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Hosting A Corporate Awards Event
A company award ceremony is definitely something to get excited about. It is a chance for everyone to leave their work self at the door and unleash their glitzy and glamorous side. Nonetheless, in order to put on an award ceremony to rival the Oscars, you need to put an extensive amount of planning into place. This blog post will help you with that. Read on to discover some useful planning tips.
Choosing the right venue for such an important event
The most important attribute of any successful award ceremony is the venue. Go for a typical award ceremony venue. This means those that boast high ceilings, no sound restrictions, and an extravagant appearance with seats arranged in a banquet setting. There are lots of great award ceremony venues depending on where in the world you are based. Of course, the big cities tend to have the best places. For example, in London, including; Old Billingsgate, the Auditorium at the Mermaid, the Pavilion at the Tower of London, Building Six at the O2 and Plaisterers’ Hall. In New York, some of the more unique venues include the likes of the Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, and The Museum of Modern Art. A quick search online will enlighten you to some of the best and most suitable venues for you.
Inviting your guests
Once you have booked the venue it is time to invite all of your guests. Make sure the invitations are as glamorous as the event will be. This sets the tone and gets people excited about the occasion. A great idea is to wrap the invitations in luxurious silk ribbon. This always looks fantastic. And don’t forget to state the dress code; only black tie will do when it comes to an award ceremony.
Awards and prizes
You will also need to deal with the award categories and prizes. When selecting a prize it is always recommended to go for a traditional trophy type product. You can get some specially made to suit your company. This is a great way of branding your business too. You will need to come up with a fair way of the winner being selected. Use various methods if you’d prefer. Let your customers vote for some awards, your employees vote for others and a prestigious judging panel for the rest.
Who is going to host your award show?
In addition to this, you will need to find the perfect host for the event. This can prove to be a little bit tricky. Do you go for someone who is well known at your company and so all the guests will be familiar with? This makes the occasion more personable and warm. However, not everybody is willing to partake in a bit of hosting, nor is this the applicable choice for all businesses. Therefore, you will need to hire an outside host. Make sure you take the time to seek someone who is experienced and qualified. They need to act like they know what they are talking about at all times; not merely reading off autocue.
The logistics of the event
There is no denying that hosting any sort of event can be difficult to manage. This is especially the case if you are hosting an award show that is large in size. You need to coordinate all of your staff members and services, and you have matters like security too. Good staffing software can really prove invaluable here. Or, you may want to consider looking for an outside events management company, with their own technology, to take over this for you.
Entertainment
And finally, make sure you choose some good entertainment for the evening. You can’t just give award after award after award. You need to make it more exciting than this. There are lots of fantastic entertainers to choose from. You could have a comedian for one stint, a band for the next, and then circus performers at the end. It is entirely up to you. But a diverse selection ensures everyone is kept happy.
If you follow the advice given in this article then you will have no trouble hosting the perfect award ceremony. The Oscars better watch out!
Business Programs
When looking to host a corporate awards event, those event production companies that make use of crew scheduling software to help them manage their internal processes like determining staff availability, communicating with staff, tracking their time, and paying them are the companies that are innovative with their internal processes, so they are sure to be innovated with your event as well. More importantly, their prices are going to be more competitive as they are not wasting a ton of time and money with internal craziness.