CINCINNATI -- South by Southwest celebrates bands of all sorts this week in Austin, Texas, but the equivalent festival for brands is coming to the Queen City this October.
Brandemonium is an innovative conference and festival that features brands of all shapes and sizes – from the U.S. and abroad.
“I’ve noticed over the past few years at Bunbury that brands and agencies are looking to create experiences to engage attendees,” said co-founder Bill Donabedian. “Making the city of Cincinnati a blank canvas for brands to really go ‘all out’ is the next step.”
Brandemonium takes place Oct. 11 to 14, 2017, at the Duke Energy Convention Center during the day. At night, city spaces and storefronts will become "jaw-dropping brand manifestations -- activations developed by brands and agencies that reveal their very essence."
“I wanted to create a truly transformative event for Cincinnati,” said co-founder Kevin Canafax. “Brand is in our DNA. We are a hub for innovation and creativity in this space. It’s time for us to celebrate this with the rest of the world.”
Early bird conference badges ($299) are on sale now at brandemonium.com.
Brandemonium LLC is an event company based in Cincinnati that Donabedian and Canafax founded in 2017. Donabedian has over 16 years of event experience launching events such as the MidPoint Music Festival and Bunbury Music Festival. Canafax has over 30 years of corporate communication and public affairs experience as well as co-founding charitable events, Suits That Rock and Play On.