Posts Tagged ‘corporate event entertainment’
10 Questions Your Boss Has About the Corporate Event Entertainment Vendor
So you’ve been assigned the unglamorous task of identifying options for the upcoming corporate event’s entertainment. Whether it’s an employee team building activity, holiday party, client entertainment function or brand awareness event, in the end it all boils down to you spending a lot of time asking friends and colleagues for recommendations, trolling through Google,…
Read MoreHow to Maximize Slim Budgets When Entertaining Employees
The recession isn’t over like we thought. As reported last week, only 18,000 US jobs were created last month, and unemployment is still over 9%. In this type of economy, 2 realities emerge: 1) employees aren’t as likely to leave the security of their jobs, and 2) they are going to be working harder for…
Read MoreWhich Era is Your Corporate Culture From?
My wife and I just saw the new Woody Allen film “Midnight in Paris” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Not to spoil it for those who haven’t already seen, but basically the premise is a guy goes to Paris, and finds himself inexplicably transported at the stroke of midnight to different eras of Parisian…
Read MoreWhy So Complicated? Less is More with Employee Entertainment Activities
I’ve worked with many companies and corporate groups over the years, with the goal of developing customized employee entertainment in NYC and the surrounding areas. I don’t have to tell you how hard New Yorkers are working every day – especially since the economy tanked in 2009, and many people are doing twice as much…
Read More7 Crucial Reads for Entertainment Event Professionals
I’ve been planning and producing events for ten years, most of which has been in the entertainment sector. While there is absolutely no substitute for experience, I still find it important to round out my knowledge of corporate event entertainment and employee team building activities by reading whatever I can get my hands on. Below…
Read MoreMatching Company Culture with Summer Associate & Intern Entertainment
Each summer, New York City and other large metropolitan areas are flooded with summer associates & interns – undergrad & graduate students from across the country and world, who arrive for highly competitive (and often lucrative) temporary positions at leading financial, legal and other professional institutions. This summer staff typically works hard and plays hard,…
Read MoreConducting Virtual Team Building Events – MTV Case Study
It’s a classic problem for office managers, corporate event planners and human resources professionals in the 21st Century. You have been tasked with creating a team building activity to help boost morale & foster goodwill amongst the disparate groups which make up your office or department. The only problem is, while you and the majority…
Read MoreHow to Make Corporate Entertainment Events Memorable
This being Memorial Day, I thought it would be a good opportunity to discuss one of the most sought-after aspects of corporate event entertainment, which is how to make it memorable. Whether we’re talking about corporate parties for clients & senior staff, employee team building activities or experiential marketing events to raise brand awareness, the…
Read MoreEvent Planner’s Guide to Surviving Cancellations
I hold a rather unique position in the word of event professionals, being both a planner and a supplier. As such, I can attest to two things regarding event cancellations: 1) they are inevitable, and 2) they are no fun. Neither the planner nor the talent enjoys being told that, for one reason or another,…
Read MoreMaking Trivia Questions Bulletproof
As a trivia theme party planner and team building event producer, I am responsible for researching and writing trivia questions which are appropriate for a wide variety of audiences: bankers, lawyers, teachers, IT professionals, nonprofits, government workers- you name it, it’s up to me to customize it. One aspect of my job, however, which remains…
Read More5 Trivia Event Rules, and Why They Matter
Every game has rules, and live trivia events are no exception. In order to ensure that an event is run both fairly and efficiently, there are several crucial rules which much be effectively communicated to the group, and enforced by the host. Below are the most important rules employed in a live trivia event, and…
Read MoreHow to Specialize Without Being Pigeonholed
I recently returned from my honeymoon, during which time I had the chance to do some relaxed reading- however, instead of my usual diet of books about social media, collaboration & business development, I was able to enjoy some fiction, as well as other lighter stuff. One of the books I got to was Red:…
Read MoreSelecting the Perfect Trivia Team Building Venue
So you’ve decided to have a trivia team building event for your employees. Where should it be held? The venue of the activity is a crucial component to the overall event’s success, and should be considered carefully. Depending on your industry, company culture, geographic location and of course unique team makeup, there are a variety…
Read MoreTechnology & Live Trivia Events: A User’s Guide
I’ve never been into technology- no toys, gadgets etc. for me. I resisted getting a cell phone until the year 2000, when I got my first events job traveling the country producing campaign events for Gore/Lieberman, and my parents insisted on me having one. In fact, one of the things I like so much about…
Read More7 Social Media Must-Reads for Corporate Event Planners & Producers
I’m a huge reader, basically anything I can get my hands on. When I first entered the social media world in 2009 by joining Facebook (a late entrant, yes) and then later by joining Twitter, I knew that having a firm grasp on social media was going to be crucial in my effort to build…
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