Posts tagged with ‘Event Marketer Magazine’
Esports Gains Traction with Higher Education as Universities Hop on Board
With approximately 140 universities offering formalized esports programs today (not to mention the scholarships that have followed), the collegiate esports industry is gaining some serious traction. And with that, new event competitions and support structures for the demo are being formed. Take ESPN’s creation of the first College Esports Championship in March, and recently, Riot...
Snapchat, Twitch and Adobe: More Branded Spaces at Cannes Lions
Let us take you on a photo tour of the French Riviera, Cannes Lions-style. That’s right, we resisted the urge to take one million photos of the French Riviera’s magical blue waters and, instead, present to you the branded spaces we encountered during the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity’s five-day run, June 17-21. While a...
How the Stoli Key West Cocktail Classic Supports the LGBTQ Community
What began as a man with “a bar and a dream” has evolved into an annual, nationwide event series celebrating the legacy of LGBTQ bartenders and gay bars as safe spaces and social centers for the LGBTQ community. Indeed, the Stoli Key West Cocktail Classic bartending competition was dreamed up by Stoli’s national LGBT ambassador,...
Four Things to Know About Nik Wallenda’s Tightrope Walk Across Times Square
Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda brings a whole new meaning to the word “stunt.” He has traversed Niagara Falls and a Grand Canyon-area gorge on a high wire—without a safety net and before a live television audience. And just last month, on the evening of June 23, Wallenda took his high-wire artistry to the Big Apple...