Author archive for Kait Shea
Here’s How Agencies and Fabricators Are Helping Out Amid the Pandemic
The event industry, with its teams of creatives, tech gurus and warehouses of workshops and materials, has a significant role to play in the battle against COVID-19. From manufacturing containment kiosks to providing hot meals to healthcare workers, the agency and fabricator communities are stepping up in more ways than one. Here’s a look at...
Three Digital Platforms That Turn Fans into Brand Ambassadors
How a new generation of BA programs is turning everyday fans into brand evangelists We all know that brand ambassadors can have a powerful influence, both in person and online, on how a brand and its products or services are perceived. And as consumers increasingly favor genuine interactions with everyday people, rather than out-of-touch influencers,...
Six Strategies for Transforming Live Event Campaigns into Digital Experiences
AI tech company GumGum had big event plans for 2020. From activations and panels prepared for SXSW, to a fleet of yachts lined up for Cannes, the brand was ready to shatter its year-over-year event goals and rein in new audiences. All of that, of course, had to change in the wake of the coronavirus...
Q&A: Google Talks Educational Events, Internet Safety and Stumping Parents
Google leveraged Safer Internet Day (Feb. 11) to take its Be Internet Awesome platform live, arming families with the fundamentals of online citizenship and safety via an art gallery-style experience in New York City (MKG handled). Considered a driver’s course for internet safety, the event operated around Be Internet Awesome’s five pillars: Smart, Alert, Strong,...