Type of Event: Buzz/word-of-mouth programs

Two-year-old China-based smartphone manufacturer OnePlus boasts a global cult following despite having no brick-and-mortar shops and an invitation-only sales model. For the launch of the new model, OnePlus 2, the brand leveraged the buzz-building intrigue of its business model with a pop-up experience in the middle of New York City’s Times Square. Inside the white […]

Long before mixed martial artist Ronda Rousey’s famous armbar hit the mainstream, the Ultimate Fighting Championship franchise had been experiencing massive growth in popularity. While the fights take place in an enclosed octagon ring, the experience for fans extends beyond that to TV, where fans watch young fighters break into UFC on “The Ultimate Fighter.” […]

Was that a bird, a plane or Superman flying through the air last New Year’s Eve in Santa Monica, CA? Not quite. It was action sports star Travis Pastrana at the wheel of a rally car trying for the world record for the longest distance jump, the latest installment in Red Bull’s New Year, No […]

Miller took a gamble and won when it spelled its name backwards for a music campaign that was intimate, exclusive and memorable. “From a music-strategy standpoint, we started to recognize that the young adult doesn’t necessarily get impacted by us sponsoring a huge traveling circus,” says Peter Laatz, Miller’s manager of entertainment marketing. “These objectives […]

Hallmark began planning its Olympic activation program a year in advance, building an integrated and creatively leveraged program that delivered both a major marketing platform for a new fresh flower line as well as valuable retail assets. The campaign began before the torch was lit with a title sponsorship of a series of figure skating […]