Keys to Planning Great Corporate Entertainment in NYC
Is this your year to plan the corporate party entertainment? Here are some keys to help you plan great corporate entertainment in NYC.
Avoid the Predictable
For an exceptional experience try branching out into a new kind of activity. While everyone loves a good meal, corporate entertainment which consists primarily of eat, drink and go home can quickly become boring. Has your company been doing the same thing every year? Do you find that attendance is dropping, or does everyone show up because the event occurs during work hours? Break out of the rut and surprise your crew with a unique event.
Steer Away from Spectator Activities
Tickets to ballgames or Broadway shows are nice rewards for individual performance, and they can be a super prize for a company game, but passive activities don’t tap into the full benefits the company can achieve through interactive entertainment. Entertainment activities which require interaction between the participants help build relationships, foster teamwork and improve communication – all benefits which carry over from the party to the workplace.
Let Everyone Play
A human resource manager expressed concern to a co-worker over the lack of enthusiasm exhibited by company employees after a recent company picnic. To save money, the company had changed the annual picnic from a weekend family event to an employee lunch during work hours. They even set up teams for fun, competitive activities. The primarily problem, however, was that they limited the games to a total of 30 participants even though they knew 120 employees would be attending. Teams were picked on a first come-first serve basis, and a large number of people interested in participating were turned away. As a result, most people chose to “dine and dash” or skip the lunch altogether. Obviously it’s not a successful event if 90 people are expected to sit around and watch 30 people have fun.
Build Teamwork through Fun
TrivWorks has been offering experiential marketing and corporate entertainment in NYC since 2009 with customized trivia events. Their success has been built upon the fact that fun, competitive activities are not only entertaining, but are also a great teambuilding tool. Playing together allows people who may never encounter one another outside the workplace to forge teams easily when competing for fun prizes and recognition. Laughter shared in such settings has a tremendous impact on future communications.
Live trivia entertainment can be both uproariously funny and educational. TrivWorks uses professional trivia hosts like NY1 News Anchor Pat Kiernan and company founder David Jacobson, who was named one of the best live trivia host in New York City by Time Out New York. Long before the host arrives, however, the team will create a customized trivia game to match your company and culture. Questions covering corporate history, important firsts, insider jokes, and product information are integrated with more general topics covering the arts, entertainment, history and culture. At these events there are no bystanders; everyone gets in on the fun!
Plan, Prepare and Deliver
Success does not happen by accident; it happens by design. Creating great corporate entertainment in NYC is a result of meticulous planning, adequate preparation and a professional delivery. This can be a daunting task to add on top of your already busy workload. But TrivWorks consultants make the process seem relatively effortless. Their initial meeting will help you define the scope and venue of the event. They will ask questions regarding the number of participants and purpose of the event, review potential venues (these can range from your own facility to an art gallery or even a local pub), and delve into your corporate culture. They will use this information to draft a set of customized questions and answers which you will have the opportunity to review.
The consultants will also help prepare by setting up teams. For the best results these should contain a mix of people from different areas within the company. On the day of the event the quiz master and any other staff necessary will be there to make certain your party is an overwhelming success.
Are you ready to step out of the box with some unique entertainment? Then let TrivWorks partner with you to provide an event that will keep people talking for months.