Tag: cannabis events

  • Curious About Cannabis Events? 3 Tactics in Play

    Most cannabis events are centered around trying products, according to Justin Miller, svp-brand marketing at Curaleaf, but consumers want more from brands. They want to connect with other enthusiasts, and experiential is giving them a place to build that community. Among home growers, for example, I Love Growing Marijuana’s 2024 brand survey found that 48% […]

  • Inside Cannabis Brand Spherex’s Community Skating Event Strategy

    Cannabis brand Spherex has found a lot of success leaning into activity-based events—a strategy Katie Mattox, vp-marketing, says was “partially intentional, partially by accident.” After hosting a roller-skating party inspired by the release of a Taylor Swift album a few years ago, Spherex discovered that its community enjoyed skating and wanted more. Around the same […]

  • ILGM Sparks up Community Connection on its Cannabis Home Grow Tour

    To cement its transition from online cannabis seed shop to “full-blown consumer brand,” I Love Growing Marijuana (ILGM) rolled out a U.S. Home Grow Tour over the spring that brought together beginner- and intermediate-level cannabis home growers for hands-on lessons and curated moments of community connection. Across six cities, a blend of expert-led grow classes, […]

  • How American Weed Co.’s Presenting Sponsorship Made History at Cali Vibes

    The link between music and weed dates back thousands of years, but a cannabis brand has never served as a presenting sponsor of a major U.S. music festival—until Cali Vibes 2024, that is.

  • The Brief: Weed Sponsorships and Predictive Palettes

    This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover floating face serum, a smokin’ festival sponsorship and predictive palettes.