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  1. Production & Strategy
  2. Experiential Marketing, Activations & Sponsorships

Event Activations

November 10, 2016
State Farm at Bonnaroo
State Farm at Bonnaroo
Bonnaroo attendees could relax in hammocks and enter to win V.I.P. passes in the "Great State Lounge" hosted by State Farm. The insurance company also provided what it called "Bonnaroo Roadside Assistance"—free services such as help with lockouts, flat tires, and dead batteries.
Photo: Erika Goldring
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
The Do Lab's central art piece took on an ombré look this year, in colors that seemed to evoke desert flowers. The structures provided shade, a meeting point, and a stage for performances that included the work of Lucent Dossier.
Photo: Melissa Iris Garcia for BizBash
Heineken at Pitchfork Music Festival
Heineken at Pitchfork Music Festival
Heineken had a dome-shaped tent meant to represent a reinvented beer cooler. After having their IDs checked, guests entered the air-conditioned space to find open bars doling out the Dutch beer on tap.
Photo: Jenny Berg/BizBash
Hennessy V.S Presents Details at Midnight
Hennessy V.S Presents Details at Midnight
Guests gathered in a tricked-out teepee.
Photo: Kirill Was Here
Saguaro Desert Weekender at Coachella
Saguaro Desert Weekender at Coachella
Logos took colorful forms at the Saguaro's distinctive rainbow-hued property.
Photo: Michael Mendoza
Twenty check-in portals were located around the festival grounds, including near stages, at the cinema and comedy tents, and at the silent disco.
Twenty check-in portals were located around the festival grounds, including near stages, at the cinema and comedy tents, and at the silent disco.
Photo: Erika Goldring
The dome housing the computers and printers was located next to the main stage and stayed open throughout the festival.
The dome housing the computers and printers was located next to the main stage and stayed open throughout the festival.
Photo: Courtesy of Heineken
Heineken offered an app that guests could download to enable their smartphones to read the codes.
Heineken offered an app that guests could download to enable their smartphones to read the codes.
Photo: Courtesy of Heineken
Perrier
Perrier

Perrier's bright activation was housed inside a clear tent. Outside, a bubble machine sent hundreds of bubbles floating through the air, drawing curious festival-goers over to check out the source.

Photo: Barry Brecheisen for BizBash
Perrier
Perrier

A photo op allowed guests to step into a booth that looked like a hot-air balloon, and pose in front a whimsical backdrop.

Photo: Barry Brecheisen for BizBash
Clif Bar
Clif Bar

Clif Bar was another company to provide a relaxed lounge area, filled with summery folding chairs and bean-bag games.

Photo: Barry Brecheisen for BizBash
AMC's 'Preacher' Installation
AMC's 'Preacher' Installation

For the world premiere of AMC's supernatural drama-comedy Preacher, which is based on the comic book of the same name, the network brought the show's promotional imagery to SXSW with an upside-down church. The installation, produced by InCharge Entertainment Marketing, was on display March 11 to 15 on the corner of Red River and 4th Streets.

Photo: Courtesy of AMC
Analog by American Greetings
Analog by American Greetings

The experience featured vintage typewriters, vinyl records, and custom greeting cards that attendees could mail out using mailboxes, which were also part of the event's decor.

Photo: Courtesy of American Greetings
Colorful structures also served as shade covers for guests on the otherwise mainly exposed festival grounds, as heat soared into the 90s.
Colorful structures also served as shade covers for guests on the otherwise mainly exposed festival grounds, as heat soared into the 90s.
Photo: Alesandra Dubin/BizBash
Guests charged their phones at enormous cubes set up for just such a purpose. The venue also now has free Wi-Fi areas to help guarantee attendees can connect, locate, and meet up with their friends—something that had previously been a significant obstacle.
Guests charged their phones at enormous cubes set up for just such a purpose. The venue also now has free Wi-Fi areas to help guarantee attendees can connect, locate, and meet up with their friends—something that had previously been a significant obstacle.
Photo: Alesandra Dubin/BizBash
Art installations on the festival grounds featured the event's hashtag, #YoureDoingGreat, as well as murals of recently deceased musicians such as Prince.
Art installations on the festival grounds featured the event's hashtag, #YoureDoingGreat, as well as murals of recently deceased musicians such as Prince.
Photo: Taylor McIntyre/BizBash
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