Trade Shows
SAMCOM 2018: Three Ways AB InBev Turned a Sales Conference Into an Unforgettable Experience
Each year, Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) dedicates three days to showcasing its strategy for the year ahead, raising a glass to the past year’s successes and energizing the thousands of employees and wholesaler partners in attendance around the future of its brands. It’s an event that has traditionally been infused with experiential elements, but this...
Storytelling, Design and Tech: Six Experiential Trends from the 2018 New York International Auto Show
From safety and security to innovation and design, the auto brands at the 2018 New York International Auto Show, March 30 through April 8, at the Javits Center in Manhattan, had plenty of stories to tell about their latest offerings. To engage consumers in those stories, they leveraged immersive technology, social media scavenger hunts and...
Hot Wheels Activates a Multi-Generational Strategy at the Canadian Auto Show
To celebrate its 50th anniversary and remain top of mind among electronics-loving kids and adults after the holiday toy season, Hot Wheels drove its “challenge accepted” brand message to the Canadian International Autoshow. The Mattel brand and producer of toy cars and tracks took over the seventh floor of the Metro Toronto Convention Center, Feb....
CES 2018: Inside Google’s Playful Las Vegas Takeover—A Numbers Story
For its first major presence at CES in several years, Google put all its gumballs in one playful basket with a Las Vegas takeover for Google Assistant designed around the product’s call-to-action, “Hey Google.” The program involved a visual takeover with “Hey Google” out-of-home ads in 54 locations, including the airport, at hotels along the...