Author archive for Rachel Boucher
Brand USA Tightens Up its Content Strategy
For the second summer in a row, Brand USA, a public-private organization that promotes international travel to the U.S., sent teams of international travel influencers on content-gathering great American road trips. This year the brand targeted new areas of the country and re-structured the program to generate more consistent content results for its online channels....
Amtrak Whisks Travelers Away in a Teleporter
New York City’s Penn Station is a more than 100-year-old architectural landmark and busy railroad hub. So imagine the surprise and delight of Amtrak train travelers when they came across a futuristic “Teleporter” that whisked them away instantly to another city. The experience, activated in the Amtrak Rotunda at the station Sept. 14-25, helped Amtrak...
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...