Planning a corporate event might start with choosing a location, but that’s just the first step in the process.
Once you decide to host an event on the Skyline Princess, the real planning work begins. The purpose of your event can sometimes dictate the theme, but often even a training day or annual meeting needs a theme to make it stand out.
Choosing the Best Corporate Event Idea for Your Purpose
Whether the event is for team building or introducing prospective clients to your product or service can play a huge role in determining what theme is best for your event.
In general, corporate event decorations need to be appropriate for the purpose of the event and reflect the culture of the corporation. However, that doesn’t mean you should be afraid to have fun with your corporate event decorating.
International event planners Freeman points out that you can “Elevate your brand, alter perception, and influence purchasing behavior with design.”
Before you buy a single decoration for your corporate event, you need to determine:
- What are you trying to do?
- Who is your target audience?
- What message do you want to convey?
Even if the target audience is corporate employees and the message is “holiday party,” determining what message you want to convey to at your event is imperative.
A holiday party can be a morale booster, a celebration of what you have accomplished, or a message that you value your employees… if you do it well. Do it poorly and employees will resent a work commitment that takes them away from their families.
What Are the Best Corporate Event Ideas?
You chose to have your event aboard the Skyline Princess, so we would be remiss if we didn’t start with boat-themed ideas.
Whether you just want to stick with nautical themes like narwhals and dolphins or go full tropical paradise, many corporate events use decorations with a sea theme. Most people find the idea of sitting on the beach relaxing. So, it’s an easy way to throw some fun into your event. It also can help relax attendees who might be expecting the worst, depending on the purpose of your event.
ProGlobal Events suggests that knowing the purpose of your event is the biggest key in planning your event decorations. A casino event straight from a James Bond movie might be appropriate for a glamorous get-together… but would be totally inappropriate for an event announcing disappointing quarterly earnings. And a 1980s themed dance party might not be appropriate for discussion about corporate restructuring.
However, if you are upgrading your software and having a corporate event for the roll out, a cyberpunk or The Matrix-themed event might make learning a new system a little easier to swallow.
No matter what theme you choose, the goal for corporate event decorating is always going to be looking nice without spending a lot. Miami Corporate Events suggests using balloons when you decorate a yacht. Balloons are inexpensive and generally look nice.
What if your company wants to be environmentally conscious?
One option is to choose décor that can be reused, consumed, or recycled.
For those tropical-themed events, for example, decorate with fresh pineapples, papayas, and other tropical fruit that can be eaten or sent home with your guest for their consumption.
Make a formal event nicer – and more environmentally conscious – by using real plates, silverware, glassware, and cloth napkins. Skyline can assist with whatever sort of tableware look you wish.
The key to corporate event decorations is to make sure the decorations match the theme. Cheap, disposable decorations are not appropriate for an employee awards program, and crystal vases are going to be out of place at a company barbecue.
Let the Skyline Princess help you decorate your event.
Let’s face it, most of us are not party planners or interior decorators. But here at the Skyline Princess, we have experts who are. There’s no need for you to stress about your event decorations. Contact our party planners to help you decide what décor you want. We know everybody worth knowing, so finding the right décor at the right prices is much easier when you tap our experts.
