beyond just a physical footprint where we can because it’s not fair to the ‘And Just Like That…’ fans who would have come to visit this but couldn’t; though, we did get people coming from all over the world to the activation.”
–Dana Flax, VP-Originals Marketing, HBO and Max
Sports Sponsorship
Michelob Ultra Hypes up Fans at the FIFA Club World Cup Match in Orlando
As the tournaments official beer sponsor, Michelob Ultra is activating beer gardens at host stadiums. We visited the pop-up at the Juventus vs. Manchester City match… Read more.
Marketing News
The Brief: Disney's Portal-Potty and Dove's Scrub Club
Disney hit the Vans Warped Tour with a giant porta-potty installation to promote season five of “Phineas and Ferb.” Plus, Dove’s self-care oasis and Jamba’s smoothie stunts… Read more.
Pop-ups
'And Just Like That…' Fans Find 'Hot Bread, Hotter Guys' at Hot Fellas Bakery
HBO Max brought to life the cheeky bakery from the “Sex and the City” sequel series in New York City, offering up free baked goods, swag and surprises from the show… Read more.
Field Report
Expo 2025 Osaka: Even More Experience Design Inspo from the Pavilions
From China to Canada to Qatar, countries from around the world create pavilions true to their culture and architecture styles for Expo 2025. We round up even more ideas… Read more.
Ideas
Inside Cannes Lions 2025: Activations from Adobe, LinkedIn, Netflix and More
A flock of major companies once again landed in France to deliver hospitality, outlets for creativity and technology activations across yachts, beaches and hotels… Read more.
💡 ICYMI Last Week
 
📌 EM Updates
 
October is Experiential Marketing Month! Get ready for 31 days of live and digital experiences designed to help optimize your events. The schedule includes full-day “Trendwatch” seminars in four cities; casual meetups in eight cities; and 12 digital learning modules, panels and conversations streamed online at eventmarketer.com and on LinkedIn. Registration and the full schedule will be released in mid-July. Learn more.
✉️ Contact Us
 
The Sizzle is produced by Event Marketer, the industry’s largest information resource on experiential marketing. Learn more.
 
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