2010 Archives - Page 2 of 17 - Event Marketer
Electronic Arts Visits Malls to Connect with Families
For EA’s Xmas Experience Tour, the name of the game was sales. The strategy: a killer combination of multiple data collection points, instant purchase incentives, clever trial-to-conversion tactics and hands-on gaming experiences. In its sixth year, the tour sought to entice serious gamers (16- to 30-year-old males), as well as families and casual gamers. The...
Salesforce.com Tour Keeps the Momentum Going
So you just held your company’s biggest event of the year, a global meeting that attracted 20,000 attendees and 250-plus exhibitors and featured 300 informational sessions. How do you keep the momentum going? If you’re Salesforce.com, the answer is a b-to-b road show called the Cloudforce Tour, a rolling series of one-day events that for...
Dos Equis Creates ‘Interesting’ Academy to Recruit Targets
Party people are always on the go, so to keep up beer brand Dos Equis created the Most Interesting Academy. Targeting 21- to 34-year-old affluent educated men, the program stemmed from its Most Interesting Man in the World campaign, now in its third year, which helped the brand differentiate itself in the beer market. The...
Bacardi Flavors Take Consumers Around the World
Imagine going around the world in one night without ever leaving town, and instead of a suitcase in your hand you get to carry a tasty Bacardi cocktail. That’s the experience Bacardi served up—along with a Bacardi Flavor Bar and some pretty juicy drinks—to generate buzz for Bacardi Flavored Rum among African-American male consumers, ages...