One Decade Into the Next Century
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One Decade Into the Next Century

Few companies can say they’ve existed for 100 years. This year, the George P. Johnson Co. proudly celebrates 110 years of crafting experiences, stepping into the next decade of our storied heritage. We don’t just keep pace with change; we drive innovation and progress. Our consistency ensures clients have a reliable partner guiding them to …

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The Future of Events, Powered by Technology
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The Future of Events, Powered by Technology

Technology has enabled event experiences, powering attendee journeys for years. It has been a long, steady evolution mixed with windows of rapid innovation driven by adoption of new technologies. The pandemic accelerated technology innovation, forcing everyone to take a deep look at how technology can truly drive experiences. As a result, we’ve hit a turning …

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The Colors in Between: Inclusive Experiences of Pride
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The Colors in Between: Inclusive Experiences of Pride

At GPJ, we believe inclusion enables growth. Diversity fuels innovation. Equity ensures that every voice is valued and heard. When we show up as our authentic selves, we create beautifully authentic work. As we’ve grown, we’ve learned that we need to be intentional in creating an environment that values each person and their unique background–race, …

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Engaging Hearts and Minds With Disruptive Experiential Marketing
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Engaging Hearts and Minds With Disruptive Experiential Marketing

What was the last brand experience that caught your attention…and we mean really captivated and stuck with you? Chances are, it was something unexpected, something that grabbed you in a way that was creative, surprising, and engaging – ideally, while still authentic to the brand.  Disruptive experiential marketing traverses in-person, digital, hybrid and now even …

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Experiential Agency GPJ Acquires German-Based Boutique Design & Experience Design Studio The Sane Company
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Experiential Agency GPJ Acquires German-Based Boutique Design & Experience Design Studio The Sane Company

  AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — George P. Johnson (GPJ), the world’s leading event and experience marketing agency, announced that it has acquired the German-based boutique design and experience design studio The Sane Company. This latest acquisition shows the strength of GPJ’s commitment to the German and European markets while also …

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The Gift of Experiences
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The Gift of Experiences

  While many are still pondering gift exchanges and filling out their wish lists, consider giving the gift of an experience. No stranger to the power of experiences, we’ve seen that the gifts that stay with us aren’t always material goods, but the emotions and memories created from activities that move us, teach us or …

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Giving Close to Home for the Holidays
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Giving Close to Home for the Holidays

Even as our world becomes more and more global and connected, so too do we connect to our closest communities and people.  This year, each of our North America offices chose a nonprofit (or more than one) to give to that is near and dear to that office and community.  Below are the organizations that …

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Live From Your Event: Cinematic Streaming
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Live From Your Event: Cinematic Streaming

GPJ has been producing digital events and streaming for over a dozen years, with clients like Cisco, IBM, Dodge and Rodan & Fields. We’ve helped bring content to our clients’ customers wherever they are, and tailored to the medium and audience, whether it was a product launch, a sales meeting or a B to B …

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Experiential Agency GPJ Invests in Full-Service Creative Video Agency NOMOBO 
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Experiential Agency GPJ Invests in Full-Service Creative Video Agency NOMOBO 

The investment is part of GPJ’s commitment to creating immersive, transformative and high production value broadcasts in an era where hybrid is king.   Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States (September 15, 2021) – George P. Johnson (GPJ), the world’s leading event and experience marketing agency, announced that it has acquired a significant minority stake in …

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GPJ: Building Brand Stories That Deliver Results
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GPJ: Building Brand Stories That Deliver Results

fab·ri·ca·tion: The action or process of manufacturing or inventing something We Build Brand Stories World-class fabrication embodies everything from strategy and design, to the architecture and environment, masterfully coming together to tell a brand’s story. GPJ’s expertise dates back over a century, transforming ordinary spaces into extraordinary stories. The transformation can be seen with Dreamforce, …

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The Industry Had to Innovate, We Answered the Call
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The Industry Had to Innovate, We Answered the Call

We’ve been keeping busy with our clients. Just because we couldn’t reach people in-person for parts of the year, that didn’t stop us from crafting new opportunities to engage, surprise and delight. With 2021 nearly behind us, our clients and teams worldwide are getting recognized and the award-winning digital and hybrid work speaks volumes to …

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10 Ways to Make Networking More Successful in Online Events
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10 Ways to Make Networking More Successful in Online Events

By Jonathan McCallum, VP & CSO—GPJ United Kingdom For centuries the process of ‘the sale’ has been facilitated by the power of a face-to-face moment. It’s proved a lot harder in a ‘virtual,’ or online environment. Here are 10 ways which may help redress the balance. An exit strategy, or process, is a founding principle …

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Leading the Way: GPJ’s Health and Safety Team
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Leading the Way: GPJ’s Health and Safety Team

    Contributors to this post include (L-R): Denise Croden, Executive Director, Integrated Production,  Geng Giminski, Senior Event Manager, Veronique Bredas, Event Producer, John Tulloch, SVP, Global Account Director   The health and safety of our teams, clients, partners and attendees has always been a top priority at GPJ, but in 2020, what that looked like …

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The Real VIPs: The GPJ Special Experiences Team
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The Real VIPs: The GPJ Special Experiences Team

Featuring Jennifer Lawson, VP Integrated Production The GPJ Special Experiences team is made up of diverse individuals who bring their various backgrounds, expertise and unyielding passion to create and execute immersive experiential environments with high production value. We offer white-glove, unique special experiences and we love what we do.  We’re the specialized team that manages …

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A Seat at the Round Table: Meet the GPJ Women Employee Resource Group
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A Seat at the Round Table: Meet the GPJ Women Employee Resource Group

By Elizabeth Del Forn Throughout history, we have seen and heard bold and powerful women working to create positive change. In the last decade, movements and activism including #metoo, Time’s Up, body positivity, canceling diet culture, equal pay, sexual violence, women’s reproductive rights, and plenty more, have demonstrated the continued resilience of women and the …

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Voices: A Platform for Advocacy and Action
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Voices: A Platform for Advocacy and Action

VOICES ‘21 was more than a one-day event—it was (and is) a platform for our employee resource groups (ERGs) to welcome our colleagues back from the winter break, to celebrate all we accomplished in 2020 and to kick off the 2021 work year. It was a day that focused on real issues that impact GPJ …

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Empowered People, Inclusive Cultures – GPJ’s EPIC Employee Resource Group
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Empowered People, Inclusive Cultures – GPJ’s EPIC Employee Resource Group

EPIC is GPJ’s employee resource group for multicultural employees. We tackle big issues and have big plans to shift diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) within our organization and industry, so we needed a big name (an epic one). EPIC stands for Empowered People, Inclusive Cultures. We are culturally diverse, traditionally underrepresented, and ready to use …

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GPJ Announces Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program Manager

At GPJ, we believe inclusion enables growth, diversity fuels innovation, and equity ensures that every voice is valued and heard. Individuals shine and teams radiate. Every person, project, and product is elevated. In that spirit, we’re thrilled to announce that Noelle San Jose will be stepping into the role of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program …

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George P. Johnson and Wondersauce Announce the Industry’s First Open Platform for Digital and Hybrid Events

    Ospre was developed over several years in partnership with fellow Project Worldwide agency, Wondersauce Auburn Hills, MI – (Monday, February 1, 2021) – George P. Johnson (GPJ), the world’s leading experiential marketing agency, today announced Ospre, a ground-breaking technology, and service offering designed for brands seeking engaging and wholly branded virtual and hybrid …

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Experiential Marketing and Gaming: The State of Play
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Experiential Marketing and Gaming: The State of Play

READY UP As of this writing, we are heading into 18 months under COVID-19 conditions. With so many people keeping at home through waves of lockdowns, it’s no surprise that gaming is still on the rise as quarantines have created new fans. There have been multiple, well-documented success stories in the industry.  Animal Crossing: New …

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2020: The Perfect Year to Launch the Parents and Caregivers Group
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2020: The Perfect Year to Launch the Parents and Caregivers Group

Featuring Evan Strange (Left) and Kelly Olson (Right) 2020 has been a crazy year for everyone, and for parents and caregivers, the added stresses of a toddler barging in on work calls and the time needed to care for loved ones has made this a year that will never be forgotten (read: good riddance 2020!). …

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GPJ Employee Resource Groups: OPEN for Business!
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GPJ Employee Resource Groups: OPEN for Business!

Featuring Cody Eastman and Liya Hoshi It’s wild to think that it’s only been two years since the inception of our first Employee Resource Group (ERG), and what’s been accomplished in such a short time. From heartfelt dialogues around becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable to creating a full fledged Pride experience across 7 agencies and …

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The GPJ Contact Center: White Glove Service at Scale
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The GPJ Contact Center: White Glove Service at Scale

Featuring Penny Davis, Senior Manager The GPJ Contact Center based in Austin, TX, provides registration, housing and technology support to thousands of event attendees via telephone, email and chat technology. Supporting events like Dreamforce, Workday Rising and Adobe Max, it is a world class customer service center and our customer service representatives (CSRs) are some …

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