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Musings on our work, industry trends and the world of brand experience.

BRAND ACTIVATIONS: WHAT WE LEARNED IN 2024 AND PREDICTIONS FOR TRENDS IN 2025

Another year, another retrospective. This time last year we made some confident predictions about the brand experiences in the year to come, and today is no different: we’ll again be building on our crystal ball-gazing for 2025 by picking over the tea leaves of 2024. It is almost a…

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The Year That Was & The Year That Wasn’t: Revisiting Our 2024 Trend Predictions

As we move through the final stretch of 2024, it feels like the perfect time to reflect on some of the year’s biggest experiential marketing trends. So long general election. Farewell Olympics. Adieu Ticketmaster’s queue-to-get-into-the-queue for Oasis tickets.  Back at the start of 2024, we identified several trends we believed…

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DEFYING GRAVITY & DEFINING GREATNESS: 5 EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING LESSONS FROM THE ‘WICKED’ LAUNCH CAMPAIGN

When the world of Oz descended into our lives courtesy of the new Wicked movie, it didn’t come with a film alone, it conjured up a whole cultural phenomenon. Starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, Wicked set a new benchmark for tie-ins and experiential marketing. From green-hued Starbucks drinks to…

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Xmas 2024 Brand Activations: Capturing Hearts, Minds & Wallets at the Busiest Time of the Year

So, it is the most wonderful time of year. Santa’s grotto is firing up its furnace, Mariah is rousing herself from her year-long slumber, and all across the land little boys and girls are rubbing their woollen-mitted hands together in anticipation of all the presents to come. But behind the…

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Storytelling, Strategy and Staying Ahead of the Game: A sit-down with Ed Low, the newly appointed CMO of We Are Group

We recently had the opportunity to speak with Ed Low who recently joined as Chief Marketing Officer for We Are Group. We wanted to hear more about his vision, his career journey, and how he plans to bring his own unique experiences to elevate the Group’s marketing strategy.

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