Rachel Boucher

As title sponsor of the 2015 Amgen Tour of California for a 10th year, Amgen, a biopharmaceutical company, deployed wellness activations at stops along the cycling route in the fan experience called the Lifestyle Festival. The race (owned by AEG) kicked off May 8 in Sacramento, traveling along California’s most recognizable roadways, highways and coastline […]

The Amgen Tour of California is the largest cycling event in North America. Owned by AEG, it attracts pro-cyclists, including world champions, and is widely considered a precursor or practice event to the Tour de France in July. Engagement opportunities abound inside this eight-market weeklong event, both along the route and at a festival that moves to […]

“The sixth floor, that’s where the really cool bar is,” says a woman to a friend in the elevator at Spring Studios in lower Manhattan, Tribeca Film Festival’s new-this-year event venue. It was home to the festival’s Storyscapes Exhibit and Lounge, presented with headline sponsor Bombay Sapphire April 16-18, that showcased five interactive projects by […]

The IPA or India Pale Ale is the No. 1 category in craft beer, and expectedly, the competition for attention is stiff. So when Cooperstown, NY-based Brewery Ommegang set out to launch Nirvana IPA, its first American-style IPA, the company took a cue from experiential. Rather than take a conventional route with a special on-premise […]

After a successful inaugural year targeting retail associates in 2014, Weber has expanded the Weber Grill Academy Experience mobile tour—and this spring, the brand is evolving the strategy to include a consumer-focused leg in the schedule. The program, which launched in February, has expanded from two touring units to three units, splitting coverage across the […]