Juanita Chavarro Arias

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.

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 […]

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 […]

Mobile tour programs have a lot of benefits wrapped up in one. They often involve reusable assets, saving marketers money amid rising costs. They’re flexible, allowing teams to adjust routes to avoid hazards or maximize time. They reach a wide range of audiences, and deliver insights and results you can compare region by region. And […]

The Formula 1 United States Grand Prix is known for serving up a quintessential Texas experience, with cowboy hats and boots sported in the stands, barbecue cooking on the grill, drivers riding horses into the paddock and the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders performing on track ahead of the race start. An estimated 400,000-plus fans attended the […]