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How to Prepare for Gothamist Trivia Night – 10/2 at The Bell House
Gothamist Trivia Night As announced earlier this month, Gothamist – NYC’s most popular blog for local news and culture – will be offering their first-ever trivia night on Wednesday, October 2nd at The Bell House, which TrivWorks has the honor and privilege of co-producing! For those who are not familiar with TrivWorks’ long-running Bell House…
Read MoreNYC Team Building Activities: Are We in the Post-Scavenger Hunt Era?
NYC team building activities I love scavenger hunts – always have. In fact, during high school and college I often took it upon myself to create large campus & city-wide scavenger hunts for my friends, simply for the joy of it. Back in 2006, I started working as Director of Adult Programs at the 92nd…
Read MoreYour Staff Agrees: Most Team Building Activities Suck
Staff team building activities Want to try a fun experiment? Ask your direct reports right now if they want to do some team building activities. You don’t even have to tell me their reactions – I can imagine them already: backs stiffening, eyes rolling, minds wandering. The very mention of the words “team building” usually…
Read MoreThe Most Important Goal for Team Building Activities: Get People Talking
Team Building Activities Whenever I receive an inquiry from somebody asking about team building activities in NYC and beyond, the first question I ask is: why are we doing this event? What is the intended purpose – and, more importantly, what is the desired outcome? More often than not, for team building inquiries the answer…
Read MoreTonight: Disalmanac’s “Fact or Fiction” Trivia Event at The Bell House – Free!
Tonight, the TrivWorks team will be headed back to The Bell House in Gowanus, Brooklyn – home to the largest trivia nights in New York City – to produce a very special event: “Fact or Fiction,” held in partnership with Disalmanc – the Web’s home for “fact-like facts!” Open to the public and FREE to…
Read MoreUndelivered Emails + Shoddy Customer Service = Blog Post
Yesterday afternoon, we received a bulk delivery of 8 event inquiry Emails from prospective clients, which had been submitted through our Website. The only problem is, these Emails had been sent over the course of the past month; for whatever reason, instead of being delivered immediately, they were queued on our Email service provider’s server.…
Read MoreAnnounced! “Weird Al” Yankovic at 92Y a Prize at 8/22 Disalmanac “Fact or Fiction” Night
We published a contest yesterday to see if you could figure out which upcoming 92nd Street Y lecture would be a prize at our FREE 8/22 “Fact or Fiction” night at The Bell House, held in partnership with Disalmanac. Of all the great speakers coming to 92Y this fall, only one contributed a random fact…
Read MoreContest: Guess Which 92Y Lecture Will Be a Prize at 8/22 Disalmanac “Fact or Fiction” Night?
Next Thursday, August 22nd TrivWorks will be headed back to The Bell House in Brooklyn to co-produce Fact or Fiction Night – a special FREE event with our friends Disalmanac, the Web’s home for fact-like facts! Disalmanac is celebrating the release of their new book next month, and in addition to some great trivia, comedy…
Read MoreSurprises: The Secret to Creating Memorable Team Building Events
Creating Memorable Team Building Events Last night, TrivWorks had the honor of once again partnering with AdAge magazine to produce a fun, high-energy customized trivia night – only this time, instead of a brand engagement event for their advertisers, we were tasked with creating a team building activity in NYC for their annual editorial staff…
Read MoreChallenge Accepted! TrivWorks Facts vs Disalmanac “Fact-Like Facts” – The Battle is On!
On Thursday, August 22nd we will be headed back to The Bell House in Brooklyn for a free event: Fact or Fiction Night, held in partnership with Disalmanac, the Web’s home for fact-like facts (new book being released in September). As the owner of a trivia company, TrivWorks founder David Jacobson is a staunch defender…
Read MoreHow Important is “Silliness” at Team Building Activities?
Team Building Activities for Work We always conclude our trivia team building activities with a comprehensive recap after the event, and during one such call recently I received an interesting piece of feedback. The client had never worked with us before, and while overall her group had a terrific bonding experience and was eager to…
Read MoreRecognizing “The Economist” – Originators of Using Live Trivia as a Brand Engagement Tactic
This week, it was announced that TrivWorks would have the privilege of partnering with Gothamist, NYC’s most popular local blog, to help produce their first-ever Gothamist trivia night. As the founder of a professional trivia event production company specializing in trivia team building and brand engagement events in NYC and elsewhere, I can’t begin to…
Read MoreWhat Qualifications Must a NYC Trivia Team Building Professional Have?
NYC Team Building Professional This is a unique thing I do, using trivia for corporate team building in NYC and elsewhere, and as I’ve said before, there’s a great deal of mystery and confusion surrounding just what a trivia team building professional is – and isn’t. As trivia grows in popularity in New York City…
Read MoreJust Announced! Gothamist Partners with TrivWorks to Produce First-Ever Trivia Night
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Gothamist – NYC’s most popular blog for local news, events and culture – has partnered with TrivWorks to produce their first-ever trivia night! On Wednesday, October 2nd Gothamist Trivia Night: Know Your City will take over The Bell House in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Intended to take the beloved Big…
Read MoreAnnounced: Become a Contestant on NBC’s ‘Million Second Quiz’ at 8/22 Disalmanac ‘Fact or Fiction’ Night!
As we gear up for our upcoming ‘Fact or Fiction’ night on August 22nd at The Bell House (which is FREE, by the way), we are looking for fun and unique ways to reward Brooklyn’s trivia lovers, as well as thank you for coming out and supporting our event co-presenters Disalmanac. As such, we are…
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