Festivals & Fan Cons
Super Bowl City: Scenes from Inside the Free Fan Village
Super Bowl City presented by Verizon, the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee’s free event located on the Embarcadero in San Francisco, was a leaner but “cleaner” fan village than previous Super Bowls. Pop-up tents were outlawed. Activations were built with sustainability in mind. Security teams were ever present. Looking up, you saw the San Francisco...
Bridgestone’s Winter Classic Focuses on Fans
As seven-year presenting sponsor of the Bridgestone Winter Classic, the tire manufacturer has created a successful platform to build brand awareness and fan engagement, influence consumer purchase decisions and capture data for follow-up. The Winter Classic pits two popular hockey teams in an outdoor matchup on New Year’s Day and, along with fan activations at...
How the UFC Dominated Las Vegas with a High-Tech Takeover
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas—unless you’re the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The mixed martial arts brand did anything but keep quiet in Sin City from July 7-12 during International Fight Week, which serves as the Super Bowl of UFC events. Attracting tens of thousands of fans from across the globe, the notoriously bold brand...
AT&T U-verse Draws Consumers with Graffiti Art
The sky was the limit for AT&T U-verse at the Austin City Limits Music Festival, where the brand promoted its GigaPower Internet and TV service through a host of engagements that aligned themselves with the event’s culture. Over two three-day weekends (Oct. 2-4 and 9-11), the brand offered demos by local artists, a recharge lounge...