Host a team celebration to remember

Companies may have many reasons to have team celebrations. Examples include annual celebrations such as anniversaries, or smaller quarterly events like team building exercises. Here are a few more reasons why companies should have company celebrations: 

• Anniversaries: This can be a great way to include families or spouses, and of course every company should celebrate the anniversary of their company. 
• Team building exercises: This can be a quarterly event that helps new and seasoned employees feel involved and boosts morale. 
• New Product Launch: If your company has just launched a cool new product, a company celebration is a great way to involve the community and employees. This can also improve everyone’s knowledge on the product and a great way to bring in new customers. 
• Holiday Parties: Of course, many companies utilize the holidays to celebrate. These can be made family friendly (or just for spouses). This is a great way to boost morale and give a small gift to employees (or host an amazing party to say thank you for working so hard throughout the year).

There are many ways teams can celebrate their anniversary. Companies can choose to have the celebration be employees only, or invite only spouses of employees, or possibly even the whole family. Here are some ideas for companies who are about to celebrate their anniversary in a unique way. 

• Rent out a theme park or water park. 
• Create a visual timeline of your company’s progress and important milestones 
• Have an award ceremony 
• Have a day of service, choose a worthy organization or host a local park clean-up.
• Create a Kudoboard and have employees share their favorite memories from the year, and show it as a slideshow at the company party.

Team events, small and large, are important because they are a great way to bring co-workers together in a meaningful and enjoyable way. Company celebrations and events are also a great way to improve or maintain the company culture and employee engagement. Here are more reasons why company celebrations are good: 

• Company events promote team building. 
• Company celebrations encourage positivity among employees and management. 
• Events can support employee appreciation efforts. 
• Celebrations can boost productivity. 
• Company celebrations can enhance employee retention and job satisfaction. 

Overall, company events have no downside. Companies should find time to celebrate their employees and offer a way to improve employee morale.

Great question! Kudoboard is the perfect platform for helping with company events. Whether the event is large or small, Kudoboard has many options and uses. Here are some ideas for companies to use Kudoboard: 

• Executive celebrations such as birthdays or farewells that the whole team can contribute to. 
• Company milestones where team members and management can contribute to the board, and it can be shown as a slideshow. 
• Contests where employees can vote for their favorite content on a board (examples: best costume, cutest pet, etc.)
• External events where people outside of the company can contribute or take part in certain boards, customers can vote on new products, etc. Companies can turn on proactive moderation for added control. 

Remember, any Kudoboard can be shown as a slideshow at company events. Kudoboard has awesome features for businesses, including the following: 

• Unlimited boards and posts
• Metrics and data export
• Multiple board creators
• Custom branding
• Embeddable content
• Slack and teams integration

And so much more. The possibilities are endless, and Kudoboard is happy to help with any celebration or event your company may have.

Signing up for Kudoboard is easy! To sign up, go to Kudoboard for businesses and choose your plan. The business plan has a price range that varies on how many employees your company has. Plans start at $299 per year for up to 50 employees. 

If your company has more than 501 employees, contact Kudoboard to discuss plan options. The enterprise plan has everything that the business plan has to offer, plus the following: 

• Bulk creation of boards
• Unlimited boards and posts 
• Dedicated account manager
• SSO available.

Great question! Here is an example of a Kudoboard for a company event (this one was for a costume contest). Remember, Kudoboard is great for any occasion, season, or holiday, and is a great way to connect employees through special occasions, events, and shout outs.

Yes! Our blog has a plethora of posts about employee recognition, business events, and more, including special work events such as birthdays, anniversaries, retirement and other occasions. We post regularly, so there is a high likelihood of finding the information you need. 

Remember, Kudoboard has many uses for businesses, and is always happy to help. Contact us if you have questions!