2015 Archives - Page 8 of 31 - Event Marketer
Nike Pops up in New York to Promote Basketball Gear
In experiential terms, we often think of a pop-up as a single event in an empty space. Nike redefined that during All-Star Week by popping-up all over New York City, the birthplace of modern basketball. The brand activated 26 pop-up events across the four boroughs. Promoting Nike Basketball, the strategy offered a mix of pop-up...
Wizards of the Coast Brings ‘Zendikar’ Game to Life
The “Magic: The Gathering” card game came to life at PAX 2015 through installations illustrating the game’s Zendikar world at the Washington State Convention Center. Outside, a 25-foot Eldrazi monster (sculpted foam on steel armature) “burst” from the glass façade, its tentacles stretching across the sidewalk “crushing” a police car. That lured attendees inside to...
Zappos Offers Relaxing Engagements at Yoga Festival
Zappos offered wellness-driven Wanderlust Festival attendees a tranquil setting with Prana and Sanuk displays (brands featured on its e-commerce site), hair braiding, an apothecary bar and flash tattooing. The focal point of the 40-foot by 40-foot wood-decked space was a 30-foot-wide yurt with an open ceiling. Also in the footprint, the Utkatasana (“chair pose”) Lounge...
Consumers Chill at Nike’s Immersive Glacial Event
It may have been 90 degrees in Manhattan, but Nike’s September launch of its Cold Weather Collection and Therma-Sphere Max gear at SIR Stage 37 was ice-cold. To transform the way consumers think about working out in cold weather (the added layers… you’re too hot, then you’re too cold), Nike transformed a 9,100-square-foot space into...