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  • EventTech 2015: What You Missed on Day One

    More than 30 intrepid EventTech attendees skipped the breakfast buffet and grabbed an early morning shuttle to the Mojave Desert for a two-hour hiking excursion on the famous McCullough Trail. Attendees could pick between a casual or more intermediate route through the Black Mountain Range, and felt the burn as the elevation hit more than […]

  • Amtrak Whisks Travelers Away in a Teleporter

    New York City’s Penn Station is a more than 100-year-old architectural landmark and busy railroad hub. So imagine the surprise and delight of Amtrak train travelers when they came across a futuristic “Teleporter” that whisked them away instantly to another city. The experience, activated in the Amtrak Rotunda at the station Sept. 14-25, helped Amtrak […]

  • AOL Supersizes the Mobile Experience

    Kicking off Advertising Week in New York City on Sept. 28, AOL had a “big” story to tell as illustrated by hosting its Future Front 2015 event (a follow-up to last year’s Programmatic Upfront) at Basketball City, Pier 36. The brand wanted to paint a bigger and thus clearer picture of the industry and its […]

  • Steal-Worthy Experiential Cues from One World Observatory

    You have to look up at least twice. Standing outside the new One World Trade Center tower in lower Manhattan, this modern marvel (tallest in the Western Hemisphere) appears to rise to the clouds. A symbol of American ingenuity and resiliency in the wake of acts of terrorism nearly 14 years ago, the tower’s 100th […]

  • Samsung Leverages a 15-Second Video Strategy

    Looking to get its technology into the hands of young-minded Canadians, Samsung Canada is tapping into their love of music and film—and the rise of the 15-second video. The brand this summer brought its Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge mobile phones with their powerful camera capabilities and fast-charging functionality to three of the country’s summer […]