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Finalists Announced!

Finalists

Activation Categories

Best Cause/Community Program

  • Candy Cane Lane in South Los Angeles
    Amazon Studios
    Produce
  • Converse Sessions
    Converse
    Momentum Worldwide
  • Get Joy Saves the NYC Dog Parade
    Get Joy
    Sēd Communications

Best Entertainment Event

  • Poor Things Salon of Seduction
    Searchlight Pictures
    NVE Experience Agency
  • The Frosty Palace for Grease Rise of the Pink Ladies
    Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
    Vox Media Experiential
  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Marvelous Mile
    Prime Video
    Cat/Alina Productions

Best Festival/Fanfest Activation

  • Forever 21 X Bunny's Bae Bar
    Forever 21
    Live Nation Entertainment, Rolling Loud Productions
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Campaign
    Marvel Studios
    IHEARTCOMIX
  • The Bud Light Backyard
    Anheuser-Busch InBev
    The Bait Shoppe

Best Outdoor Activation

  • Le DĂŠfi by Samsung
    Samsung
    Cheil Worldwide
  • Stagwell Sport Beach
    Stagwell
    Team, Cheerful Twentyfirst
  • The Stranahan's Apres Ski Lounge
    Proximo Spirits
    Meritage Entertainment

Best Pop-Up Store

  • Jongga Flavorverse
    Jongga
    Amplify
  • Loves, Unboxed
    Pandora Jewelry
    VOK DAMS
  • Pop Up Tour 2023
    BÉIS
    MKG

Best P.R. Stunt

  • Everything You Know Is a Lie
    Amazon Studios
    Produce
  • Pet Sematary @ San Diego Comic Con 2023
    Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
    Allied Global Marketing
  • The Golden Bachelor Experiential Blitz
    ABC
    Experiential Supply Co., Creative Riff

Best Sampling Campaign

  • Fritos Legacy Diner at Summerfest
    Frito-Lay
    Motive
  • No Workout Workout
    Halo Top Ice Cream
    The Bait Shoppe, The Observatory
  • The Sonic Drive-In
    Sonic
    Wasserman

Best Single-Market Event (B-to-C)

  • BravoCon 2023
    NBCUniversal
    Creative Riff, Atypikal
  • Michelob ULTRA Country Club
    Anheuser-Busch InBev
    Salt XC, Good People
  • Only Murders in the Building: Backstage at the Goosebury
    Hulu
    Campfire

Best Sports Activation

  • Cadillac US Open
    General Motors
    Jack Morton
  • CCM Hockey House
    CCM Hockey
    Mosaic
  • Rams on the 1
    Los Angeles Rams
    BuzzHive Creative

Strategy & Execution Categories

Best B-to-B Conference or Event

  • Dreamforce 2023
    Salesforce
    George P. Johnson
  • Knowledge 2023
    ServiceNow
    Sparks, Freeman, InVision
  • UnBoxed
    Amazon Ads
    Salt

Best Event on a Budget ($500,000 or Less)

  • Claritin Clear 500
    Bayer
    Allied Global Marketing, Coyne PR
  • Tales From the Beast's Lair
    Kraken Gold Spiced Rum
    POPLIFE
  • Wellness Sunday Events
    Nike
    Havas Street

Best Influencer Program

  • Messi Meets America
    Apple TV+
    Loud And Live
  • The Big Game Came To Us
    State Farm
    Infinity Marketing Team
  • Try A Trend Live
    YouTube
    ADVOC8

Best Mobile Marketing Tour

  • Glow-On-The-Go
    Amorepacific
    Food Truck Promotions
  • Love is Blind Mobile Experience
    Netflix
    CNC Agency
  • The Canper
    Bush's Baked Beans
    Bespoke Sports & Entertainment

Best Multicultural Event Campaign

  • Diverse Creators National Tour
    TikTok
    Innovate Marketing Group
  • Mi Familia, My Chevy
    General Motors
    Jack Morton
  • Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Roller Skating Event
    Disney Branded Television
    BLACKHOUSE

Best Multi-Market Event Program (Consumer)

  • Instax Miles of Smiles Tour
    Fujifilm
    Factory 360
  • It's All G
    Google Pixel
    Live Nation
  • Paramount+ The Lodge
    Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
    1540 Productions

Best Press or Launch Event

  • F-150 Fest
    Ford
    Imagination
  • Launch of Target x Rowing Blazers Collection
    Target
    Wasserman
  • Live MĂĄs Live
    Taco Bell
    Biite, Edelman, Uncommon, Cyrano Rox, Little Cinema

Best Production of an Event (B-to-B)

  • Prime Experience: Beyond the Screen
    Prime Video
    Cartwheel and Co.
  • Bright Ideas Grow Here
    Dell Technologies
    InVision Communications
  • Google Search Honours Awards
    Google
    Mosaic

Best Production of an Event (Consumer)

  • Animayhem
    Hulu
    Campfire
  • Everything You Know Is A Lie
    Amazon Studios
    Produce
  • Super Academy
    LEGO
    Amplify

Best Roadshow or Multi-Market Event (B-to-B)

  • 5G Innovation Sessions
    Verizon
    Civic
  • Global ID.7 Launch
    Volkswagen
    These Guys
  • Monitor Road Show
    GE HealthCare
    Clamor Experiential

Best Use of Event Technology

  • Coke AI Studio
    Coca-Cola
    Momentum Worldwide, Tool
  • ConExpo Technology Hub
    Caterpillar
    Øuterkind
  • SEPHORiA: Virtual House of Beauty
    Sephora
    On Board Experiential

Best Use of Live Events for Content

  • Speedrun
    Brooks Running
    BibRave
  • Unforgettable Launch of an Icon
    Motorola
    Mirrored Media
  • Unlocking Merge Mansion
    Metacore
    Jack Morton

Trade Show Categories

Best In-Booth Trade Show Activation/Experience

  • CES 2024 Immersive Theater
    STMicroelectronics
    Inhance
  • Market-Verse at New York Comic Con
    eBay
    FG|PG
  • Milk at SEPHORiA
    Milk Makeup
    Pink Sparrow

Best Trade Show Exhibit Over 50x50

  • CES 2024
    EssilorLuxottica
    MC²
  • CES 2024
    Sony Honda Mobility
    Pinnacle
  • Siemens
    CES 2024
    Sparks, Freeman

Best Trade Show Exhibit Under 50x50

  • Brandega During NY Advertising Week
    Canva
    Civic
  • Brickbuster Video
    LEGO
    XD Agency
  • Omen by HP at Anime Expo 2023
    HP
    Infinity Marketing Team

EX AWARDS GALA

Some call it the Oscars of events. Others, the Golden Globes of experiential. We call it the party of the year that you don’t have to plan. The most prestigious recognition program for the experiential marketing industry is… on! Dig out your favorite music festival chic because this year, we’re turning the Ex Awards into… “Ex-a-palooza.”

Raise a glass and celebrate the year’s most award-winning people and programs across 24 unique categories. And see who gets inducted into the Experiential Marketing Hall of Fame in year two. Price: $385 per ticket; $3,850 for a table of 10.

*Registration required.

Date: April 24, 2024
Location: MGM Grand, Las Vegas, at the Experiential Marketing Summit. Pre-function at 6:30 p.m. Doors at 7:00.
Dress code: Festival chic

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