Rachel Boucher

What do Hero Cat, Psy’s “Gangnam Style,” and a make-out session during the 2011 Vancouver riots, the picture of which was one of the three most published photos in the world that year, have in common? Each of the scenarios went viral, earning billions of views. But as Ben Kaplan, ceo of PR Hacker explains, […]

Following a dramatic rebrand this summer, Lean Cuisine on Oct. 26 activated an art installation at Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall aimed at reducing the negative emotions and anxiety women associate with the bathroom scale. Artist Annica Lydenberg helped bring the brand’s new messaging to life, which is shifting away from “dieting” and instead “advocating […]

Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo took commuter events to a new level with a total train takeover to promote the opening of its first Midwest store in Chicago. The brand wrapped a Chicago Transit train in graphics and hosted consumers on 15-minute party loops (on the El, Downtown Loop) while delivering messaging and serving up prizes. […]

For the second summer in a row, Brand USA, a public-private organization that promotes international travel to the U.S., sent teams of international travel influencers on content-gathering great American road trips. This year the brand targeted new areas of the country and re-structured the program to generate more consistent content results for its online channels. […]

New York City’s Penn Station is a more than 100-year-old architectural landmark and busy railroad hub. So imagine the surprise and delight of Amtrak train travelers when they came across a futuristic “Teleporter” that whisked them away instantly to another city. The experience, activated in the Amtrak Rotunda at the station Sept. 14-25, helped Amtrak […]