Author archive for Rachel Boucher
Top Booths from the 2024 New York International Auto Show
The 2024 New York International Auto Show featured a tight cast of brand characters as well as lessons in organizing supersized booth footprints. Approximately 20 major automotive brands exhibited on the main level of the Javits Convention Center for the 124-year-old NYIAS show, which ran March 29 through April 7. Heavy lifestyle messaging, CSR missions,...
Ignite by 4-H Summit: Ideas and Inspiration from a Conference Built for Teens
What can event marketers expect from the next generation of event attendee? Look no further than the National 4-H Council’s Ignite Summit, a teen-centered event for 1,200 high schoolers and adult educators, which significantly reduced its number of “structured” breakout sessions on offer between the inaugural event in 2023 and this year’s event. That decision...
Agency HR Update: Hiring and Retention Trends
In our 2024 Agency Business Outlook report, agency leaders report that hiring continues to be one of the top three investments they are making, with special focus on creative, account services and production roles. But across the country, hiring and retention trends amid an ever-evolving workplace continue to have trickle-down influence on the way event...
Agency Leader Chats: Changes, Investments and the Economy
From acquisitions to strategic hiring to acting as consultant to the new faces in client organizations, event agency leaders and their employees continue to ride the waves of economic and cultural evolutions. What we’re learning: Partnerships between clients and agencies are viewed as even more valuable than ever on the corporate side due to changes...