B-to-B Events
Uber and PayPal Give Startups a Lift
Forget the “Shark Tank”—try a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van. That’s where, thanks to app-driven ride service Uber and its partner PayPal, more than a dozen aspiring entrepreneurs had the opportunity to pitch their ideas to featured keynoters at the international LeWeb Paris conference Dec. 10 to 12. The campaign, Pitch In Style, was designed to promote...
Five Tips For Connecting With Hispanic Consumers
The November/December issue of Event Marketer offers an in-depth look at marketing to Hispanics. Here, we bring you some top-level advice from industry insiders on how to connect with this important demographic. 1. Tap into Hispanic passion points—whether that be soccer, music or food. Jose Torrens, brand manager, multicultural marketing at Coca-Cola, says, “All of...
Social Media Top Tip: Algorithms
In this monthly series, EM brings you tips and tricks from pros and experts who eat social media marketing for breakfast. So eat up, and check us out on Twitter @eventmarketer and Facebook.com/eventmarketer for more. This month, we’re going to talk about viral content, and how to better the chances that your brand’s photos and...
How SugarCRM Disrupted Dreamforce
CRM solution provider SugarCRM executed a series of guerrilla marketing experiences at Dreamforce, the biggest cloud-computing event of the year, which took place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from Nov. 18 to 21. The program centered around an Escape Dreamforce promotion that touted its CRM tool for businesses and an Escape from Dreamforce...