Rachel Boucher

ESSENCE magazine and partner Toyota capitalized on the Instagram museum trend in December with #SensoryWonderland, a multisensory playground that celebrated Afrofuturism while generating buzz for the new 2018 Toyota Camry. The event amplified Toyota’s Sensations marketing campaign, which “aims to tap into drivers’ emotions and the sensations they feel behind the wheel,” says Jovanca Maitland, […]

Millennials enjoy traveling with colleagues, are “more sociable” than older business travelers, they enjoy connecting with family and friends while they’re traveling and they’re the most security-conscious generation traveling today, according to new research in the Connected Traveler Study released by Carlson Wagonlit Travel. The study results offer event marketers insights for making millennial b-to-b […]

Artisan cheese, house-made charcuterie and protein-rich grains and seeds are out, local veggies and meats, ethnic dishes and fast-casual concepts with a twist are in, according to the National Restaurant Association’s annual “What’s Hot” survey of 700 professional chefs for menu trends in 2018. Trends expected to heat up in the new year: “Doughnuts with […]

From Slurpee trucks to employee benefits on a big bus to “Paw Patrol” and barnyard family stuff, brands of every shape and size hit the road this year with a wide variety of experiential tour concepts, strategies and consumer targets. Some activated out of inventive and eye-catching tour vehicles. (Adult Swim may have given the Wienermobile a […]

Marie Claire in 2016 connected 100 women in business on the East Coast with 100 women in business on the West Coast for “Power Trip.”