Rachel Boucher

There’s something visceral about a live performance—the feeling that “anything can happen,” the powerful emotions it can elicit and the human connection that rarely comes through on a screen. And in the age of second screens (and more) event marketers are leveraging tactics like live theater to offer something decidedly analog with the two-for-one thrill […]

HP and Intel transformed Surrender nightclub in Las Vegas into an immersive “Star Wars” event during CES 2016 that incorporated its products and celebrated HP’s partnership with Disney and the epic franchise. Retail and channel partners, and VIP customers attended the event on Jan. 7 headlined by DJ Kaskade a few weeks after the much […]

Seven years ago we published a comprehensive report on the State of Green meetings and events. We talked recycling, composting, paper-free events, refillable water bottles and innovations in solar and kinetic energy to power experiences. We launched a monthly series called Green Lights where we explored specific innovations in the “greening” of events. Then, gradually, […]

To highlight its acquisition by SAP and establish itself as a leader in the human resources management solutions space, Success Factors, a cloud-based software provider, took its exhibit at the 2015 HR Technology Conference & Expo to new heights—literally. Success Factors incorporated a 20-foot-tall vertical wall within its exhibit footprint and unleashed a cadre of […]

Retail brand Life is Good, whose goal is to spread positivity through its happy face logo and charitable missions, is known for its proprietary events like the Life is Good Festival held in its home state of Massachusetts. But this past fall, the brand shifted gears, going back to its roots by taking its message […]