Rachel Boucher

Rachel joined Event Marketer in 2012 and today serves as the brand's head of content. Her travels covering the experiential marketing industry have ranged from CES in Las Vegas to Spring Break in Panama City Beach, Florida (hey, it's never too late)—and everywhere in between.
  • Warrior Drives Hockey Demos with a Retail Tour

    Warrior Sports, a hockey brand in the New Balance Athletic Shoe portfolio, conducted its first-ever retail tour at the end of the summer, targeting 29 retail locations with a faux hockey rink and hockey stick demo activation. The tour, which traveled in a wrapped sprinter van, kicked off July 30 in Detroit, MI, and wrapped […]

  • Rodent Tartar, Anyone? FX Turns Up The Horror

    Vampire culture is leaving its mark on TV and in movies, but FX’s series “The Strain” takes fang fiction to a whole new level. Based on the novel by Guillermo del Toro, the plot follows the spread of an evil and ancient strain of vampirism, and the war waging to fight it. To promote the […]

  • Five Tips For Nailing the Black Tie Event

    LG Electronics USA in September hosted the Art of the Pixel Gala, the kind of event most of us get to experience maybe once a year—which is just the level of expectation the brand wanted to set. The gala launched a new LG TV and it brought together celebrities, press, executives, clients and student-finalists from […]

  • Using Oculus Rift, Mechanics Get a Lesson in Bosch

    Since its release, Oculus Rift has thrilled gamers and inspired marketers to redefine the “immersive” consumer experience. Some are pioneering fresh territory. This season, Bosch Automotive Aftermarket U.S., manager of supply logistics and sales of automotive spare parts, is applying virtual reality to b-to-b events. The 25-week Bosch Xperience Mobile Tour is taking automotive parts wholesalers, […]

  • Steal-Worthy Ideas from Music Festival VIP Packages

    Dutch company G3 Festivals in September officially launched an exclusive lodging service in the U.S. at the EDM festival TomorrowWorld, Atlanta. The luxury tents have hardwood decks, wooden camp beds, fluffy pillows, a table and chairs as well as lighting and a cubby for valuables. Located next to a 24-hour reception, bar and restaurant, lounge […]