B-to-C Events

To promote the newest installment of the Tomb Raider video game franchise, and tap into the recent archery craze, publisher Square Enix and developer Crystal Dynamics deployed a 10-foot by 40-foot archery range at the 2012 New York Comic-Con from Oct. 11 to 14. The activation gives attendees an insider’s look at the art and science of archery, a key skill in the new Tomb Raider. The Tomb Raider Archery Experience was located in the high-traffic North Pavilion Walkway at the Jacob Javits Convention Center between the main Comic-Con show and Artist’s Alley.

To educate consumers about the taste, health and heritage of its tiny tart fruit, Ocean Spray on Oct. 16 and 17 returned to New York City with the “Big Apple Bog,” a 1,500-square-foot cranberry bog set up in Rockefeller Center. Product sampling, demonstrations and interactive activities, in addition to three cranberry grower-owners decked out in hip-waders and standing knee-deep in a ton of fresh, floating red berries, rounded out the experience.

Hyundai this fall is once again activating its Re:Mix Lab program, a series of one- to four-day events that feature customized versions of the automaker’s cars, live music, keynote speakers and an artifact retrospective called “Exhibits in Collaboration.”

To promote the new season of tattoo artist competition show “Ink Masters,” Spike TV is giving Brooklyn Nets basketball fans free team tattoos at five home games this fall at the new Barclays Center arena. The campaign kicked off on Oct. 6 at the Jay-Z concert at the new arena, and will activate at five more Nets games throughout November.

Following on the success of last year’s Tastings and Tapas Tour, Freixenet in September launched a smaller, more eye-catching MINI Mobile tour that within its first five weeks has increased the sparkling wine brand’s fan base by 55 percent. The three-month integrated digital and event-driven campaign, which rolled out in Boston, consists of in-person and online experiences, weekly social media giveaways and a national sweepstakes to win a two-year lease of a new MINI Cooper.