Rachel Boucher

The 2008 recession hammered the event industry. And while events returned in full force, as organizations recognized the direct correlation between their absence and holes left in the pipeline, the return of events in a post-pandemic world will require a paradigm shift. The learnings from the economic recovery a decade ago are difficult to apply […]

In the two weeks that it became clear COVID-19 would be choking out events in North America, with travel restrictions and quarantine orders setting off in domino effect, event teams behind their season’s b-to-b events had a big decision to make: to postpone or to pivot. For those companies that pivoted, it was a race […]

After a forced hiatus in mid-March due to COVID-19, Monster Energy AMA Supercross resumed made-for-TV-only racing on May 31 at Salt Lake City’s Rice–Eccles Stadium. The reopening plan included mandated prescreening and testing, PPE, sanitization efforts, social distancing, and a partnership with Alpinestars Medical Unit, which assists on-site. Even though there are no spectators, each […]

There’s an elephant in the room when it comes to many virtual events: Not all speakers are as comfortable talking to a camera or screen as they are to an audience. They can’t feed off the energy in the room when, technically, there isn’t a room. In approaching a virtual pivot for its annual sales […]

The pivot for event marketers has not only involved shifting from physical to digital where possible, it has required a shifting of messaging and goals to account for lives being changed and economic factors changing how brands conduct business. Over the years, storytelling has become a key component of marketing strategies to help humanize brands […]