Author archive for Rachel Boucher
Heineken Tears Down the Walls of its House at Coachella
A rearranged Coachella landscape teed up a Heineken House revamp this year, the 20th year of the Indio, CA, festival and Heineken’s 18th year as the official brew of the massive event. What for the past five years has been an activation footprint with a walled structure and a club atmosphere this year morphed into...
At SXSW, Facebook Opens the Doors to its Art Department CSR Program
Social networking sites are about connecting the world and communities, ultimately, through our devices. But for more than a decade, Facebook has been leveraging art to build and impact communities offline. At SXSW this year, Facebook’s Art Department went “live” for the first time in seven years, activating its CSR program and promoting its mission...
Micro-programs: Consumers Tweet for Lucky Charms ‘Drops’ on St. Patrick’s Day
General Mills’ Lucky Charms brand partnered with delivery service Shipt for a Saint Patrick’s Day micro-program in Boston that had consumers posting on social media to be selected for a delivery of the cereal by its brand character, Lucky, himself. The daylong program, which began at 12:01 a.m. on the holiday, invited consumers to post...
How Chevy is Making a Difference Among Girls with its Soccer Sponsorship
Sponsorships connect brands to consumer passion points, but they can also open doors to help brands make a real difference in the lives of fans. Chevrolet recently wrapped a fifth season of its GoalKeepers campaign, a program built with the Women’s Sports Foundation surrounding the brand’s Manchester United sponsorship in the U.K. The goal of...