Sampling
A Convention Meets an Instagram Museum at the Sephoria House of Beauty
Customers and clients of Sephora know the beauty retailer well for its bright environment, product assortment and for its discovery-based shopping model where consumers explore and test products on their own—a different approach than that of a traditional cosmetic department store experience. For its 20th anniversary this year in the U.S., Sephora turned to experiential...
Bacardi’s Festival Sponsorship Features Cocktail Education, Cause Marketing and Caribbean Vibes
Bacardi brought its “Live Passionately” mantra to the Life is Beautiful Music & Art Festival for a second year with a medley of experiences that paid homage to the brand’s Caribbean heritage and underscored its ties to music. Returning to downtown Las Vegas Sept. 21-23, the brand delivered cocktail education, purpose-driven art and some good...
Cause Marketing: When Kids Were Fined for Lemonade Stands, Country Time Stirred Up a Hyper-Local Campaign
Country Time Lemonade noticed a pain point among its consumers over the summer: Kids across the country were getting busted for setting up lemonade stands. Yup, you read that right. The time-honored tradition, often one of the first ways children learn about entrepreneurship and business, actually violates local laws in some municipalities that require a...
Swisse Wellness Creates a Product Sampling Oasis for Yogis at Wanderlust 108
To increase its presence in the U.S., Australia-based vitamin and supplement brand Swisse activated a destination for its “wellness warrior” target at Wanderlust 108, Sept. 9 in Brooklyn, NY, offering consumers a soothing lounge, garden and detox center. Wanderlust 108, a one-day event series as part of the larger Wanderlust festivals, is described as “the...