Posts tagged with ‘Covid-19’
Activision Blizzard Media Treats Ad Agencies to a Virtual Esports Tournament
In the wake of canceled events and social distancing orders, media brands are developing pivot programs that offer hospitality-minded engagement to connect with potential clients. For Activision Blizzard Media, the b-to-b arm of the gaming company, esports was a natural platform to leverage for the “Agency Showdown,” its first-ever virtual esports tournament exclusively for the...
Three Virtual Collaboration Platforms to Use in the Era of Social Distancing
Collaboration is engrained in the event marketing discipline, and in the absence of events, some marketers are feeling disconnected from their teams, their clients, their customers and the industry as a whole. But here’s the good news: a number of virtual collaboration platforms that allow for idea-swapping and networking are available to keep event professionals...
Join Us Weekly for Operation: Recovery—Preparing for the Event Industry’s Comeback
Each week we’re sitting down for virtual chats with event professionals to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the industry, and what comes next. Our featured panelists this week are: Tracey P. Shechtman, VP-Global Experiences + Brand Partnerships, American Express Dan Preiss, Senior Director-Global Brand and Experiential Marketing, Dell WATCH NOW—IT’S FREE Tweet us...
How Chaco Footwear Gave its Canceled Experiential Programs New Life
The first quarter of the year was going to be a major kicking-off period for Chaco’s 2020 experiential programs. The Michigan-based outdoor lifestyle footwear brand was gearing up to launch two tours—one from SXSW, and one from Portland—when event cancellations and restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic came down in domino effect. The easy...