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Our Top 5 Experiential Trends from Dreamforce 2026
The park rangers are gone, and so is the canoe. Dreamforce 2026, Salesforce’s annual flagship user conference in San Francisco, still had the camp vibe, but felt more like a reunion before a space launch. On the ground at Dreampark, we discovered how AI innovation is inspiring an evolution in the storied event's theming.
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Trends Shaping Experiential for Today’s Most Passionate Audiences
Fandom is no longer just a consumer phenomenon; it's a brand strategy. In this panel, we dig into how today's most passionate audiences are reshaping the experiential playbook, and what it takes to show up in a way that builds community, earns media and keeps fans coming back—from Audible's 2,400-person San Diego Comic-Con panel to The North Face's decade-long Global Climbing Day to Pinnacle's work at Fanatics Fest.
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Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Curated Marketplaces
Events today are destinations, where learning, connection and commerce converge. And while shoppable event experiences aren’t anything new, we’ve got our eyes on how these spaces are serving as storytelling engines. Let’s take a look at the ways event marketers are curating a little retail therapy across the industry. Most recently, FX promoted its new […]
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Survey Says: How One Event Turned AI-powered Feedback into Action
What if you could talk about your event experience with an AI agent on your cab ride to the airport? For its 2026 Spring Summit, Builder Innovator pivoted from its traditional survey strategy to using AI-powered surveys and conversational AI agents, powered by Marcus AI. For a hosted-buyer construction event, zeroing in on the right […]
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Our Top 5 Experiential Trends from Dreamforce 2026
The park rangers are gone, and so is the canoe. Dreamforce 2026, Salesforce’s annual flagship user conference in San Francisco, still had the camp vibe, but felt more like a reunion before a space launch. On the ground at Dreampark, we discovered how AI innovation is inspiring an evolution in the storied event's theming.
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Watch: Sylvia Lopez-Navarro of Kia America in The Studio at EMS 2026
In this episode, Sylvia Lopez-Navarro of Kia discusses how brands are building real emotional connections with audiences, and what that actually looks like in practice.
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Building an Invested Community, with Club Ichi’s Liz Lathan and Nicole Osibodu
Networking can be hard, especially for introverts, so Liz Lathan and Nicole Osibodu co-founded Club Ichi to welcome event professionals from all backgrounds to connect. Their social club and membership community is built around casual, conversation-based gatherings, peer-to-peer exchanges, local meetups and retreats. In this episode, Lathan and Osibodu delve into their friendship origin story […]