ABOUT THE AUTHORS
In 2002, Kerry Smith (right) and Dan Hanover launched what would become the largest network of experiential marketing content in the world--a portfolio that includes Event Marketer Magazine, the Experiential Marketing Summit, the Ex Awards, and the Event Marketing Institute. They are considered the world's foremost experts on experiential marketing--where it came from, how it's grown, why companies are using it and, what the future of marketing looks like. They have trained marketing teams at such companies as Procter & Gamble, Oracle, Mercedes, Cisco, Intel, IBM, Microsoft, Pepsi, Anheuser-Busch, Best Buy, Toyota, R.J. Reynolds, and many others.
KERRYSMITH learned about the evolution of marketing from the inside out, first as an advertising agency executive in New York City and then as a media entrepreneur who launched three marketing magazines and eight marketing conferences over three decades.
DAN HANOVER has led editorial teams at some of the most respected media companies in the world and is considered a trusted resource across the advertising industry, promotion category, retail sector, licensing arena, entertainment category, and experiential marketing industry.
