B-to-B Events

The Cisco House, a two-level b-to-b experience designed and built on the roof of the Westfield Mall and office park by the Stratford rail station, might just be the best Olympic experience few will ever set eyes on. And that’s the idea.

Every conversation in the event marketing industry eventually comes around to technology. You want to know what tools are out there to make your jobs easier, make your programs more successful and most crucially, make your target consumers love you the most. We have heard your clarion calls for help and now, with this monthly series, EM’s own Ken Briodagh will collect and codify the hottest, newest, most interesting, best (and sometimes worst) technological doohickeys available to you.

In this monthly series, EM brings you tips and tricks from pros and experts who’ve been eating social media marketing for breakfast. So eat up, and check us out on Twitter @eventmarketer and Facebook.com/eventmarketer for more.

The South by Southwest (SXSW) Music, Film and Interactive festival is one of the top centers for innovation in the global technology sector. Startups flock to the Interactive portion of the festival by the dozen to court investors and pitch new clients. Some are revolutionary, some are destined for the dustbin and some are uniquely suited to event marketers, and EM dove in to find the ones that you would be wise to look into and keep an eye on in the second half of 2012.

Borglar

This summer, Clear Channel Spectacolor, a division of Clear Channel Outdoor, is activating in New York City the “Times Square Dunk Tank,” an interactive billboard, Facebook app and live interaction program designed to appeal to consumers and impress advertisers.