Objective of Event: Drive consumer consideration

WHY THE JUDGES LOVE IT: The psychedelic art installation echoed a key theme in season two of the FX series “Legion”—“A sane man in an insane world.” Attendees explored a visual representation of the lead character’s powerful, fractured mind—culminating in a 16-foot-tall chamber in which guests were fully immersed in a short film by visual […]

THE SETUP: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas created a sassy AI chatbot named Rose as a way to interact with guests throughout their hotel journey. A digital concierge designed to build strong personal relationships with guests, Rose is not only able to assist with tasks like restocking towels, making dinner reservations and giving a tour […]

WHY THE JUDGES LOVE IT: TOTO created a showroom of private bathrooms featuring its Washlet product, an electronic bidet, where attendees learned about its features from an animated holographic character by the name of “Shizukun.” Triggered by a motion and door-sensor system when the consumer entered the bathroom, the story told by the childlike blue […]

WHY THE JUDGES LOVE IT: To attract a younger audience and infuse motion into an otherwise static environment, Mercedes-Benz created video content that incorporated local cultural influencers, from street artists to musicians to photographers. Consumers test drove a Mercedes-AMG GT R through a 4D virtual reality experience including smells, wind and visual triggers. And an […]

THE SETUP: To celebrate the launch of the Google Home Mini product, the smaller version of the Google Home, the brand created an experiential campaign bringing to life its slogan, “The Size of a Donut, the Power of a Superhero,” with an interactive, brick-and-mortar donut shop. Google created three versions of the donut shop—a small […]