B-to-B Events
Our Photo Tour of Brand Experiences at Streetwear Convention ComplexCon
ComplexCon, an annual festival and streetwear convention that descends upon California’s Long Beach Convention Center each year, fuses elements of pop culture, fashion, music, sports and food for some 60,000 attendees seeking the latest drops and exclusive merch that hype culture has to offer. EM was on site this year, Nov. 2-3, to get a...
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...
Just Announced: The 2019 Hidden Gems Award Winners
For decades the industry’s largest events garnered the most attention—and our editorial spotlight. No more. Introducing Hidden Gems, the first recognition program focused on b-to-b events with less than 5,000 attendees. Coproduced with leading b-to-b event agency Cramer, Hidden Gems brings to life some of the big ideas, big creative and big thinking—shared by the...
Five Staffer Types Refreshing the Role of Brand Ambassador
Smart event marketers know that brand ambassadors can make or break an event experience. Whether they are tasked with leading a sampling activation, describing the nuances of a product or service, or there to entertain with an engaging interaction, the brand ambassador role is an evolving and important one. We pulled up five recent events...