B-to-B Events
5 Tips for Blogger-friendly Activation
As bloggers become more respected thought leaders brand influencers and essential allies in the pursuit of word-of-mouth marketing they also grow savvier in their ability to block brand marketers that push too hard to get in their good graces. In July more than 1 100 women bloggers came together in San Francisco to attend the...
Ready Set … Action: Stunts Lead to Big Buzz
Event marketing done right always creates buzz but brands looking to extend that word of mouth are introducing programs to the public earlier and in unique ways. Pre-event stunts get companies more time with the press and the public. In some cases they create buzz on the streets two or three days before a press...
Turning Disaster Into Opportunity
Imagine staging a global financial leadership conference with former Prime Minister Tony Blair former chairman of the Federal Reserve Paul Volcker and flashy CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo as headliners. Lining up such stellar speakers and attracting C-level financial decision-makers to listen to them however pales in comparison to the economic news that could have tanked...
Digital signage is More Than Glorified TV
Digital signage—you know those high-def plasma screens electronic billboards and scrolling messages you see in your favorite restaurants stores and outdoor spaces—are more than glorified TVs. Passersby in Toronto earlier this year were stopped in their tracks on the city streets by digital images and special effects animating the windows of Hudson Bay Company’s flagship...