The most elusive and most desired members' clubs know that their real business is experience design.Every element - the guest list, the programming, the way a room feels at midnight - is engineered to make their members feel part of an unfolding story. Luxury brands hit the same note when they stop selling products and start creating truly immersive brand worlds that evolve over time.
The spirits industry is witnessing a revolutionary moment as Buffalo Trace Distillery breaks new ground with its first-ever traveling tasting experience. In an unprecedented move that signals a major shift in how premium bourbon brands connect with consumers, the legendary Kentucky distillery is taking its award-winning portfolio on the road this October with "Buffalo Trace Distillery On Tour." For hospitality professionals and beverage industry leaders, this development represents more than just another brand activation: it's a masterclass in experiential marketing that could reshape how premium spirits brands engage with their audiences across the country.
You could feel the energy bursting out of GAP's headquarters in San Francisco; even the city's mayor showed up. "I just spoke to the GAP employees who are back in the office five days a week starting today," said San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie. "GAP - thank you for leading the charge on the back to work San Francisco. Let's go." The white box from the company's latest viral campaign front and center welcoming nearly 2,000 employees back to the office.
Spiro's Experiential Marketing Impact Report (EMIR), a proprietary study of over 2,000 consumers attending live CPG and tech events, revealed trust isn't a soft metric. It's one of the strongest predictors of purchase intent: over 90% of attendees who reported increased trust in a brand post-event went on to make a purchase. Where trust didn't increase, purchase intent dropped to just 34%.
