Author archive for Rachel Boucher
How Scottish Craft Beer Brand Innis & Gunn Activated Small-scale Photo Ops in Canada
The beer category is recession-proof, and if the last eight months have proven anything, it’s pandemic-proof, too. But that doesn’t mean marketers are putting the pause on awareness campaigns. On the heels of being named The Most Recommended Beer in the U.K. by the YouGov Brand Index, Scottish craft beer brand Innis & Gunn, the...
How Nutanix Activated a Virtual Environment in the Absence of Industry Shows
In the absence of industry shows and events, companies like cloud computing software brand Nutanix have turned to virtual environments to engage existing and prospective customers. For Nutanix, the impacts of COVID-19 created a “hole” in its fiscal calendar that needed to be filled as its industry shows and its own events were pushed out...
What Event Marketers Can Learn from Airbnb Online Experiences
We attended an Airbnb Online Experience. It gave us hope for virtual engagement Among the building blocks of experiential are trial, connection and creation—aspects of the live event essential to memory-making that aren’t as easily replicated in a digital setting. As event marketers shift their focus to digital and to virtual events, the challenge lies...
Four Issues to Consider When Negotiating Event Contracts Amid COVID-19
As part of the unraveling of event programming this year, and beyond, marketers have had to dig into their contracts to determine what they’re on the hook for, what they’re not, and how to move forward. And when events do ramp back up the legal landscape will be a trickier one to navigate. We tapped...