B-to-C Events
Whisky Education Fuels Revamped Macallan Tour
Single malt Scotch whisky brand The Macallan is raising the stakes for this year’s Raise The Macallan tour, which after seven years has been redesigned to increase word of mouth by providing consumers even more knowledge about the whisky-making process. The revamped cocktail room experience, which launched over a four-week period in April and boots...
Complex Magazine Targets Pop Culture Influencers
Recognizing that not all the cool people in New York City flock to the Hamptons on summer weekends, Complex magazine and additional sponsors have partnered in #SUMMERFRIDAYS events targeting pop culture influencers who chose to remain in the city. The series kicked off on July 24 with Oh Ship!, an invitation-only, all-white dress code event...
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Immerses New Yorkers in The Netherlands
To promote itself as the best option to fly from New York to Amsterdam (and beyond), KLM Royal Dutch Airlines hosted a three-day pop-up at Openhouse Gallery in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan. From June 25-27 the airliner set out to put its personal and cultural stamp on the air travel experience, targeting consumers and...
Why Bonnaroo’s Signage Appeals to Millennials
Millennials are notoriously sensitive to overt marketing ploys and that includes over-commercialized messaging. At this year’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in June, a four-day event with 80,000-plus millennials in attendance, sponsoring brands demonstrated just how well they understood that fact. The 14-year-old festival’s producer Superfly, New York City, steers brands away from heavy branding,...