B-to-C Events
Olympic Sponsor: How Citi Activated At Home
Sponsors traditionally build huge pavilions at the site of the Olympic games, but Citi, the official bank of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic team, broke that tradition earlier this year when it activated its Team USA sponsorship in New York City instead of Sochi. Travel difficulties, challenges with visas and security issues contributed to the bank’s...
Progressive’s No-Hard-Sell Tour Approach
Fair, festival and enthusiast events have long been fertile territory for event marketers hoping to gather consumer data. So when one of the industry’s biggest title sponsors (of platforms ranging from Cleveland’s baseball stadium to a series of International Motorcycle Shows) decides to leave lead gen off the strategic blueprint, we had to find out...
Why Big Brands Are Lining Up to Get a Piece of the EDM Scene
Event Marketers goes inside the EDM scene to explain the unique approach to transforming EDMs from millennial dance parties to big brand-sponsored events.
Social Media Top Tip: The Scoop on Internet Memes
In this monthly series, EM brings you tips and tricks from pros and experts who’ve been eating social media marketing for breakfast. So eat up, and check us out on Twitter @eventmarketer and Facebook.com/eventmarketer for more. LOLCat. Scumbag Steve. Success Kid. Grumpy Cat. Internet memes are ubiquitous, and (except for porn) the most popular type...