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When software provider Compuware made the choice to take its global user conference virtual in 2010 due to budget and travel cuts, attendance for the show doubled, bringing in new attendees from India, Mauritius, Mexico and Sri Lanka. This May, the company did it all over again on a platform that reached more than 30 countries spanning three different time zones. Now that’s global.

To promote its Crave chocolate and strawberry-chocolate milk as a healthy alternative to other drinks, Upstate Farms has partnered with the Cleveland Indians to connect with families in Illinois, Ohio and Michigan by giving kids “Moohawks” before each game. The stunt allows the brand to sample as well as educate consumers about the unique benefits of its product, including its frost-flow aluminum cans that chill within 30 seconds and its shelf-stable formula that allows the milk to go from room temperature to cold to room temperature again without spoiling.

To connect with consumers and introduce them to its Caribbean rum drinks, Pernod Ricard’s Malibu brand from July 16 to September 1 is activating a 10-city Station Invasion Concert Tour. The invitation-only events are held at beach and poolside bars with a summer theme, complete with a boardwalk, tiki bars, carneval dancers and cabanas and highlighted by performances by singer-songwriter Taio Cruz, Grammy winner Ciara and DJ Skribble. Drink menus on surfboards that hang over the bars complete the scene.

Tasked with rolling out new retirement and annuities product features to thousands of financial advisors nationwide, MetLife insurance this spring made a virtual event for the first time a significant part of the push to connect with internal advisors, as well as third party advisors from banks and brokerage companies.

 TBS leveraged its relationship with late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien and his active fan base by creating a pop-up experience during Comic-Con that featured artwork created by O’Brien’s fans. Housed in an art gallery from July 21-24 near the San Diego Convention Center, the pop-up was a physical extension of the fan-driven website Coco MoCa: The Museum of Conan Art. The collection featured 60 pieces created by Conan fans, including illustrations, oil paintings, pencil drawings and more.