B-to-C Events

The NFL last week got New York City retailers and fans to show their team spirit with a Back to Football shopping event held along 34th Street’s retail row. Storefronts showcased NFL apparel and other products and consumers, who were encouraged to wear NFL-licensed gear, participated in activities including the New Era Scavenger Hunt, player meet and greets and more. The fan events took place on Tuesday, Sept. 4. The shop window displays continued through the weekend.

The “hyper-local” catchphrase is almost cliché these days, mostly because every time event marketers get together, they discuss how consumers want “authentic,” “endemic” experiences that “speak to them.” Of course, many of those same people (they’re such “360-degree marketers,” who think “outside the box,” and they’re trying to “create tribes” of influencers who “fuse” with a brand) will go out and design a tour that will hit 35 different markets all over the continent, and eac

To promote “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,” a new PBS series aimed at preschoolers, the network is bringing a 40-foot historic trolley to kid-friendly events and locations such as museums and zoos. The trolley is a throwback to “Mr. Rogers Neighborhood,” the iconic series that ran on the network for more than 40 years and is the inspiration for the new program.

­Every event organizer faces this question at some point: Should I provide wifi at my event? Since the desire is almost always there, and usually budget will make the decision. Let’s assume the answer is yes. So, you’ll put in wifi. Your attendees will love you. But now you face the real tough issue of infrastructure. Your choice is pretty clear. Either you will pay the venue to piggy-back upon its wifi capability, or you will buy and install your own.

Kawasaki is going all ninja in Times Square on Thursday, Sept. 13, for the launch of its two newest Ninja motorcycles at the Ninja Times Square Takeover. The Japanese performance motorcycle brand will introduce New Yorkers to the latest Ninjas from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. inside the two-block long celebration.