Author archive for Kaylee Hultgren
Omen by HP Shifts its Focus from Competitive to Casual Gamers at TwitchCon
After several years of marketing primarily to competitive gamers, Omen by HP has shifted its focus to include casual gamers. To showcase this point of view for the first time in the U.S., HP created the Omen Gaming Lab Test activation at TwitchCon in San Diego, Sept. 27-29. The 3,025-square-foot space featured seven different challenges...
How Hershey’s Navigated its First Year in Esports Events
Hershey’s, one of the world’s most well-known brands and non-endemic players in esports, broke down its first year of marketing in the space at the Esports Business Summit in September. From developing a knowledge-base of the space to forming relationships with talent, Charlie Chappell, head of integrated marketing for Hershey’s, offered insights on how newbie...
Bare Snacks’ SoCal Orchard Sampling Pop-up Highlights Real Ingredients
Consumers in Southern California don’t typically get to experience fall foliage and the fun that goes along with it, like jumping into piles of raked leaves and apple picking in orchards. So, to bring a bit of fall to SoCal families while promoting its apple chips to health-conscious consumers, Bare Snacks activated a beachside apple...
How a Billboard Typo and Viral Marketing Helped Visible Intro its Brand
There’s nothing like a typo on a billboard to grab attention. To introduce itself to consumers as an alternative option within the crowded cell phone service marketplace, Visible, a low-cost service that utilizes Verizon’s network, ran several billboards throughout its headquarters city of Denver. The message read loud and clear: “Unlimited massages, minutes and data...