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Spring 2010
awareness
Supermarket Sweep
Subaru of America Inc. teams up with grocery stores across the country for a multivenue test-drive event that promotes its new Forester — dubbed “the Greener grocery getter” — and bags 4,958 test drives and 5,248 qualified leads in the process.





product launch
Table Wear
A linen-rental company leverages its partnerships and internal resources to execute a fashion-fueled event comprising a runway show, tabletop design competition, and after party, spending only $15,000 out of pocket while generating a 400-percent return on investment.





Photo gallery
Absolut Underground
The Absolut Co. brings its latest ad campaign to life by turning a defunct Toronto subway station into a prime party venue.





insight
The Art of the Event
Author and entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki explains how the principles in his latest book, “Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition,” can be implemented by event professionals.






media event
Demo-Lition Derby
For skeptical journalists, seeing really is believing, especially when it comes to gadgets and gizmos. So IoSafe Inc. puts its new hard drive through the wringer during a press-only product demonstration that nets industry-wide buzz.





portfolio

Three Problems, One Solution: Road Shows
A telecommunications company, medical-equipment manufacturer, and software developer turn their static road-show vehicles into interactive attractions that entertain and educate captive audiences.



 
Corporate EVENT Awards - Recognizing the world's most innovative and results-driven strategic marketing events. The competition is judged by renowned marketing and design experts from a variety of disciplines.

DEPARTMENTS
 
Second Opinion
Management wants me to trim the fat from our corporate events, but I want to avoid eliminating entire events or program components. How do I make small but effective budget cuts across some or all of our events without cheapening our brand and propelling attendees into the hands of our competitors?










Brief Cases
Snow Business
Plus: Where My Tweeps At?, Presentation Station, Southern Hospitality, and more.











Quarterly Report
Want to know what your peers are doing with social media? Then check out the results of our 2010 Social Media in Marketing Survey, in which 66 percent of respondents report using social media as a marketing tool.









Plan B
An event planner prays for a little equine intervention to accommodate an unusual, last-minute request.


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