Kait Shea

Kait joined EM in 2015 and today enjoys her role as senior editor and manager of digital content. When she’s not in reporter mode, rocking mermaid pants at Comic-Con or running laps at MWC Barcelona, you can find her hanging out with her dogs or singing too loudly at a music festival.
  • Three Strategies for Igniting a CBD-infused Experience

    If you’re one of the many event marketers who keeps a close eye on pop culture trends, you know that CBD-based products have become all the rage. CBD, or cannabidiol, is one of the non-psychoactive chemical compounds found in cannabis, and has seen explosive growth in the marketplace thanks to health benefits ranging from anxiety […]

  • Food and Beverage Trend Watch: 2019 Culinary Themes

    Most industry vets know that the first thing an attendee is likely to complain about at an event is the food and beverage selection. That makes delivering a high-quality, on-trend F&B menu a top priority for many an event marketer. Helping guide the way is the National Restaurant Association’s annual “What’s Hot” culinary forecast, a […]

  • Three Event Marketing Lessons from Princess Cruises’ Tech-Driven Stage Experience

    Think about next-level technology experiences and chances are, cruise ships don’t come to mind. But Princess Cruises is seeking to change that perception with its variety show, “Fantastic Journey,” a Broadway-caliber entertainment experience available aboard all of its Regal Princess and Caribbean Princess ships. Created, directed and choreographed by Danny Teeson of “American Idol” fame, […]

  • Applegate Touts its Whole30-Compliant Products at the Pop-up Clean Slate Café

    Dieting is never easy, but the Whole30 program, which eliminates the intake of sugar, alcohol, grains, legumes, soy and dairy, can be particularly painful for consumers due to a lack of readily available Whole30-compliant products. But with more consumers jumping on the bandwagon every day, Applegate is working to change all that by offering an […]

  • How Brands Responded to the Government Shutdown

    Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you know that hundreds of thousands of federal workers went unpaid during the recent government shutdown—the longest in U.S. history, lasting from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 25, 2019. It dealt a blow to the economy, and affected some of our national parks, but just like many other contentious scenarios […]