B-to-C Events
Syfy Reaches Millennials On Campus and Via Social Media
To connect with younger audiences and create buzz for its sexy new show, “The Magicians,” Syfy in January launched a five-campus tour that included social media influencers with millions of followers, a local marketing blitz and shareable on-site photo booth activations. All that, plus students got the chance to watch an advanced screening of the...
How Oxygen ‘Prancified’ Morning Travel in Manhattan
To generate hype for “The Prancing Elites Project,” Oxygen Media on Jan. 19 “prancified” New Yorkers’ morning commute with free eats and live performances. Aiming to build buzz for the program’s second season, the brand wrapped five coffee carts and placed them in high foot traffic locations that were in close proximity to advertising agencies...
TiVo Riles up Moviegoers with Commercial Interruptions
TiVo in December pulled the ultimate prank on a theater full of moviegoers in Boulder, CO, to promote its newest entertainment device. Aiming to boost awareness for its Bolt DVR system, the brand offered consumers free tickets to a screening of the latest James Bond film, “Spectre”—then promptly interrupted the flick at three different intervals...
Special Report: The 2015 Experience Design Awards
At Event Marketer, we like to give credit where credit is due. So last fall, we renamed the Event Design Awards The Experience Design Awards to better reflect the caliber of work being created and submitted across this award program’s 14 unique categories.