Our long standing partners OWP , reached out and asked to get going quickly on this project. We had 3 weeks to pull it off!

The brief was simple, elevated Groundbreaking Ceremony at the Legacy Site. Mimosas, lite bites, groundbreaking picture moment and an after party at the Legacy Sales Center with a brunch style vibe and a vodka bar. Sounds fairly simple right? Here’s the thing… the event is to be held on a construction site! No flooring, in the heat, yeah… we had our work cut out for us.

But we do what we do best, get to work and make it happen. The result was a fantastic elevated experience that was in line with what Miami will experience once the Legacy building has been constructed.

Our trusted client partners Modern ŌM, introduced us to Brickell City Centre to produce an event unlike any Miami has seen. Where hundreds of conscious Miamians would find their center at a mass meditation held in honor of Earth Day. And that's exactly what together we executed.

Saturday morning, April 22nd, 2017 Earth Day at the new Brickell City Centre in the heart of Miami, FL the event "A Mindful Miami" was held.  Modern ŌM Miami’s consciously-minded brand that brings mindfulness into daily life and our new clients Brickell City Centre gathered along with hundreds of Miamians in celebration of our planet. Brickell City Centre’s open-air retail center created a space for the community to go inward together, enlighten their senses and raise the vibrations of Miami. We had a staff of over 15 laying out meditation mats for 900 guests. In addition, we produced a motorized stage that allowed the stage to be elevated 25 feet in the air so that guests from the multi-floor venue would be able to see Myk Likhov (CEO Modern OM), Luchi Estevez and Jennifer Grace  who led the hour-long meditation event. 

Following the meditation, visitors explored the Modern ŌM pop-up shop (also produced by Afterglow Marketing), sampled teas by David’s Tea, enjoyed healthful treats by Dr Smood, and took home personal BCC meditation mats to continue their meditative journey at home. 

Our friends at Cinemax were scheming a new Upfront concept for 2017. They wanted it to be big (bigger than our 2014 event, which was BIG). An event worthy of their 2017 concept... 'The Perfect Plan'. That was the brief. No lie! In partnership with Experience Willow, we did just that.

After 3 months of planning, The Perfect Plan unfolded at the Arsht Center Knight Concert Hall. The Hall was transformed into Cinemax world. Guests were emailed invitations that requested their presence to be THE masterminds behind The Perfect Plan.

As guests arrived, Brand Ambassadors greeted them and welcomed them into the cocktail hour which offered food and libations along with a virtual reality experience where guests were transported to an alternate reality, the world of Cinemax. Concert hall doors opened and guests were ushered in for the Upfront presentation. The Perfect Plan was laid out for guests on a 60ft wide x 15ft tall LED wall. Over 3.1 million pixels!

After the presentation, the stage was immediately transformed into a reception party with hi-boys, barstools, Cinemax branded LED votives and small floral arrangements. The bars (which were quickly rolled out from behind the stage as the transformation took place) served content relevant cocktails: Interstellar Martini, Mad Max Painkiller, Game of Thrones Punch and San Andreas Sangria. Local band, Elastic Bond, had guests dancing and mingling from over 20ft above the stage.

As guests made their way out, they were gifted virtual reality goggles in branded Cinemax handbags. One could say... The Perfect Plan was executed on point! We are ever so gracious to our clients for letting us do what we do and be the masterminds behind their perfect plan. It was an amazing evening!

Mindfulness has emerged globally as a lifestyle that counters the stress and information overload of the modern world. Life has become so complicated, that a lot of us are seeking something deeper, and real. Modern Life is all about playing with different ways to access peace, love, and connection within ourselves and Afterglow is all about supporting this movement through the community and across the world. When Modern OM and The Sacred Space founders reached out to us to lead the task of production for the Festival, we were ecstatic.

The Festival offered highly-curated programming with speakers, activities, and workshops across meditation, music, art, fitness, food, and technology with some of the most sought-after teachers in the world of Mindfulness.

A first-of-its-kind in Miami, the Festival brought over 300 guests to experience it all. 40 volunteers managed all guests relations and over 20 different workshops, talks, yoga classes, musical performances to select from, sponsors, vendors as well... it was a full day of production! Our Modern OM and The Sacred Space clients were grateful and happy when all was said and done. Thank you Miami and Modern OM for an incredible day filled with fun, depth and community! 

The lululemon athletica Artistry In Motion event was an amazing experience. We at Afterglow live a very active lifestyle and for the most part, we live it in lululemon apparel. So when lululemon approached us to produce an event for them that would showcase their new craftsmanship approach to the production of their fabrics and styles, we were ecstatic. 

The night was all about the craftsmanship and they hosted several local craftsfolk in Miami to talk about their craft - local juice maker, artist, soap maker, jewelry makers and watchmaker and gave them the ability to present in a PechaKucha style format (a presentation in which anywhere between 10 to 20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each making the speaker be concise and fast-paced with their talks keeping presentations to the point and engaging). In addition, the lululemon design team presented their version of craftsmanship and what can be expected of the brand for the upcoming season.

The Sacred Space Miami set the backdrop for a spectacular evening to host all of Miami's movers and shakers in attendance. Everyone also had the opportunity to share their idea of craftsmanship and their contribution to the community on a one on one guest experience.

Thanks lululemon for allowing us to tell your craftsmanship story! 

In partnership with the oh-so-fun Prism Creative Group, Afterglow Marketing produced several Knight Foundation events that were in celebration of the Knight Foundation's Knight Arts Challenge 10th Anniversary. 

On November 9th, we took over Gibson Park in Historic Overtown for Lights, Camera, 305 to celebrate Miami’s vibrant cultural history through the lens of true cinema buffs. We invited residents to put on a pair of Silent Revolution headphones and tune into one of three films playing simultaneously under the evening sky. The movie selection was curated by Black Lounge Film Series, Third Horizon Film Festival and O Cinema.

A few days following we had a pop-up drum circle in Historic Little Havana. Local neighbors and tourists got to experience a 45 minute impromptu jam session that had all in attendance dancing on Calle Ocho. It was truly a random act of culture!

And on December 3rd, we had a Culture Marketplace experience at Pinecrest Gardens. The Gardens opened their doors for a very special edition of the Sunday Farmer’s Market to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Knight Arts Challenge. Between the market stalls there were featured artist booths, maker faire workshops, musical performances and Pinecrest Gardens’ latest installation by environmental artist Patrick Dougherty.

Joining forces with two Miami powerhouses like Prism Creative Group and Knight Foundation is truly what makes us tick. We thoroughly enjoyed every step of the production process working together to bring community and unique experiences to life!

Live Ultimate Run is a series of 5k and Quarter Marathon run events that take place annually in South Beach, Los Angeles and San Francisco. In 2014 & 2015, the South Beach event partnered with the #1 Female Tennis Player in the World, Serena Williams, to host the Serena Williams Live Ultimate Run 5k and Quarter Marathon and Afterglow Marketing was there every step of the way. We managed overall race logistics, course design, City of Miami Beach Special Permitting for the event, FL Dept of Transportation approval of street closures, City of Miami Beach Police coordination and scheduling, sponsor relations, course signage and start/finish line signage production, celebrity on-site management, Health & Fitness Expo logistics and production, Race Day event production, pre-race entertainment production, post-race party production, we even paced the Ultimate Kid's Dash! It was truly a fantastic event and we are very grateful to have been a part of it all.

Below are all of the fun details as released to the press from the Live Ultimate PR team:

Serena Williams joined more than two thousand avid running enthusiasts from South Florida and around the country for the first annual Serena Williams Ultimate RUN South Beach on Sunday, December 14th. Serena took part in her first Quarter Marathon (6.55 miles), among hundreds of other aspiring athletes who also participated in the 5K Run/Walk and Team Challenge – bringing together runners of all ages and abilities. The event was to raise money for the Serena Williams Fund, which provides assistance to families affected by violent crimes and providing underprivileged youth around the world with the highest quality of education available to them. Serena’s sister, Venus Williams, also gave her support by running the 5K.

Serena commented after participating in the Quarter Marathon, and crossing the finish line in a time of 1 hour 14 minutes: “Today’s run was so enjoyable and the spirit of everyone who came out was so passionate which helped me to build the energy I needed for my first quarter marathon. I’ve never ran that far before, so I had to pace myself, but I was pleased with my finish time. I’d like to thank all the sponsors and everyone who participated in the run to help raise money for underprivileged youth around the world. I hope to see you again next year!”

The world famous Ocean Drive was closed to traffic for the Ultimate Run’s scenic start and finish lines. The course took runners through Miami’s renowned South Beach scene, a major entertainment and tourist destination known for its picturesque beauty, Art Deco buildings, nightlife, restaurants and iconic hotels. The legendary American track coach and retired long-distance runner, Alberto Salazar, was on-hand to fire the starting gun as a tribute to the commencement of the first annual Serena Williams Ultimate Run. Event sponsors including Nike, Gatorade, Delta, Beats by Dre and MISSION Athletecare took part in creating a memorable experience for all participants.

“Our inaugural Serena Williams Ultimate Run was quite a memorable event,” says Marc Wachter, the event’s executive producer. “Runners of all ages and abilities were very excited to come out in their thousands on a very early and crisp Miami December morning to run alongside Serena for a great cause. We are thrilled to have had such an iconic athlete behind the first in our Ultimate Run series and Serena’s enthusiasm really gave every participant the Ultimate experience. We look forward to making this one of Miami’s most popular sporting occasions on South Florida’s annual event calendar.”

Open to runners of all ages, registrants of the Ultimate RUN received a premium Nike tech, gender-specific Serena Williams Ultimate Run t-shirt and custom artisan finisher medal and official finisher certificate with chip-timed result. Runners experienced recovery refreshments, post-race entertainment and a most memorable experience along one of the most famous beachfront locations in the world. A medal and Nike t-shirt was presented for the Ultimate KIDS Dash, participated in by children ages 2-10 years-old, during which Serena and Venus cheered the smallest runners to the finish.

For post-race celebrations, participants of the run, along with the Williams sisters, headed over to The Clevelander South Beach on Ocean Drive, where hundreds witnessed Serena and Venus join their other two sisters on-stage to perform karaoke to favorites that included “We Are Family” by Sister Sledge. Prior to the sister’s much-loved karaoke performance was the event’s award ceremony, during which Serena presented the winners and runners-up with trophies for their triumphant accomplishments.

The brief was simple, you take a castle (Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami, FL) and recreate Game of Thrones. A party of the grandest magnitudes to launch Game of Thrones' 1st season soon to be airing on Cinemax in Latin America. Basically, impress the media buyers and planners that handle the Latin American market for major companies. Oh.. and by the way, you have 3 weeks to do it! YIKES! 

In partnership with Experience Willow, Afterglow went to work... and fast. The result was a total immersive experience. As guests made their way to the entrance of the castle, they experienced smoke and smelled campfire, they heard horses and sword fighting. Over 20 actors and servers recreated a medieval village at the entrance of the Castle. Swordsmiths, courtesans, soldiers, tavern keepers, witches all had their play to recreate a Game of Thrones experience. 

As guests entered the Castle they experienced Royal Hall. A 10ft bar served as the centerpiece to the Hall, while minstrels played for guests entertainment. Sword swallowers and jesters performed for guests' amusement. When the time came, a herald announced that the King himself requested their presence outside in the terrace. Guests made their way to a presentation area. Led by executives, the presentation was a full on detailed story on how Cinemax is at it's peak with the addition of the Game of Thrones series (HBO's most popular series to date). Guests also had the opportunity to see actor Jason Momoa (who played Khal Drogo in the 1st season of the series) and enjoyed a Q&A with him.

Once the presentation ended, guests where then directed to the South Terrace of the grounds for a grand feast and after party. A 6 by 16ft feasting table served as the center of the feast, while a 4ft ice sculpture served as the centerpiece of the table. The feasting table offered guests a little bit of everything for every palette. Guests enjoyed every delight as DJ Immortal spun lounge music with hints of Game of Thrones soundtracks. 

All in all, over 60 actors and servers brought our Game of Thrones story to life. 250 guests were wined and dined and immersed in the Game of Thrones story. Our clients were thrilled at the end result and we basked in the Afterglow. When you play the Game of Thones you either win or you die. We won! 

As a result of this outstanding production, Experience Willow and Afterglow Marketing were awarded BizBash's 2015 Best Corporate Event Award and Best Event Entertainment and Best Experiential Event at the 2016 Global Event Awards!

The Miami International Film Festival bridges cultural understanding and encourages artistic development and excellence by provoking thought through film. By bringing the best of world cinema to Miami, MIFF presents the city and the film industry with a singular platform that fosters creative and technical talent.

For it's 31st year, the festival began exploring events in conjunction with film premieres resulting in unique sponsored events that created an entire experience in and around the festival. Afterglow Marketing managed the production of the 88 Rue Du Rhone lounges at the Opening Night and Tribute Night events and Microsoft's Family Day event.

In it's 32nd year, Afterglow Marketing became the agency of record for several sponsor relations and all Festival events. Afterglow handled the IKEA, 88 Rue Du Rhone and ViendoMovies sponsor activations along with, Tribute Night ceremony and event, Hot Girls Wanted party at Basement at the Edition Hotel, Every Character Under the Moon party at The Betsy, Desserts & Directors party at The Thompson, A Standard Affair party at The Standard and Awards/Closing Night ceremony. 

Mind Body Green reached out to Afterglow Marketing as a marketing and production partner to assist in promotions and event production of the Athleta Miami Beach Grand Opening. 

Afterglow Marketing went to work by concepting and producing a free community yoga event at the infamous 1111 Lincoln Rd event space. Celebrating the Summer Solstice and seven stories above Miami Beach, 300 guests attended a meditation and saucy Miami yoga class lead by well known local yogis Jodi Carey and Cat Haayen. After the yoga class, guests were invited to the new Athleta store which was hosting a Grand Opening party (only two blocks away). As guests entered they were treated to Mind Body Green goodie bags filled with top natural, organic and health beauty brands, yummy juices and breakfast bowls by JugoFresh and beats by well known DJ Immortal. The event was a huge success and launched Athleta's Miami Beach store while introducing them to the community.

Owner and Director at Afterglow Marketing, Telsys Tarallo, loves competition. She is an active participant and very involved with the Miami running and triathlon community. A few years ago the idea to produce a triathlon that would bring about awareness about social issues and athletes that are passionate about making a difference in this world, was developed between her and a good friend, Asher Burris. Together, they worked on this concept for years and finally realized their dream in April of 2016.

It goes without saying that Afterglow Marketing produced the event. 10 of Miami's top fitness athletes completed the 1st ever Athlete Race. 6k paddle for clean water = on average a woman in Africa must walk 6k a day for access to clean water; 5k run = 3.1 million people don't have access to electricity/energy; 805 challenge (series of squats, deadlifts, pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups that equal to 805 repititions) = 805 million people go hungry daily.

Over $18,000 was raised as a result of the efforts of these committed athletes. Over 280 people were positively affected by their actions. At Afterglow we believe in the motto of the Athlete Race, EVERY ACTION CAUSES A REACTION and we are proud to support and be an active part of the production of this race which stands for so much. The race delivers on the mission, Telsys, our founder set out to do with Afterglow which was to make a change in the world through inspiring and amazing experiences and engaging storytelling.

For information on the The Athlete Race, please visit www.athleterace.com

YogArt is the brainchild of three unique individuals... Lee Brian Schrager who is the Founder and Director of the South Beach Wine and Food Festival, Arlene Chaplin who is an active philanthropist and licensed movement therapist and highly recognized yoga teacher Dawn B. Feinberg. The idea was to fuse yoga with live music in unique and amazing settings. It began during Art Basel weekend, where guests were invited to "Take a Breather During Basel" and further developed into "Buddhas & Bellinis" during the South Beach Wine and Food Festival and most recently a monthly community event taking place in the famed Miami Design District.

Afterglow Marketing has been involved with YogArt since it's inception, partnering with the team to assist in marketing, design and production services.

It is estimated that YogArt has entertained well over 5,000 guests since it's 1st event and has brought musical acts to the community such as Trevor Hall, MC Yogi, DJ Drez, Magic City Hippies, The Mayapuris, Afrobeta, DJ Immortal, DJ Danny Stern, The New World Symphony among many others as well as brought yoga to a multitude of people that would not had otherwise tried it.  

FOX Original Production/Producciones Originales approached us from Argentina to assist them in launching their brand in Miami to a select group of media during NATPE 2016.

Afterglow went to work sourcing an intimate venue that would showcase Miami Beach, entertain guests and serve as the backdrop to the launch of the brand.

The event was well attended, Clients were very happy with the results given they only gave us 4 days to pull it all off with a brand new logo! Yes, we are also magicians! 

Utilisima is a great client and a fun one at that. We produced their People En Español Festival in San Antonio. We brought the top stars from the network to showcase their shows from the network. Martin Llorens and Laura Posada did a book signing with very well received a meet and greet. Luz Blanchett showed off some of her easy at home tricks for decorating and Achiles Chavez shared his famous ceviche via a cooking demonstration. We covered everything from planning, talent management to full production of the Utilisima space. We had so much fun with that event that the following year, Utilisima approached us with a concept to host a Mother's Day Brunch for the local Miami 'mom' clients for the network with well known Chef Lorena Garcia at her Miami studio kitchen and did we have fun with this one. Once sending out the invitation to the clients, as they RSVP'ed we requested a picture of them and their kids. We quickly made custom clutch bags with each guests picture, we also created a heart tugging video celebrating them for Mother's Day. 

Guests were transported from their offices to Chef Lorena's studio. As they entered they were given their gifts and were able to mingle with Chef Lorena one on one. The chef provided a special demonstration and brunch was served. 

It was a truly unique experience for guests that kept them buzzing about Utilisima the FOX network for awhile!

MundoFOX is a game changer in terms of new Latino network offering. MundoFOX is filling the unmet need for fresh, high-quality programming that is enriching, challenging and more American.

In collaboration with Experience Willow, Afterglow Marketing concepted and produced major events for the network. Events such as the network's kick-off concert series 'MundoFOX Conexion En Vivo' Tour; planning and production of the 'La Mariposa' Series Launch Party; production of the two week cross-country press tour for the 'El Capo' and 'Corazones Blindados' Series Launch; production of the People En Español Estrellas del Año Party; sponsorship negotiations, planning and production for Calle Ocho, Fiesta Broadway, 116th Street Festival, Puerto Rican Day Parade and Colombian Independence Festivals Consumer Engagement Events; El Factor X Miami Press Conference and planning and production for the '100 Latinos Dijeron' Series Launch Consumer Engagement Events. 

MundoFOX had us traveling the country for a few years producing some amazing events and pushing the envelope for hispanic entertainment!

FOX One Stop Media is FOX International Channels’ full-service cross platform advertising sales arm. The group provides ‘one-stop’ access to FIC’s premium portfolio of 32 leading television channels and online properties across all genres and in virtually all markets. FOSM brands include FOX, National Geographic, FX, Star, Sky News and .FOX (‘dot-FOX’), an ad network specialized in online video and ‘brandformance’.

In collaboration with Experience Willow, Afterglow Marketing has concept and produced a series of engaging experiences for FOSM's clients (B to B). Events such as Valentine's Day Flower and The Dance of Love, The Simpson's Donut Delivery, Spartacus Picture Opportunity, FOSM End of The Year Celebration and FOX's 24 series Miami Launch Party.

Inquire more to hear the stories that lead to these experiences and the amazing results that have come out of these B to B experiences.

FOX Sports was looking to engage their clients with unique experiences that allow for their sales team to interact in non-traditional business 'ways'. Experience Willow and Afterglow Marketing provided just the unique set of circumstances for those unique interactions and camaraderie to develop. A FOX Sports Soccer Tournament, held once a year where client agency teams and the FOX Sports sales team would play soccer weekly for a month based off of a bracket style system with a championship game at the end. In addition, we also hosted a FOX Sports Soccer Championship Viewing Party to watch a series Championship Soccer match to kick-off the Soccer Tourney.

Sales increased exponentially as a result of the tournament and has now become a highly anticipated yearly event among the clients and the FOX team.

In addition to fill the void left for the 2nd half of the year, we also developed a FOX Foosball Tournament. We delivered customized FOX Sports Foosball Tables to each client agency team and had the agency teams play against the FOX Sports Sales Team. As you can imagine it was a total hit as well!

Afterglow Marketing has handled a number of intimate and large scale Celebrations and Gatherings for close friends and for new friends that have become close friends through the process. 

Planning, coordinating, sourcing, family wrangling, pixie dust sprinkling, cake fixing, flower picking, dress alterations, child taming, bridesmaid sobering, police noise negotiating, officiating... you name it, we've done it!