Event Marketer

APRIL 17, 2024

Along for the ride was Wendy’s, the Official Hamburger of March Madness and the Official Breakfast of March Madness, which signed on in 2017 and, since then, has been growing its experiential programming around the sponsorship every year. Agencies: The Marketing Arm (experiential); VML (social content); Spark (media buying); Ketchum (p.r.).

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Attendease

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of hybrid and virtual events. This led to a quick shift in how to approach one’s virtual event marketing strategy. Event organizers knew they had to adapt quickly or businesses would crumble.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 13, 2024

“This was more than just an event; this was a movement.” Patrick O’Keefe, VP-Integrated Marketing Communications, e.l.f. leveled-up the event: it delivered the Indy 500’s very first drone show. This was more than just an event; this was a movement,” says O’Keefe. Cosmetics e.l.f. When e.l.f. ’s Lip Oil Change.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 17, 2024

According to Julie Smolyansky, president and ceo at Lifeway Foods, the brand has doubled its business over the last five years, and continues to invest in events to help maintain that trajectory. Julie Smolyansky, CEO, Lifeway Foods Event Marketer: Tell us about Lifeways origins and introducing kefir to a U.S.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 17, 2024

A multipronged sponsorship spanning almost a decade has led the luxury sports fashion brand to bank some annual traditions while bringing forward new experiences this year for tennis fanatics under its Le Club Lacoste membership program. Lynch says Lacoste sees the Miami Open as a global event, with the U.S. Agency: Factory 360.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Sponsored interviews, digital takeovers, diversity-focused events and panels, and the debut of the brand’s own four-part film set the scene. It also hosted the networking experience and panels that comprised the festival’s eighth annual Latino Filmmakers Network event.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Bruce Rosenthal, founder of the Partnership Professional Network, explains what you need to know now about structuring association sponsorship programs to win. Sponsors have expressed concerns like: “Recognition is probably the least important driver of sponsorship value.” “Our Download our Sponsorship Strategy Guide!

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

We did earlier in the year with a big event for our upfront, and we realized that we hit our trades and our clients, but we really needed to reach our fans… Having Sue and Megan tied into our campaign of ‘Watch greatness every day’; they’re doing amazing things and breaking boundaries, and that’s the message we wanted to send with this activation.”

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Nick Kelly, VP-Sponsorships, Verizon Verizon customers can win seats in the brand’s Hotspot section at MetLife Stadium. With hockey season in full swing, Verizon announced the renewal of a multiyear sponsorship with the NHL on Feb. Event Marketer: What is Verizon most excited about with this NHL partnership renewal?

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 20, 2025

Endorsements of female athletes is an evergreen marketing strategy, but womens sports is embarking on a new, more experiential era as the teams, leagues and individual players that once played to limited audiences find new fans, larger audiences and a fresh crop of passionate investors. She raced with the support of e.l.f.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 23, 2025

24-27 is offering three levels of activations, content and special events. Attendees will be able to customize their own beanie and attend panel discussions, networking events and dinners.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Over the last four decades, the brand has perfected a successful formula for the event held annually in Queens, NY, with core elements that resonate with attendees, including the Chase Lounge, an indoor hospitality area for Chase customers with tournament tickets, and the outdoor Chase Terrace, introduced last year.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover floating face serum, a smokin’ festival sponsorship and predictive palettes. fest—until now, that is. Over the weekend, American Weed Co. made history as headline sponsor of the Cali Vibes Festival at Marina Green Park in Long Beach, CA.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

27-30, is channeling that energy into a dynamic event that every year rewrites the book on the show floor experience with bold enthusiasm and supercharged commitment to uplift and breakthroughs. “Our Our theme this year is Human x Machine,” said Kathryn Frankson, global director-marketing, Money20/20.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 11, 2022

They say everything’s bigger in Texas, and to celebrate the 90 th anniversary of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo—and its 30 th year sponsoring the event—Coca-Cola took the adage to heart and trotted into the event with a new 3,500-square-foot, Texas-style Ice House activation. 28-March 20), kick up their boots and stay awhile.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 2, 2024

CBS’s Comfy Blue Sofa Tour has been on the road this fall promoting a slate of programming, but the network’s hit action-drama, “Tracker,” warranted standalone events of its own. End-to-End Programming The key to the success of CBS’s sleepover events was the programming. 2-3), and New York’s Catskill Mountains (Oct.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Among “cheeky” headlines on the sponsorship: “Mick Jagger Hints He May be Ready to Embrace Old Age by Letting America’s Biggest Organization for the Elderly Sponsor the Rolling Stones’ Upcoming Tour” ( The Daily Mail ) and “The Rolling Stones’ Boomer Superfans Crashed AARP’s Website.” ( The Philadelphia Inquirer ).

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Its mobile tour is rolling into sporting events in nine markets, with 14 “tentpole stops” and surprise mid-week jaunts also on the agenda. Giveaways, fragrance and grooming product sampling, MVP-inspired photo ops and meet-and-greets with local celebrity athletes are all part of the event program, which runs through mid-December.

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APRIL 6, 2021

Securing sponsors for your event is an effective strategy to boost revenue — but event sponsorship offers you more than just additional funding. With the right sponsors on board, you can market your event to a broader audience and tap into your sponsor’s network to reach eventgoers you might otherwise miss.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 10, 2023

The appeal is evident: “Picklers” represent a broad demographic for brands to connect with, and as more dollars are being poured into the sport every day, it’s likely that sponsorship—and engagement—opportunities will only get better from here. The Carvana Court activation at PPA events aims to engage pickleball fans of all abilities.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 21, 2022

The brand wasn’t an official NBA All-Star sponsor, but its recently-inked, multi-year experiential partnership with the Chicago Bulls as the team’s Official Shopping Partner validated its presence in Cleveland, and presented the perfect platform for activating the new sponsorship. marketing at Klarna.

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Eventmobi

MAY 19, 2021

Event Sponsorship Package Basics. Sponsors are a crucial source of revenue for events, so make sure that you are able to offer competitive and valuable event sponsorship package options. The two most common ways to approach building event sponsorship packages are: . 1) The Tiered Sponsorship Model.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 27, 2024

But at this year’s event (March 14-17), with a refreshed corporate positioning—Old School Grit, New World Ideas—and the tournament’s 50 th anniversary on tap, the financial services company took the opportunity to reimagine how it engaged fans and clients on and off the course.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

No matter how long you’ve been in the events biz, the industry’s ever-evolving nature means there’s always fresh territory to explore. To help get the juices flowing for 2024, we analyzed 10 hot properties that offer prime sponsorship opportunities, and in some cases, new audiences worth tapping into. The key to sponsorship?

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Event Marketer

APRIL 3, 2023

So as the event’s final matches approached, the brand unveiled a set of three murals on the shores of Doha dubbed the “Beach Club Billboard” to underscore its commitment to ensuring equity and access for female athletes, and remind sports fans that “the game has two halves.” 18 in Qatar. It doesn’t get bigger for us.”

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Sephora’s flagship event was always meant to travel to different U.S. markets, and this year, SEPHORiA made its way to Atlanta for the first time. The Atlanta event kicked things off in style at the historic Pullman Yards, which formerly operated as a repair site for cargo and luxury passenger railcars. We choose a [U.S.]

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Photo credit: Mercedes-Benz USA AMERICAN EXPRESS American Express and Formula 1 recently announced a new multiyear sponsorship that expands Amex’s partnership across the F1 calendar as an Official Partner. The event also included on-site customization from visual artist Jacob Rochester. Ahead of the U.S.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Beats, Cleats & Eats took place within the broader fan event (from July 15-16) on the Transit Pier, serving as a destination that highlighted key facets of North American soccer culture, from food to music to art, and spoke to its diverse fan base. Fans at nearby watering holes were also invited to engage with Coke during All-Star Week.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 10, 2023

Consumers’ interest in the sport is booming—and that translates to big-time sponsorship opportunities for brands who take the time to understand who the fans are and how to speak to them authentically. So we tapped two brands that jumped on sponsorships early to find out what they’ve learned. But it’s a four-day event.”

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SpotMe Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Event planning is no easy feat. The best events bring together thought leaders who can provide unique value to guests. Event sponsorship is a well-used tactic to help with both funding and value delivery for large and small events. . What Are Event Sponsorships? In-kind sponsorship.

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GEVME

MARCH 24, 2022

It has not been too long since virtual events came into the spotlight – bringing a new wave of innovation into the event industry. But as events continue to evolve and technology keeps disrupting this space, there’s one more thing that everyone has their eyes on — the metaverse. Why does the metaverse matter to event marketers?

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Adding to the action was an LED truck that drove a popular circuit around Chicago to drive awareness of the partnership and intrigue in the event. To infinity and beyond… ( Partners: Event Strategy Group; Fivestone) THIS TRACK AND FIELD EVENT IS MORE GOOD NEWS FOR WOMEN’S SPORTS Step aside, New York City Marathon.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 28, 2025

A sneak preview of the upcoming 23 rd annual Experiential Marketing Summit in Las Vegas Theres only one place where professionals who are all in on event marketing, all the time, come together as one community to forge new connections and new perspectives on an ever-evolving industryand thats EMS.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 25, 2024

Presented as live ticketed events from July 27 to Aug. The agenda includes a series of nationwide live events and activations curated specifically for fans that will take place April through December. 11, the showings will give consumers a chance to view select hours of the network’s daytime coverage of the Games.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 10, 2023

Fortunately, brands are offering women’s sports an assist through purpose-led sponsorship programs that, at their core, are about driving awareness of the leagues and the players more than the company’s latest offerings. It’s not just the right thing to do, “it’s good business,” says Alison Giordano, svp-global sponsorships at Mastercard.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 22, 2022

For more than a decade, Buick has leveraged a strategic NCAA sponsorship to shift young basketball fans’ perceptions of the brand and bask in the media exposure surrounding March Madness. The post Buick’s NCAA Sponsorship Evolves with a Content Platform Supporting Female Athletes appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

teamed up with Purdue University to up the ante on its “Lip Oil Change” activation with “In My STEM Era,” a free, maker-centric event held at Indianapolis’ Circle Centre Mall that coincided with the final leg of Taylor Swift’s U.S. Cosmetics’ Indy 500 Sponsorship Placed Women in the Driver’s Seat How the Final U.S. Then, from Nov.

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