Festivals & Fan Cons
Cool Effect Addresses Climate Change at SXSW
According to the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, there are over 130 million Americans who are alarmed or concerned about climate change. With that in mind, San Francisco-based nonprofit Cool Effect took to the streets of Austin from March 11-15 to unveil the beta version of its digital climate change platform to the...
Mophie Evolves its SXSW Strategy with Device-Saving Dogs
There’s a lot of noise at SXSW, but mobile battery case maker mophie chewed out a niche for itself for a second year—with St. Bernard dogs. Continuing its mission to rescue dying phones, the brand partnered with Indian Motorcycle and the St. Bernard Foundation for what it called “Bad to the Bone.” Every hour from...
Inside American Greetings’ Analog SXSW Experience
American Greetings sent some ripples through the digital world of South by Southwest Interactive with an activation that cut right to the core of its brand essence—the need for simplicity and the importance of human connections in today’s high-tech landscape. The three-day experience, called Analog by American Greetings, marked the brand’s first appearance at SXSWi...
Google Chromecast Drives Trial at Music Festivals
To connect with tech-savvy consumers, Google took its Chromecast and Chromecast Audio streaming products to the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Village in December, activating an experience that included demos with Google product specialists, meet and greets and other touchpoints. Google also activated a similar experience at Outside Lands in San Francisco last summer. Both events contributed...