Author archive for Rachel Boucher
Q&A: San Francisco Travel Association Discusses Event Safety and Business
Cities across the country are grappling with socio-economic crises exacerbated by the pandemic, but if going by headlines alone, San Francisco is certainly getting the most heat. The city’s challenges related to homelessness, crime and drugs are part of a combination of factors that are impacting the city’s event business, with a number of big...
Podcast: Launch Stories—Creating an Event for an Industry
Creating an event for the industry, as opposed to only your customers, is a power move that requires a nuanced approach. But, with the right timing and the right strategy, the result of an event like this is a healthier, better connected, and legitimized community that can only boost business for all, as well as...
Five Reasons Why Figma’s Config User Conference Has Grown 750% in Five Years
Community building is more important than ever for annual events to thrive today, and web-based design platform Figma has found success in not only supporting the community but letting the community take the reins of its five-year-old user conference, Config. And it’s paying off. The community of users (product designers, builders and marketers) helps populate...
A ‘Transformers’ Street Mural Activation Packs a Commercial Punch for Hasbro and Amazon
To capitalize on the buzz surrounding the release of the “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” feature film in the U.S., and to drive traffic to the official “Transformers” Amazon storefront where exclusive toys, apparel and other products are available, Hasbro in collaboration with Amazon activated a fan event in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn,...