Consumer Electronics Archives - Page 15 of 29 - Event Marketer
Verizon Packs High-Tech Gadgets into its Mobile Tour
Given the trendy tastes of the consumers it was going after with its mobile effort last year, marketers at Verizon Wireless figured the standard tractor-trailer probably wasn’t going to make the right impression for its tour—the brand team reportedly had zeroed in on using SUVs even during the initial planning for its ’04 campaign. “They...
Nextel Activates a Tech-Heavy Glass House Experience
Nextel was thinking big when it signed on as title sponsor of NASCAR’s top circuit for the 2004 season, and its mobile activation was a clear reflection of that approach. At 6,400 square feet, The Nextel Experience is the largest mobile display ever to tour with NASCAR. A two-story, enclosed glass house, the exhibit occupies...
Samsung Promo Goes to the Movies with ‘The Matrix’
Samsung’s Anycall cellular arm reached out to Cheil for a program in Korea that leveraged the popularity of The Matrix Reloaded to help hype a new Camcorder phone. Phase 1 began in the street and spread from there. Guerilla teams in full Matrix ensembles reenacted the flick’s opening scene in the street, offered up free oil...
HP Triples Sales Goals with Immersive Mobile Program
Hewlett-Packard let people know more about its digital cameras and entertainment products with the You + HP Experience, which hit 35 big events nationwide from March through December. It all added up to “by far the most interactive, immersive experience the company has ever created,” says Bob Major, HP’s event marketing manager. Two 70-foot trailers...