Rachel Boucher

Rachel joined Event Marketer in 2012 and today serves as the brand's head of content. Her travels covering the experiential marketing industry have ranged from CES in Las Vegas to Spring Break in Panama City Beach, Florida (hey, it's never too late)—and everywhere in between.
  • How Barone Fini’s New Wine Label Helped a Sampling Campaign Take Flight

    Italian wine brand Barone Fini’s Pinot Grigio: Valdadige is a best-seller, but with the launch of a new label that replaces the family crest with a hot air balloon icon, the brand saw an opportunity to promote this new positioning and drive trial among affluent wine-drinkers in the process. Leaning into that hot air balloon […]

  • The #DellExperience Returns to SXSW with a ‘Syndicated’ Content Strategy and Music

    In an installation-rich environment with share-worthy moments, immersive activations as well as a compelling lineup of content and—of course—live music, Austin-based Dell Technologies celebrated SXSW’s return to in-person with its long running #DellExperience lounge. The theme of the experience was “Creativity Brings us Together,” which came to life through stories surrounding sustainability, startups and new […]

  • Godiva Says ‘Treat Yourself’ with 20-Foot-Tall Chocolate Box Activations

    Supporting a retail strategy that increases the availability of the iconic Godiva chocolate everywhere, the chocolatier, which is celebrating its 95th anniversary, stood up larger-than-life installations of two of its iconic boxes in high-traffic locations in New York City. While the experiences were activated in time for Valentine’s Day, Godiva’s campaign messaging is encouraging consumers […]

  • Intel Had Always Planned for a Digital-first CES: Inside its Pandemic-era Strategy

    Despite many brands pulling out of their planned physical experiences at CES’s grand return to in-person amid the omicron surge, Intel’s hybrid strategy for the show served as a lifeline that allowed the brand to stay the course on-site and implement a “digital-first live experience, with minimal on-site staff” that was in keeping with its […]

  • Grand Ex 2021: Visible Earns Campaign of the Year for ‘Red Rocks Unpaused’

    How Verizon’s all-digital phone service brand set the stage for a new era of digital + live campaigns Founded in 2018, Visible was in year two of a marketing trajectory designed to explain its unique offering when the pandemic hit. Cheeky and friendly with its marketing, the challenger brand had been diligently gaining national brand […]