Rachel Boucher

During the first few months of the pandemic, most event marketers were in panic mode, picking up content from canceled in-person events and dropping it into virtual platforms. Their No. 1 concern? They just wanted the technology to work. But as time has marched on, the conversation is evolving and turning back to what experiential […]

Mail-home kits and other experience-to-consumer tactics have become a lifeline for many brands in the wake of canceled event programs, especially for CPG brands that rely on mass sampling to launch product and build loyalty. When Dave’s Killer Bread canceled a bicoastal tour to support the launch of its new organic burger buns, it baked […]

Among brands to take advantage of the drive-in phenomenon that’s keeping hope afloat for many event marketers this summer is Nissan, which recently signed on as a sponsor of CHI-Together, a socially distanced experience platform at Soldier Field parking lot in Chicago that since July 8 has hosted movies, pre-show live performances and other activities […]

Located in a parking lot at Soldier Field, CHI-Together bills itself as the largest ongoing socially safe event in the Midwest. But it’s not just the entertainment that’s putting this platform on the map. It’s the touchpoint-rich programming that is helping forge a new path for sponsorship engagement in the COVID era. Since its launch […]

FX was in the midst of planning its seventh year activating outside the convention center at Comic-Con International: San Diego when COVID-19 struck. With the convention shifting to digital as Comic-Con@Home, FX formulated a program that would honor the things fans love about the network’s in-person activation with immersive and interactive elements. “We approached it […]