Experiential / Branding / Strategy / Marketing

Machine Gun Kelly

ESTABLISH THE VISION

A simple city proclamation wasnt enough for Colson Baker. Clevelands brightest wanted to celebrate his journey with the people who shaped it. Underdogs reimagined MGK Day as a nineday cultural takeover that painted the town neonpink and put local businesses, venues, and charities center stage.

BUILD THE BRAND

We created a rallycry identityClevelands Finestanchored by MGKs silhouette in hotpink line art. The mark lived everywhere: street banners, stage scrims, limitededition tees, and a popup merch van that roamed the city leaking location clues on Instagram.

ESTABLISH THE VISION

A simple city proclamation wasnt enough for Colson Baker. Clevelands brightest wanted to celebrate his journey with the people who shaped it. Underdogs reimagined MGK Day as a nineday cultural takeover that painted the town neonpink and put local businesses, venues, and charities center stage.

BUILD THE BRAND

We created a rallycry identityClevelands Finestanchored by MGKs silhouette in hotpink line art. The mark lived everywhere: street banners, stage scrims, limitededition tees, and a popup merch van that roamed the city leaking location clues on Instagram.

Industry

Industry

Culture

Culture

Entertainment

Entertainment

Year

Year

2024

2024

ROLL OUT THE EXPERIENCE

Each day delivered a new flavor of MGK: a latenight comedy set, a League Park pickup game, a HarleyDavidson ride through downtown, and a West 6th charity barcrawl that turned every pour into a donation for youth arts programs. Recap reels shot, cut, and posted before dawn kept momentum surging.

galvanize THE COMMUNITY

Local sponsors from Monster Energy to vintage boutiques joined the cause, while city officials lit the Terminal Tower in signature pink on opening night. Fans flew in from 23 states, turning Cleveland sidewalks into an impromptu meetandgreet.

ROLL OUT THE EXPERIENCE

Each day delivered a new flavor of MGK: a latenight comedy set, a League Park pickup game, a HarleyDavidson ride through downtown, and a West 6th charity barcrawl that turned every pour into a donation for youth arts programs. Recap reels shot, cut, and posted before dawn kept momentum surging.

galvanize THE COMMUNITY

Local sponsors from Monster Energy to vintage boutiques joined the cause, while city officials lit the Terminal Tower in signature pink on opening night. Fans flew in from 23 states, turning Cleveland sidewalks into an impromptu meetandgreet.

OUTCOMES

Attendance topped XX,XXX, merch sellthrough hit X % in under 24 hours, #MGKDay trended regionally three straight days, and the barcrawl alone raised $XXX K for arts nonprofits. The proclamation became an annual traditionand a masterclass in hometown storytelling.

OUTCOMES

Attendance topped XX,XXX, merch sellthrough hit X % in under 24 hours, #MGKDay trended regionally three straight days, and the barcrawl alone raised $XXX K for arts nonprofits. The proclamation became an annual traditionand a masterclass in hometown storytelling.

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Tommy Jacobson

Founder

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