Rachel Boucher

To know the fan, you must be the fan. And brands that showed up to Fanatics Fest 2026 proved it. We navigated around talent walkways—how stars get from backstage to in-booth panels and appearances—drops and more. Here’s what stuck out.

The Event Marketing Measurement Association (EMMA, formerly EMMC) has launched the industry’s most comprehensive event measurement certification course, designed for event and marketing people at all levels—from professionals beginning their event measurement journeys to seasoned marketers who want to up their measurement game. The course was created by leaders at EMMA, with practical experience measuring […]

The earliest post-event surveys in the experiential marketing industry often involved a clipboard, pen and paper, and covered broad-stroke sentiment markers and anecdotal feedback on intent. (Are they “most likely,” or aren’t they?) But the survey has evolved into a strategic evaluation tool that’s designed to maximize that precious feedback time, that’s live-wired to be […]

Consumers are embracing tools to help automate their lives and their work, because while today they enjoy an economy of endless choices, the biggest luxury in a culture moving at warp-speed is… time. Experiential marketers are uniquely suited to ensure time is well spent, which is why they’re basing entire event strategies on the clock. […]

Welcome to Studio Sessions, interviews filmed in the field with the minds behind the moments. In this episode, Leah Stark, director of experiential marketing at Ecolab, joins us at the 2026 Experiential Marketing Summit to discuss what it means to be a bold-thinker and risk-taker in the industry, and what that looks like in practice. […]