Author archive for Kait Shea
Charles Smith Wines at L.A. Pride: Drumlines, Drag Queens and a Double-Decker
This year’s L.A. Pride Parade featured plenty of big-name sponsors, but few matched the multi-faceted campaign delivered by Washington-based Charles Smith Wines. The brand went far beyond banners and logos, unleashing a double-decker bus that doubled as a parade float, photo ops, giveaways and surprise performances, all geared towards celebrating and advocating for the LGBTQ...
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Walmart’s Associate Week & Shareholders Celebration
We spent three days embedded in the “Land of Opportunity” to discover how Walmart’s biggest event unfolds We’re standing on the sidelines as performers rehearse for the opening act of Walmart’s annual Shareholders Celebration, an internal event attended by nearly 14,000 of the retailer’s associates and stakeholders, when it occurs to us that the show...
How One-on-One Interactions Drove Engineer.ai’s Conference Strategy
Toronto-based Collision attracts over 25,000 of the world’s largest buyers and sellers of technology each year, making it a prime setting for tech brands to share the perks of their products with a captive audience. For Engineer.ai, a startup that helps entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life through customized software, North America’s fastest-growing tech conference,...
Four Steal-Worthy Strategies for an Art-Driven Marketing Event
Art, in all of its forms, can be a powerful engagement tool. It evokes emotion, inspires creativity and often educates observers in one way or another. Event marketers have been cleverly incorporating art-based engagements into their events for years, but a recent crop of brands, from hotels to banks, is turning art itself into the...