When it comes to company team building activities, there are plenty of obvious choices that your company has probably already done. Think bowling.
But what do you when you’re trying to find a fun new company team building activity that will provide a great experience for your team?
In this post, we’re going to provide four suggestions to help you get creative and find that deeper layer of group events to surprise your colleagues.
Word of Mouth
Employees are changing companies all the time. Plus, they have their own lives and experiences out of work. The best way to start the process of choosing a team building activity is to simply ask your employees. Give them a some event planning guidelines to work within (budget, group size, length of time) and see what kind of suggestions they come back with.
Search Engines
There are plenty of companies out there who offer team building activities that have their eyes set on the search engines. Head to Google or Bing and type in “Company team building in {your city}” and you’ll get a number of options to consider.
The top of the search results page is most likely going to include some ads. Companies like ours are paying $3-5 per click to get our events in front of you. These results are solid because the companies are paying to have those ads appear in a very geographically specific area. For example, if you saw a MetroDemic team building ad for Los Angeles, your computer or phone is most likely within one mile of our starting line near the U.S. Bank Tower.
The organic results are all of the websites that Google selects based on your keywords and location. These are usually pretty good, but always check the actual location of the activities they present before investigating them too deeply. It is not unusual for an event that only exists in Dallas to show up in the Fort Worth search results.
Activity and Coupon Sites
The process can be a bit more arduous, but sites like Groupon, Viator, Zozi, Expedia, and Zerve can also serve up some interesting local activities. You typically won’t find a “team building” link on these sites, so you’re going to have narrow your search down by activity type to find a potential match.
One advantage of these sites is that you can find a deal on your company events. Most of these sites encourage vendors to mark down their activity by 35-50% as a draw for consumer traffic. If the site won’t allow you to purchase a group bundle, don’t be shy about contacting the company offering the activity to see if they can swing you a deal.
Review Sites
The final suggestion we have is to look on review sites. The most prominent example is Yelp. If you type in “company team building” in the search bar on Yelp, it will actually read all of the event descriptions AND the reviews that people have left for your keywords. The results can be a bit scattered, but there are definitely some diamonds in the rough.
We hope that these suggestions will help you out the next time you are trying to find a company team building activity. As a shameless plug, MetroDemic is a fantastic team building event for up to 50 people.
Get creative in those searches and deliver a unique experience for your employees that will help to make those workplace bonds even stronger!