Juanita Chavarro Arias

Juanita is Event Marketer's managing editor. She joined EM in 2022 and has a passion for magazine production and exciting events.
  • Q&A: Audible’s James Finn Reflects on the Impact of Experiential, Authenticity and Fandom

    Throughout this year, Audible has set out to prove that its experience isn’t limited to the ear. The brand has embarked on a tour of tentpole festivals in the U.S., popping up with themed activations ranging from ski lodges to carnivals, while also taking part in international events and fan cons to reach new markets […]

  • Cheetos Challenges Fans to Escape Chester Cheetah’s Cabin Using their ‘Other Hand’

    It’s impossible to enjoy Cheetos without getting a little, or a lot, of Cheetle on your fingers—you know, that signature orange dust. A Cheetle-covered hand can get messy, and that’s the premise behind Cheetos’ “Other Hand” campaign, which launched in the spring and highlights the challenge of keeping one hand free while eating the cheesy […]

  • Looking Back on the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, with GMR’s Jeff Handler and Dennis Jenders

    The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games took the world by storm this summer, and hundreds of event and experiential professionals were on the ground taking in the sights and sounds of the French capital, while making brand activations happen. We spoke with Jeff Handler, vp-Olympic and Paralympic clients, and Dennis Jenders, executive strategy director, from GMR about how brands tied their activations’ storytelling to the Games, how they enhanced the experience of athletes in the Olympic Village and how they stepped up their game since the Rio and Tokyo Summer Olympics.

  • Rebranded Network ION Champions Women’s Sports with a Grand Central Pop-up

    ION, a TV network known for its crime and justice procedural programming, recently underwent a rebrand, that not only updated its color palette and key art, but also added a slate of women’s sports. What started with broadcasting WNBA games has grown to include the NWSL, accessible to fans without a paywall. To reintroduce ION […]

  • Inside Coca-Cola’s Evolving Formula 1 US Grand Prix Sponsorship Strategy

    When Coca-Cola became the official soft drink, non-sparkling water and sports drink provider of Austin, TX-based Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in the summer of 2023, the brand was on a three-month time crunch to prepare its trackside activation for the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages partnered with the corporate sponsorship […]