Technology
Fan Engagement: Five Brands That Aced the US Open
The 51st annual US Open Tennis Championships kicked off with a bang, drawing in a record 68,000 fans on Opening Day of the competition (Aug. 19 to Sept. 8) at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, NY. In addition to catching all of the on-court action, attendees had the opportunity to...
Instagram Builds Creator Community with Seasonal Events for Emerging Talent
Three years ago, Instagram began activating seasonal events that bring together the platform’s community of emerging talent in an effort to support their business goals, celebrate Instagram and create spaces that encourage group content creation. Instabeach is the annual summer kickoff event held in July (this year, July 16 at Gladstone’s in Malibu, CA), and...
Higher Education: Inside the Weedmaps Museum of Weed
The legalization of cannabis consumption has made the plant a hot topic of late, but human interaction with marijuana dates back to ancient civilization. From binding samurai armor together to easing the effects of chemotherapy, cannabis has an extensive history that encompasses a range of uses, cultures and time periods. To illustrate this evolution while...
An Esports Journey: Q&A with Hershey Company’s Head of Media Charlie Chappell
For a CPG brand like Hershey, whose target market is essentially everyone over the age of 12 in the United States, it’s important to keep tabs on where younger generations are consuming their media. So, in an effort to connect with those audiences, the company turned to Twitch and its 15 million daily active users,...