May 2025: The Brief, Live! News and Trends Commentary

A Monthly Editorial Video Recap: It’s The Brief, Live! Watch as Event Marketer’s Rachel Boucher, head of content; Kait Shea, senior editor and manager-digital, and Juanita Chavarro Arias, managing editor, recap and provide commentary on some of the top experiential stories, ideas, and trends of the month. Think: Nostalgia plays, stigma-busting campaigns, fourth spaces, and … Read more

Dress Like a Rockstar: What to Wear to Trade Shows

Bundle X Joy booth staff at Natural Food Expo West. Can’t decide what your team should wear to a trade show? How about roller skates?  At Natural Food Expo West, pet food and lifestyle brand Bundle X Joy drew a crowd to its 10×10 booth where staffers were decked in on-brand pearlescent outfits, complete with … Read more

The Brief: Personalized Poetry and Designer Dogwear

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover personalized poetry, designer dogwear collabs and Sundance’s new home.   BLUE ‘SEVERANCE’ BALLOONS FLOAT AROUND LONDON LANDMARKS Apple TV+ has done it again. Just as season two of “Severance” reached fever pitch with a cliffhanger finale on March … Read more

Scientific Methods

In an age of decreased attention spans, digital fatigue and discerning, label-checking consumers, brands are zooming in on the secret sauce of their products by taking a decidedly scientific approach to engagement. From sampling laboratories, to hands-on learning and demos, experiential deep dives are helping audiences get to the core (or, shall we say, the … Read more

10 Things We’re Fired Up for at the 2025 Experiential Marketing Summit

A sneak preview of the upcoming 23rd annual EMS in Las Vegas There’s 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 industry—and that’s EMS. This year at the 23rd annual Experiential Marketing Summit, … Read more

Crowd Safety: How One Nonprofit is Improving Training for Event Profs Globally

The Pink Bows Foundation, launched after the Astroworld Festival tragedy, is co-producing training events across the world in partnership with leading safety experts On Nov. 5, 2021, 23-year-old Madison Dubiski was one of 10 concertgoers who lost their lives in the Astroworld Festival tragedy. About 50,000 people gathered at NRG Park in Houston to watch … Read more

Meet the 2025 B-to-B Dream Team

It began with a mission: “If Event Marketer started its own brand, here’s who we’d hire.” And in the nine years since we reimagined our Dream Team recognition program to focus solely on b-to-b event marketers, we’ve established quite the corporation. This year, we add 12 more professionals to our roster, and we’re introducing you … Read more

Sweet Relief: Eight Ways to Build a Zen-inspired Brand Experience

The world could use a collective deep breath right about now, and brands are responding with Zen-inspired experiences designed to put consumers at ease. As marketers take cues from the sect of Buddhism, which focuses on meditation, mindfulness and maintaining a state of calm, they’re creating sanctuaries where attendees have an opportunity to get present … Read more

B-to-B Dream Team 2025: Meet Valerie Strehle

Event Marketer’s 2025 B-to-B Dream has been unveiled. Each month, we’re sitting down with one of our all-stars to talk trends, best practices, and all things uniquely b-to-b. Valerie Strehle, Senior Director-Global Events, Workiva When an event organization operates under the code name GSD, or Get Shit Done, you know it has some serious momentum … Read more

L.A.-Based Event Profs Share Perspectives on the Wildfires’ Impacts

In the wake of the wildfires that erupted across the L.A. area on Jan. 7, the events and entertainment industry has come together to offer support, resources and aid to neighbors, friends, families and colleagues. Tonight, stars like Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Olivia Rodrigo, Sting, Jelly Roll, Anderson .Paak and Stevie Nicks will be performing … Read more

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