Author archive for Kaylee Hultgren
The 2020 Brand X Challenge: Shaping the Next Generation of Event Marketers
In an effort to raise awareness for the experiential industry as a potential career path for college students, Event Marketer, MAS and Sephora teamed up for the 2020 Brand X Challenge experience design competition.
Eight Tips for Esports Marketing First-Timers
Key insights on entering the widespread world of esports The number of non-endemic brands partnering with esports teams, players, leagues, venues and events has skyrocketed. In fact, The Esports Observer counted 76 sponsorship deals from non-endemic brands made just in the first quarter of 2019, a 145-percent increase from the fourth quarter of 2018 and...
Adobe Summit’s Six Top Digital Marketing Trends for 2020
When executives from Adobe and AI content platform Persado sat down last December to discuss the top five marketing trends that will impact business in 2020, they settled on topics related to data maturity, agile marketing and AI-driven content. But then, 2020 actually happened—and brought a global pandemic with it. “With the pandemic crisis before...
Game On: Seven Insights on Formulating an Esports Marketing Strategy
Thinking about about planting a flag in the esports space? You’d be smart to. Non-endemic brands like Nike, State Farm and Coca-Cola have cut sponsorship deals, while newer games like Apex Legend are experiencing fan growth rivaling Fortnite’s rise. New tournaments are cropping up, esports-specific arenas are being built and prize pools are reaching the...