Festivals & Fan Cons
Hot Properties: Beautycon’s Marketing Director Talks Entering the Pop-up Space
The massive makeup convention that is Beautycon recently entered the pop-up space. Beautycon POP, which kicked off in Los Angeles, CA Nov. 16 and was recently extended through Jan. 31, is an experiential retail space featuring 20 indie, female-owned beauty brands selling products to underserved audiences. Because its community of millennial and Gen Z shoppers...
In The Pantone Pantry by Tribute at Art Basel, Consumers Explore the Color of the Year
Art Basel Miami Beach is known for celebrity attendees and a menu of invite-only, brand-sponsored soirees. Marriott’s Tribute Portfolio brands and partner Pantone created a decidedly consumer-friendly experience as together they revealed Pantone’s Color of the Year, Living Coral, during the festival with a pop-up Instagram museum-style installation called The Pantone Pantry by Tribute Portfolio....
adidas Originals Democratizes the Streetwear Drop with Augmented Reality at ComplexCon 2018
Streetwear enthusiasts live for limited-edition sneaker drops, but the events are notorious for their painfully long lines and frustrating purchase procedures. Until, that is, adidas Originals changed the game at this year’s ComplexCon, held Nov. 3-4 in Long Beach, CA. Armed with an augmented reality shopping experience featuring an autonomous checkout process, the brand aimed...
The Event Marketer’s Guide to Engaging Superfans
The superfan demographic is a force to be reckoned with, but to tap into its power, brands need a genuine understanding of how the subculture operates.