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Mentos x Calvin Harris

Event Activation, Influencer Engagement

Client • 

Sunburn

Location • 

Mumbai, India

Date • 

April 18, 2026

Turning Live Energy Into Brand Experience

DESCRIPTION

When Mentos partnered around the Calvin Harris live experience, the objective was to create memorable on-ground brand engagement moments that connected music, entertainment, and audience participation into one immersive experience.

Social Noon collaborated on managing and amplifying the Mentos activations during the event — helping transform brand installations into highly shareable audience experiences through content creation, influencer coverage, and live engagement storytelling.

ABOUT CASE

The project focused on bridging live entertainment with social-first brand engagement. We handled coverage and promotional amplification for Mentos’ experiential installations at the venue, ensuring the brand remained highly visible both on-ground and online throughout the event.

Our work included:

  • Managing activation visibility
  • Covering the Mentos Popstar Cam experience
  • Shooting branded event content
  • Influencer-led engagement
  • Social media amplification
  • Capturing audience interaction moments
  • Creating high-energy event storytelling assets

The goal was to make Mentos an active part of the overall concert experience rather than just a sponsor presence — turning audience participation into organic, shareable content moments.

CHALLENGE

At large-scale music events, brand activations often struggle to go beyond static visibility and create genuine audience engagement. For Mentos, the challenge was to ensure the brand became an active part of the Calvin Harris concert experience rather than simply existing as a sponsor at the venue.

The activations needed to:

  • Capture audience attention in a crowded entertainment environment
  • Drive high-energy participation
  • Generate social-first content in real time
  • Create shareable moments for attendees
  • Extend the experience beyond the physical venue through digital amplification
  • Maintain strong brand visibility throughout the event

The challenge wasn’t just execution on-ground — it was transforming live experiences into culturally relevant digital moments.

CASE APPROACH

We approached the campaign by combining experiential marketing with real-time content storytelling.

Our strategy focused on:

  • Capturing authentic crowd energy
  • Amplifying audience interaction
  • Leveraging influencer presence
  • Creating fast-paced social-first event coverage
  • Turning installations into viral engagement points
  • Building a strong visual association between Mentos and the live music experience

The “Mentos Popstar Cam” became a central engagement mechanic that encouraged attendees to participate, perform, and become part of the brand experience themselves.

CASE GOAL

The campaign aimed to:

  • Increase on-ground brand engagement
  • Generate organic social media visibility
  • Encourage audience participation
  • Create influencer-driven amplification
  • Produce high-energy event content
  • Strengthen Mentos’ association with live entertainment experiences
  • Extend the lifespan of the activation through digital storytelling

Ultimately, the objective was to ensure that Mentos wasn’t just seen at the event — it was experienced, shared, and remembered.