Why Digital Brands Are Going All In on the Real World

Why Digital Brands Are Going All In on the Real World

ESPN and United Airlines just turned a fantasy football draft into a literal mile-high event. It is just one of the signs that digital-native brands are starting to chase something a screen can’t give them: a real moment, shared in person.


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As audiences spend more time in virtual spaces, brands face the growing challenge of connecting with consumers in real life. Online competition is intensifying, audiences are spreading across different platforms, and AI is producing more content than we can keep up with. 

In this environment, bringing an audience together in person creates a kind of connection that is difficult to replicate through a screen. People want unique experiences they can share and talk about, not another piece of AI-generated content to dismiss and scroll past.

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