Festivals & Fan Cons
How a New Era of Beauty Events is Being Defined by Fans, Not Brands
Lavish influencer trips are back in the mix. Beautycon and Sephora revived their in-person beauty conventions. Sleek mobile tours and sampling pop-ups are on fire. Oh yes, beauty events are having a renaissance—but they’re also getting a makeover as consumers increasingly challenge industry standards and stereotypes. In this new era of beauty, the community makes...
Inside the Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix: Opportunities, Challenges and Brand Buzz
As the chords of Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” blared from the stage at the T-Mobile Zone in Las Vegas, the Sphere behind it turned crimson and lit up with the Virgin Hotels brand imagery in a precisely orchestrated moment of splashy visual, sound and emotional convergence. It was pure delight. And the race hadn’t even...
Steal the Show with 27 of the Summer’s Best Festival Activation Ideas
The music festival scene is on the verge of achieving its magnum opus, and it goes a little something like this: At the end of Q2, Live Nation reported a 20-percent increase in tickets sold to its shows compared to last year, with 90 percent of its 2023 sponsorships committed. An analysis earlier in the...
OMEN Invites Fans to ‘Choose Fun’ with an RFID-powered Experience at Anime Expo
As digital natives, it’s no surprise that Gen Z’s interests lean toward screens, including the roughly 90-percent of the demographic that plays video games.