Tactics Magazine | Page 19

LEASING MATTERS ARRESTING: A POP-UP EVENT While some marketers are struggling to secure their holiday budgets, the Academy’s Anna Bluman has seen her promotional fund grow. Last year, she asked the landlords of the 65,000sqft Scottish center for £15,000 ($24,225) to help back her “Christmasfest at the Academy” program, which would fill some vacant store units during the holidays, give shoppers a reason to visit and drive sales in an austere economic