Posts by David
Press Release – TrivWorks Helps Raise Funds and Awareness for the American Cancer Society
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11 November 2011 TrivWorks Helps Raise Funds and Awareness for the American Cancer Society New York, New York – Since 2009, David Jacobson has been revolutionizing the event planning industry in NYC with the most unique and exciting corporate events New York has ever seen. By integrating teamwork and…
Read More5 Tips to Make Your Office Holiday Party More Meaningful
Holiday season is around the corner, and if you’re a company owner or manager of the HR department, you are likely planning your holiday party in earnest (or planning to plan it, anyway). One refrain I keep hearing over and over again from people inquiring about NYC holiday party entertainment is, “how can we make…
Read MoreNote to Trivia Hosts: Beware the Hot Mic Gaffe
You would think in this day and age, after so many famous “hot mic” gaffes, that people who routinely speak in public would know better. Yet as news of yesterday’s open mic flub involving US President Obama and France’s President Sarkozy clearly demonstrated, even world leaders in 2011 are susceptible to saying something embarrassing, unintended…
Read More7 Simple Tips for Working with Celebrities at Corporate Entertainment Events
Over the course of my career in the events industry, I’ve had the good fortune and opportunity to work with a wide range of celebrities – first during stints in the concert industry and as a political campaign event staffer, followed by a more prolonged run in the PR industry. For nearly six years, I…
Read MoreBook Recommendation for HR Managers: “Social Media Strategies for Professionals and Their Firms”
As we approach the end of 2011, I think it’s fair to assume that most organizations who wish to remain competitive in the digital marketplace should have at least a rudimentary social media presence. As far as using social media for human resources, it should go without saying that social media tools are vital in…
Read MoreFriday Fun: 10 Pop Culture Trivia Questions About Wall Street
I’m trying something new today, in the spirit of keeping workplaces fun and helping everyone end the workweek on a positive note. Rather than writing one of my usual posts about trivia team building, corporate entertainment or brand engagement activities, here are 10 pop culture trivia questions inspired by the news of the week, which…
Read MoreTrivia Questions For: Amy Plitt, Senior Editor, Time Out New York
Win VIP Tickets to “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire!”
In a very special event, we are thrilled to announce that our friends from the television game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire will be on-hand at next week’s trivia night at Social Bar & Lounge in Manhattan, to present a very special prize to our winning team: VIP tickets to attend an upcoming…
Read MoreConfessions of a Professional NYC Trivia Host
I’ve been a professional trivia host in New York City for over 5 years, and have loved every second of it. NYC is arguably the world’s greatest trivia town, and I’ve been fortunate enough to have produced a wide variety of bar trivia nights, trivia fund raisers, private corporate events and public brand awareness events…
Read MoreWhy Every Day is Halloween in Workplaces with Low Morale
It’s Halloween today, and if your office is like many here in New York City you’ve made sure to fill the workplace with cobwebs, pumpkins and other themed decorations. Depending on your company’s policies, staff may also be wearing costumes as well, to an acceptable degree. You may think that Halloween only comes once a…
Read MoreWhy Managers Should Encourage Employees to Socialize Outside of Work
My career path has been atypical to say the least. Since I graduated collage without a clue as to what to do, I wound up taking jobs more out of necessity than with a clear career trajectory in mind. As such, I didn’t always find myself working in the kind of environments which I would…
Read MoreSelling Points at Bar Trivia Night is Bad Business
Some rather disappointing news was recently brought to my attention. It seems that one of the Manhattan bar trivia nights I helped found has taken on a new tactic, in an effort to drum up business. Their new deal is simple: buy a pitcher of beer, and get a point added to your team’s score.…
Read MoreHow to Idiot-Proof Your Office Holiday Party
My wife and I are expecting our first child this winter, and in preparation we are taking one of those “Welcome to Childbirth & Parenthood” classes. The most recent session took a merciful detour from placentas and swollen ankles to cover how to care for an infant, where among other things we learned the rudiments…
Read MoreShould Corporate Team Building Activities be Mandatory?
Here’s one I haven’t quite got worked out yet. The whole point of a corporate team building activity is to get a work group to function better: to improve communication, boost morale & trust, and practice positive teamwork skills which may be put to use back in the office. But if this is imposed on…
Read MoreTrivWorks Delivers the Hottest Company Team Building Trivia Events in NYC
Are you looking for an exciting alternative to staff meetings that can help improve productivity and boost morale? Are you looking for a fun and exciting way to reward your employees while still maintaining professionalism and unity throughout your team? There are a variety of different event planning companies in the area that promise excellent…
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