December 1st, 2009 2:37 pm
Corporate entertainment days can really be quite tedious, as anyone who has experienced a few will confirm. It is often the same venue used every time, with the same people, food and activities.Sometimes you get lucky and the events are actually really entertaining and involve doing something a bit different. Sporting events are a pretty safe bet for most corporate hospitality days, but even they have weaknesses. Here are the main pros and cons.
Pros. One of the biggest plus points of sports events is that they are fun and the pressure of entertaining is taken off the host as the guests are focused on the performers.This allows everyone to chill out a little more and get on with the important things, like telling each other how great they are. Further more, as most sports events are of a reasonable length of time, you can dip in and out of the action whilst carrying out important business discussions at the same time.If you try and do the same watching a play or on a high speed powerboat, you will find that it is not so easy.
Cons. It is a sad fact that not everyone likes sport. Some people will be over the moon watching the horse racing at a Cheltenham hospitality event, some people will be indifferent, and some will likely be so bored they either fall asleep or start talking to themselves.Not everyone can be made entirely happy at these events, but its advisable to check if anyone actually follows kangaroo polo before reserving seats for all your guests at an event. Another risk of taking people to sports events is, believe it or not, that they will have too much fun.It is not uncommon for some to become more interested in the sport they are watching than the company they are in, especially if they are big supporters of the teams or individuals involved in the event. Enthusiasm and competiveness are great qualities to unleash on team building days, but they are not so desired when the goals of the corporate entertainment day are networking and maintaining client relations.
Tags: corporate, Entertaining, hospitality, sports