Event Technology: Live streaming

In July, Sears organized a flash mob at Chicago’s Navy Pier to drive consumer interest in its Sears Chef Challenge cooking competition, a series of events held at the brand’s Kenmore Live Studio pop-up shop. The flash mob routine incorporated Sears kitchenware like pots, pans and spatulas into the choreography. As the dancers tore off […]

Cisco’s Global Sales Experience (GSX) in 2009 was one of the industry’s largest—and boldest—virtual events of the year. In an effort to save costs (it was the height of the recession, after all), the company decided to transform its annual weeklong sales meeting from a real-world event with a 20-year history into a 100-percent virtual […]

The HTC One BoomSound Lounge was a bold and playful execution that challenged the current mobile phone experience and offered consumers the opportunity to see, hear and hold the new HTC One smartphone before it became available in retail channels. It increased exposure for the phone’s proprietary features, got the phones into consumers’ hands, launched […]

Fan festivals at major sporting events have evolved over the past decade to become major attractions (and major marketing opportunities) in their own right. After all, for many attendees who can’t attend the actual big event, a day spent at the Super Bowl, MLB All-Star Game or Daytona 500 fan fest can be almost as […]

Bud Light and Live Nation partnered to produce a pioneering event that brought the power of live music and the fun of tipping back a Bud Light to fans in all 50 states on a single day, creating a “first” in the music event space. Live streaming of the music events brought the excitement to […]