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Neon Dreams Activation by Trolley'd

A Sustainable Roller Disco Powered by Strategic Partnerships

Case Study

6 major sponsorships secured within a six-week window

Full product integration across the bar, diner, and skate experience

Positive media coverage highlighting both the activation and its sustainability credentials

Enhanced guest experience, with thoughtful, on-theme touches from every sponsor

Stronger brand reputation in the event innovation and partnerships space

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The Challenge

In 2025, Vivid Sydney welcomed Neon Dreams – a retro roller disco diner and skate rink activation like no other. With roller waitresses, a live DJ from a glowing cockpit, nightly performances, and unforgettable nostalgic energy, the activation quickly became a crowd favourite.

CARA PR was engaged as the Partnerships Manager, with a clear brief: source aligned financial and in-kind sponsors to bring this immersive vision to life – sustainably and spectacularly.

Objectives

  • Secure sponsors who aligned with Neon Dreams’ ethos of sustainability, creativity, and fun

  • Drive meaningful brand exposure and collaborative storytelling opportunities

  • Offset operational costs with product-based partnerships and strategic support

  • Elevate the activation’s experience with thoughtful, ethical, and exciting integrations

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Our Role

CARA PR led the partnerships strategy, from identifying potential partners to pitch development, negotiations, onboarding, and integration.

Our responsibilities included:

✅ Crafting partnership proposals aligned with Trolley’d’s creative and sustainable values

✅ Sourcing innovative products and services that elevated the guest experience

✅ Securing both financial sponsorships and in-kind contributions

✅ Managing ongoing partner communications and ensuring visibility across the activation

 

Key Sponsorship Wins

🌿 Sustainable & Product Sponsors:

  • Impala Skate: Sponsored safety gear and skates for performers and guests

  • The Only Straw  Provided compostable and edible drinkware for a zero-waste sipping experience

  • Better Cup Co.: Supplied reusable cups, reinforcing the activation’s low-impact goals

  • Flora Food Group: Sponsored the viral espresso martini soft serve, a vegan treat adored by guests

  • Millsheds Distillery: Supplied spirits for a bespoke cocktail menu featuring native and foraged ingredients

 

These partnerships didn’t just offset costs – they amplified the creative storytelling and values of the activation.

What We Did

We ran the label through the full Business to Brand™ ecosystem, starting from the ground up.

1. Brand Creation: From “Stall” to Story-Led Eco-Luxe Label

  • Clarified her positioning as eco-luxe performance wear for women who use movement to manage stress, build confidence and feel at home in their bodies.

  • Uncovered and crafted her founder story: from corporate burnout to designing pieces that feel like a “second skin of self-respect.”

  • Defined core brand pillars: sustainability, body respect, mental wellbeing and slow fashion — then used them as filters for every decision.
     

2. Identity Toolkit & Visual Direction

  • Evolved the logo and created a complete identity system: typography, colour palette, art direction and tone-of-voice that reflected a refined, editorial, coastal-luxe brand.

  • Built a suite of applications: swing tags, packaging concepts, thank-you cards, digital templates — so the brand showed up consistently everywhere, not just on a Facebook avatar.
     

3. Hero Brand Shoot with Partners & Sponsors

To move her from “stall” vibes to serious brand energy, we:

  • Designed and produced a full brand shoot, securing partners and sponsors for:

    • Location (studio / coastal space)

    • Props and styling

    • Movement professionals (yoga, Pilates, PTs) as authentic talent

  • Directed the shoot to capture a complete content library:

    • Campaign imagery

    • Product detail shots

    • Lifestyle content

    • Founder portraits

  • Structured the deliverables so we had assets for: website, lookbooks, social, PR and stockist pitches from day one.
     

4. Digital Flagship: Taking Her Online

  • Built a clear, conversion-focused online store that mirrored the brand she was growing into — not the “stall energy” she was leaving behind.

  • Organised collections around real-life use cases (e.g. “School run to strategy day,” “Desk to deadlifts”) instead of just colours and styles.

  • Clarified fit, fabric and sustainability information so customers could buy with confidence, even if they’d never visited the markets.
     

5. Audience Engine: From Once-Off Buyers to Community

  • Implemented an email capture strategy at the markets before launch (“Be first to access the online store and new colours”).

  • Built a launch sequence that took stall customers and new audiences on the journey from “market find” to “this is my new favourite brand.”

  • Created an ongoing content rhythm across email and social featuring:

    • Founder story and behind-the-scenes

    • Real customers and movement pros in the pieces

    • Education around eco fabrics, care and longevity
       

6. Spotlight PR & Stockist Strategy

  • Positioned the founder for media and podcast interviews in eco-fashion, women’s wellbeing and the creator-to-founder journey.

  • Developed a stockist and collaboration strategy targeting aligned studios, retreats and independent boutiques — places where her ideal customers already spend time.
     

Provided a media/stockist kit featuring her new imagery, story, product range and values.

The Results

6 major sponsorships secured within a six-week window

Full product integration across the bar, diner, and skate experience

Positive media coverage highlighting both the activation and its sustainability credentials

Enhanced guest experience, with thoughtful, on-theme touches from every sponsor

Stronger brand reputation for both Trolley’d and CARA PR in the event innovation and partnerships space

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As the final nights of Vivid Sydney 2025 approached, Neon Dreams offered festival-goers one last chance to skate under the stars, sip foraged cocktails, enjoy vegan bites, and relive their youth – all thanks to a collaboration between creative minds and conscious brands.

Why This Client Is a Golden Child

CARA PR is proud to have played a pivotal role in delivering a vibrant, sustainable, and wildly successful experience at Vivid Sydney 2025. By connecting bold ideas with the right partners, we helped create a memorable activation that didn’t just dazzle – it delivered.

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