Three sessions, twenty editors, bottomless wine. This fall, we traded the East Coast autumn for a few days of Santa Barbara sunshine in our annual Fall House – one of the original destinations in our series of HOUSE Programs. POM Wonderful kicked off the program with a poolside cocktail hour before the group took off […]
Five of our favorite food influencers with an extra scoop of details on why we love them.
We love nothing more than exploring some of the country’s most beautiful destinations, and we have to say: Charleston, SC really takes the cake as a must-visit destination experience in the South. This September, we gladly packed our bags and boarded our flights alongside a group of food and travel editors for the second annual […]
One of our favorite times during the week happens on Thursday at 4pm, when CBC employees shut their laptops for the day and come together as a team to uncork a bottle of wine (or two). This week, the hot topic around the table was CBC’s new initiative called SIDEBAR Studios, our mobile content studio […]
As consumers continue to favor the convenience of online shopping, brands are turning to experiential retail as a way to repurpose their store’s space. And we’re happy to report that brands have really taken the concept of experiential retail and run with it. Particularly, beloved department store Nordstrom. On October 4, Nordstrom opened its first […]
We’ll just come right out and say it: we LOVE Beantown! As one of the most historic cities in the country, Boston has a lot to offer from unique activities, great food, and lastly, is home to some amazing brands. Throughout the year, we routinely invite editors and influencers spanning a variety of lifestyle, food, […]
People are tuning in to tune out and adapting to anything that promises to provide a digital escape. While digitizing content is the norm, there is one form of communication that has stuck: audio content. Popularity for the podcast surged in 2014, and is continuing to be a top-chosen source of branded entertainment. In 2016, […]
Over the past few years, “athleisure”—a clothing trend combining athletic wear and casual attire—has taken the fashion world by storm. In an article from Business Insider, Dennis Green says that athleisure has changed the fashion industry to the extent of creating an entirely new category of clothing. The popularity of athleisure reflects a lifestyle change towards […]
Restaurants are constantly facing competition when marketing their brand, but what makes a customer choose them over their competitor? Many are turning to the social platform Instagram to expand their reach and, likewise, consumers are using the channel to document their own meals (admit it, we’ve all been guilty of whipping out our phones to […]
As a public relations agency with many experiential marketing campaigns under our belt, we’d like to think we’re in a good position to point out some great work by brands and our colleagues at other PR agencies. For experiential marketing to work, it has to grab your attention. Think about it: Have you ever done […]
Fragrances are a main revenue source for big name fashion brands, and for good reason – smell is one of the strongest triggers of emotion and memory. But in a digitally-driven world, how do you advertise something intended to be tangible? Unfortunately, you can’t send people scents via iMessage or tag them on Instagram. This is why […]
While social media influences how consumers communicate their personal stories, an advertiser’s job is to harness technology and use it to shape an authentic brand narrative that resonates with the audience.
Experiential marketing is changing how brands interact with consumers by allowing for the opportunity to introduce them to products in an authentic, tactile and memorable way. In turn, this fosters lifelong relationships between brands and their consumers. At CerconeBrownCompany, we believe that an experience can be a brand’s most valuable offering and has the power […]
Social media has revolutionized the way brands function. Messages reach a larger demographic, consumers engage more often, and news hits the stands before it’s even fact-checked. But let’s just say it: not all sharing is constructive. And if there’s one thing that permeates the digital space faster than the latest Kardashian scandal, it’s brand controversy. Even […]