Author archive for Rachel Boucher
Three Trends Shaping the Evolution of Green Events
There was a time when “going green” simply meant eliminating paper waste, recycling and shutting off lights. While that is still true today, the definition has expanded greatly. Event industry leaders are taking a holistic approach to the issue, looking at sustainability in terms of the whole life cycle of an event and the trickle-down...
How Goodyear Boosted Employee Engagement
For Goodyear, the sponsorship of the new Akron Marathon Rubber City Race Series Half Marathon & 10K wasn’t just an opportunity to engage and support the community in which its global headquarters is located. The sponsorship also offered an opportunity to boost engagement within—starting with the brand’s employees in the lead up to race day...
AOL Supersizes the Mobile Experience
Kicking off Advertising Week in New York City on Sept. 28, AOL had a “big” story to tell as illustrated by hosting its Future Front 2015 event (a follow-up to last year’s Programmatic Upfront) at Basketball City, Pier 36. The brand wanted to paint a bigger and thus clearer picture of the industry and its...
Pandora Throws a Block Party for Listeners in L.A.
Pandora on Aug. 15 hosted a line-up of six chart-topping artists and offered a platform for nine sponsors to activate during Summer Crush, a free event for Pandora listeners in Los Angeles. Using the streaming service’s proprietary algorithm as a targeting tool, invites were directed to music fans that listened to Jason Derulo, Steve Aoki,...