Tag: gamification

  • Comic-Con 2026, Part 1: How 10 Brands Activated in San Diego

    From the badge-holders, to the superfans who can’t get their hands on a ticket, activations at San Diego Comic-Con welcome everyone into the fold, and this year's showing was no exception. Training quarters, surprise game shows, auction houses and carnivals were all on the activation agenda. Join us for a tour.

  • Paycom Makes a Loyalty Play at SHRM26

    Paycom has been part of the SHRM show for more than a decade, but this year, the brand hedged its bets on a decidedly experiential strategy, and scored a record number of leads.

  • Three Things We Loved About Morgan Stanley’s Cinema-inspired Activation at Thrive

    Workplace benefits are critical to attracting and retaining top talent in just about any industry, but the topic isn’t typically enthralling. So at Morgan Stanley at Work’s Thrive 2025 conference, which educates human resources professionals on the brand’s employee benefits solutions, the company added a little Hollywood magic to its presence on the show floor. […]

  • Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Swag-tivities

    Event marketers are more conscious than ever about excessive waste, and that has led to all-new thinking, and engagement strategies, around a quintessential event and trade show activity: the giveaway. In fact, it’s a conversation that event marketers have been locked in for the better part of a decade—remember Hershey’s Take5 Swag Exchange campaign at […]

  • The Brief: Glambulances and Hologram Chefs

    This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Glambulances, hologram chefs and SoCal vibes at Meta Lab.