Tag: live streaming

The pandemic has required event marketers to not only master the virtual event realm, but to keep up with the emerging technologies that fuel compelling virtual experiences. For HBO, that challenge has also served as an opportunity to connect with consumers in fresh and meaningful ways while largescale in-person events are on hold. The network […]

During the first few months of the pandemic, most event marketers were in panic mode, picking up content from canceled in-person events and dropping it into virtual platforms. Their No. 1 concern? They just wanted the technology to work. But as time has marched on, the conversation is evolving and turning back to what experiential […]

Mail-home kits and other experience-to-consumer tactics have become a lifeline for many brands in the wake of canceled event programs, especially for CPG brands that rely on mass sampling to launch product and build loyalty. When Dave’s Killer Bread canceled a bicoastal tour to support the launch of its new organic burger buns, it baked […]

When the pandemic shut events down, brands and properties scrambled to find creative ways to keep consumer audiences engaged without a live setting. And while there was a period of trial and error, most emerged with fresh tactics that fueled clever campaigns—all experienced from the safety of consumers’ homes. Among the early innovators was payment […]

Combining esports, music, fashion and skating, HP’s Omen partnered with contemporary fashion and streetwear platform Hypebeast to host the first Omen Underground on June 24, a virtual livestream event that explored how gaming has “transcended its historic boundaries into the wider world of contemporary culture.” The event featured a live dj set, a Hypetalks panel […]