NORWALK, Conn., Feb. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Event Marketer and leading experiential marketing agency Opus today unveiled new elements in the industry's largest and longest-running partnerships centered on event strategy. Plans include expanded education, all-new research and additional collaboration.
"I am so proud that we are helping raise awareness for the importance of event strategy," says Event Marketer founder Kerry Smith. "And I'm thrilled that we're continuing this partnership with a third year of content, collaboration and community efforts."
In 2020, Opus and Event Marketer will activate:
EMS EXECUTIVE FORUM. What had been a half-day seminar on event strategy embedded in Event Marketer's Experiential Marketing Summit since 2018 expands to a full-day curriculum running 10am-4:30pm on May 11 at McCormick Place in Chicago.
Designed to accelerate the way brands approach, develop and execute event strategies, the executive seminar is open exclusively to client-side marketers and features speakers from such brands as Sephora, adidas, Dell and global trends agency, TrendWatching. Learn more and sign up here. The agenda focuses on:
- Discover the latest in landscape-shaping trends and developments
- Explore new ways to identify, engage, and inspire your audience
- Unlock proven strategies and structures to foster creative thinking
- Learn how industry leaders are changing the game with sponsorship
- Find new approaches to understand, expand, and capture event ROI
- Engage in facilitated networking to connect with and learn from your peers
- Exclusive research on the role and impact of event strategy.
"Strategy has become an integral part of every conversation we have within the agency and with our clients," says Kim Kopetz, Chief Growth Officer for Opus. "I'm thrilled that Opus has again partnered with Event Marketer to focus on the essential and foundational work that strategy brings to impactful events and experience."
INDUSTRY RESEARCH ON EVENT STRATEGY. After launching the inaugural 2018 benchmarking study on the role of strategy in event marketing, Event Marketer and Opus will unveil the 2020 follow-up—a benchmarking report focusing on the value, state and impact of event strategy across Fortune 1000 companies. The report will cover perspectives on a variety of topics essential to strategy.
EMS STRATEGY LOUNGE. To facilitate three days of conversations on event strategy throughout the Experiential Marketing Summit (May 11-13 in Chicago), Opus will host a Strategy Lounge, a hub for Executive Forum attendees to discuss all topics related to event strategy. The lounge will offer refreshments, work stations and areas to relax.
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ABOUT EVENT MARKETER
Event Marketer was founded in 2002 to serve the information needs of strategic brand-side event marketers across the spectrum of experiential marketing. Today it is the world's largest information resource on experiential marketing, serving more than 100,000 Fortune 1000 marketers. The EM portfolio spans a flagship magazine, exclusive corporate training, the annual Experiential Marketing Summit executive conference, the Ex Awards, the annual Women in Events Week national event franchise, Experiential Marketing Training Camp, the Experience Design & Technology Awards and more. Learn more at http://www.eventmarketer.com.
ABOUT OPUS AGENCY
Opus Agency is a strategic experiential marketing advisor to some of the world's most influential brands. We partner with our clients to create remarkable events around the world, tying unforgettable experiences to unmistakable business results. Every idea we implement is guided by our passion to drive our clients' business success. In the dynamic world of event marketing, Opus specializes in building fully integrated, highly effective teams to support our clients in the execution of their most critical events and experiential campaigns. Opus services over 70 global companies, including 13 of the 20 most valuable brands in the world –among them being Amazon, BMW, Google, Microsoft, and other innovative global leaders such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Softbank. To learn more, visit http://www.opusagency.com.
SOURCE Event Marketer
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