WE ARE THE SOCIAL ATHLETICS CLUB
We Help Great Companies Become Even Greater.
www.SocialAthleticsClub.com
NICE TO MEET YOU. We’re a young team of diverse, fun-loving personalities who believe that life is too short to not do what you love. We are all social, creative, international, savvy, quirky, sporty, crazy, and passionate about helping clients discover new ways to engage, inspire, and entertain.
WE CREATE AWESOME FUN-INSPIRED EVENTS
We bring companies and people together in the most creative, interactive & efficient ways.
COMMUNICATIONS
ENGAGEMENT
EVENTS
OUR APPROACH Our method is simple: We work closely with you to find out the best approach, and then we come up with great ideas and make them happen...
HERE ARE SOME OF OUR HAPPY CLIENTS
WINTER IDEAS Check out a small selection of our hottest Winter Packages...
PLAYGROUND Interactive corporate event specialist The Social Athletics Club launches a retro-themed Christmas party experience based around a school gymnasium in the 1980s ‘Playground’ takes place between 25th November and 20th December at a secret venue at London Bridge. The experience will be home to fictional school Johnstown High, and guests will be able to join the faculty staff (and some students who have snuck in) for an evening of drinks, dinner, dancing, and games. Décor includes giant chalk-boards, gymnastic vaults, climbing ropes decked out with plastic Christmas trees, tinsel, and spray-on snow. 80s school classics TheBreakfast Club and Ferris Bueller will be projected silently onto a big screen. Music includes 80s movie soundtracks from an optional live DJ. Following a welcome Gin, Elderflower & Lemon cocktail and a toast from Principal Beverly Glanville, attendees can enjoy games in the Gym including Skittles, Net Ball, Bag Toss, Ping-Pong, and Basketball Free-Throw. Faculty from the PE Department and the Prom King and his cheerleader girlfriend will mingle with guests throughout the evening in themed attire. Dinner will comprise a choice of substantial canapés including Sliders, Fish Pie, & Scotch Eggs or a Build-YourOwn Burger station.
munich beer hall Interactive corporate event specialist The Social Athletics Club launches a Bavarian-themed Christmas party experience based around a Munich Beer Hall. Munich Beer Hall takes place between 25th November and 20th December at a secret venue near Liverpool St. London. The experience will be home to a German beer hall during the week of Oktoberfest and guests will join Munich Deputy Mayor Helga Mueller and her fellow councilors for an evening of drinks, dinner, dancing, and singing. In an authentic beer hall, guests will enjoy Steins and mulled wine served by staff in traditional Bavarian dress before the official Deputy Mayoral welcome and Town Hall. This also entails the Bavarian state-mandated beer hall song training conducted by the President of the Munich Beer Hall. A live Oomp pah band will play the local classics as guest mingle with the official Mayoralparty. Dinner will comprise a traditional German buffet with sharing platters including bratwurst & pretzels.
CHALET MOOSERWIRT Interactive corporate event specialist The Social Athletics Club launches an Apres-Ski themed Christmas party experience hosted at a fictional chalet owned by a former Austrian Bobsleigh Champion. Chalet Mooserwirt Takes place between 25th November and 20th December at a number of secret venues in London. The experience will be home to retired 1980s Austrian Bobsleigh Champion Lars Uberstadt and his former Miss Austrian wife, Helga. Guests will be able to join Lars, Helga, and friends for their Annual Winter Bash involving Apres-Ski, dinner, and dancing. In a themed Alpine Ski Lodge, Lars & Helga will personally greet guests as Apres-Ski of peppermint shots and spiced cider are served before Lars performs his traditional address where he reflects on his heroic bronze medal performance at the 1982 Greater Austrian Games. Guests will also be entertained by his posse of team-mates in onesie and Alpine attire plus a choice of an Oomp pah bandplaying the local classics or live DJ. Dinner will comprise bowl food options including sliders, dumplings, schnitzel & strudel.
SKATE IN THE CITY We’ve negotiated great package deals for group Skating at Exchange Square (Liverpool St) & Apres-Ski at Bar BBQ On Ice plus other local bars overlooking the rink AND down the road in Shoreditch/Old St! Just a two-minute walk from Liverpool Street Station in the heart of the City, London’s longest running outdoor ice rink is perfectly located for a day out with friends and family or a post-work skate with colleagues. Nestled next to Broadgate’s new ice rink, BAR BBQ on Ice will be serving a mouth-watering menu from the charcoal grill and wood burning oven alongside craft beers, cocktails, winter warmers and more, Inclusions: • 1hr Ice Skating session • Private hire or reserved space at one of two adjacent bars or nearby at many City/Shoreditch/Old St locations • Welcome drink on arrival • Food & drink package tailored to budget • Live music & entertainment (not all venues) • Dedicated event managers to host your guests • Optional winter prop box & photography • Overall event planning and management
INTERACTIVE IDEAS
A selection of our hottest and most fun winter-themed events.
GASTRO QUIZ Part foodies quiz, part interactive cookery, part live demo and 100% entertainment. You are about to enter competitive foodie heaven! We have teamed up with the 2012 Masterchef finalist Andrew Kojma to bring you one heck of a culinary masterclass with an interactive twist. Learn top tricks of the trade, partake in cookery challenges, learn vital facts for success in the kitchen and win prizes! Inclusions: • Event management & organisation • Private Hire of kitchen/room • Locally sourced ingredients • 2 Course Meal • Chef to lead masterclass • MC/Compere to host quiz • Event Manager • Full Event Photography • Chefs hats & aprons • Prizes
SCAVENGER HUNT With an international team of European and well-travelled experts in-house, our custom and international hunts put The Social Athletics Club’s brand of collegiate fun & interactivity at its core! With this fresh approach, we spice up the tried & tested Hunt format as far as you will let us (the crazier the better!), all tailored to your brief and objectives. From culinary crawls in San Sebastian, to sports-themed Olympic Hunts in London, to Amerstam bicycle-andbarge afternoons, to Texan ranch days, to volcanic 4WD adventures in Iceland, to Parisian culture, you’ll engage and inspire your team with a completely tailored once-inlifetime experience. To enhance broader team dynamics, we integrate the photographic and video evidence in real-time via portable technology, the hottest apps, and private intranets so everyone can stay connected throughout the day. Plus, it sets up an after-party with presentations as the place to be after a brilliant day out.
This package is bespoke to client requirements, so please get in touch for further information.
ICE CURLING The Manitoba Tuck? Hogged Rock? Blank End? What are these terms? Well, they come from the Scottish-borne sport of Curling! It is a fun and social sport of finesse, skill, and teamwork. You and two other team members glide special curling stones called pancakes down a lane of ice towards the target. But this event won’t require you to grab your gloves and a jacket, choose from a variety of venues and a lane of synthetic ice will be delivered direct to you! Create teams and compete against your colleagues to see who could be on the next Olympic curling team. Inclusions: • Event management/hosts • Venue source and management • Curling lane on synthetic ice • Curling stones and brushes • Set-up and takedown of all equipment • Prizes and presentation ceremony • Professional photograpy
BANDEOKE It’s your turn to be the rock star! This is Karaoke with a LIVE BAND! They play & You Sing! Rock out to your favorite hits from rock and roll classics to indie pop tunes and classic soul & funk songs. We have every genre, style and era covered to ensure you find your favorite track to perform to your audience. We’ll throw in some rock and pop star props & fancy dress, iconic album cover decorations and visuals & a pop-up photo-booth to create the ultimate rock ’n roll night out! Inclusions: • Event management & organisation • Event compere / MC • Live band • Live visuals projected on screen • PA and LED stage lighting • Song lyrics on screen • Pre-mixed disco before and after sets • Fancy dress props box • Professional photographer • Pop-up photo booth
NO SWEAT! WINTER SPORTS Grab your ski goggles, onesie, and Santa Hat and get involved in our Winter Silly Sports Day. Teams will compete against each other in a variety of winter themed silly games, totally social, no skills required! Dabble in some bauble beer pong, lunge away on the ski simulators, take on the Man vs Gift Wrap challenge, then there’s Air Hockey, Round-The-Table Ping Pong, before the FinaleLimbo. During this there’s seasonal food and drink to provide maximum performance enhancement. Inclusions: • Venue Source & management • Event management & organization • All equipment provided • Professional photography • Spotify Winter themed Playlist
ICE SCULPTING The art of ice sculpting is pretty cool… no pun intended. This activity will have your hands busy making an ordinary ice block look like a majestic zebra, or even a polar bear! Personal designs are available by special request. After a professional demonstration on ice carving, work with your team of colleagues to make your partially complete ice block look like the original display. The team who does the best gets bragging rights at the office! Inclusions: • Professional photography • Full event management • Venue and source management • A partially shaped ice block for each team • Professional ice sculpting demonstration • All tools necessary
MUSICAL BINGO Musical Bingo’s outrageous hosts and DJs will take you on a musical journey through numerous themed games including A winter themed special round for your festive do! Test your musical knowledge: Hear the song, tick it off your card, then sing, dance and be Merry! They play all the classics that will get everyone belting out the lyrics to their favorite songs. Musical Bingo will energize your party and bring out the singer, rapper, dancer and extrovert in the person you least expect! Take part in team challenges and win a variety of prizes from glow sticks to confectionery, portable speaker systems to cheese toasty makers. Gamble everything with the killer question and you could win BIG or lose catastrophically! Inclusions: • On-site management & planning • Multiple rounds & games • Winter-themed challenges & prizes • Professional MC & hosts • DJ & equipment • Photography & pop-up photo zone • Fancy dress / prop box
PIZZA PILGRIMAGE It’s part Food Safari, part Scavenger Hunt, part PizzaMaking workshop. Sound random? It is, especially when sourcing key items wearing a Michelangelo comedy apron…and moustache. Teams meet at a carefully chosen pizza den (ok, venue but it sounded cooler) for the welcome intro and briefing pack. And comedy chef accessories of course. The pack is akin to a Scavenger Hunt but Pizza-themed, with the ultimate goal to send you into Mad London for team shenanigans for the next hour or so (i.e. challenges/dares – all must be captured via camera of course), returning with the team’s ultimate set of pizza ingredients, among other things/props. Inclusions: • Venue source and space • Workshop with 2 x Chefs • Ingredients and utensils • Event Manager throughout • Pizza and canapes included • Accessories including comedy aprons • Tailored themed Scavenger Hunt • Briefing pack for teams • 2 x Hosted/interactive challenges during Hunt • Drinks additional cost
MICROBREWERY TOUR, TASTE & QUIZ Learn, smell, hear and experience how a local microbrewery operates. Did you know there are quite a few micro-breweries in London? We’ve teamed up with the best of them to give you a sneak-peak into the world of brewing! Adjuncts, bock, dextrins, fermentation, gravity, pilsner, ale spunky, stout…You’ll be an expert by the end of this authentic experience. Inclusions: • Select from a variety of locations • Cooking workshop with a Head Chef • Choose from a range of menus you will create • All ingredients and utensils • Drinks package including choice of coffees, tea, juices, milkshakes • Once workshop is finished guests will enjoy a 2 course brunch
WORLD SERIES OF PONG Experience the original and market-leading ping pong entertainment package chosen by 1000’s of people and companies since 2010. Grab a head-band or visor, loosen up the hammies, dust off the trash-talk from the highschool locker-room, form a doubles team, then unleash balls of fury. Inclusions: •2hr Event Duration •Event managers, hosts/MC/umpires to organise, run games, score, & entertain •Hire of TT Tables •1 x iPONG Robot Machine •1 x Pro Photographer •Head-bands & Visors (optional) •Prizes inc Olympic-style medals •Professional photography • Fancy dress / prop box
OUR WORK
What we’ve been up to lately...
ERNST & YOUNG Off-Site E&Y wanted a different approach to it’s normally dry quarterly town-hall of one of it’s divisions. Reflecting the culture and personality of the division’s MD, we created a South African-themed summer event at a quirky venue in Truman Brewery. Following a bespoke conference, we managed an afternoon of exciting team-building activities. We also enlisted specialist South African caterers for a sumptuous Braai, before a renowned Shoreditch DJ managed the mood during the evening.
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Post-event feedback from 80% of attendees rated the event as Significantly Exceeding expectations.
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Thanks so much for the great organisation and making it a successful event. We have had good feedback and everyone enjoyed it tremendously! Emma – Consultant
DANONE Away Day With the Water division requiring an alternative way to deliver information following an acquisition of an Italian firm, we set about creating a unique, fun, and interactive event experience. We collaborated with the client and agreed an Italianthemed experience. We sourced a suitable venue for the large numbers, produced a bespoke live meeting, for 100, then delivered a teams-based Pizza-Making Workshop with competitions, prizes, and presentations of quarterly incentives.
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Just wanted to say a big thank you for all your efforts yesterday – the event was a huge success and there’s been a real buzz about it in the office today. Our ‘best event yet someone’ said to me earlier!! Your team did a great job and you yourself definitely went the extra mile. We’ll definitely be in touch about future events.
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Abi - HR Director
McDONALDS Reward & Recognition As part of a global reward & recognition programme tying in with the London Olympics, we worked with the client & agency Kempster to produce a 6 week multi-event programme for 1000s of international staff from around the world. We produced an interactive evening event programme fostering maximum networking to celebrate the arrival of attendees from each geography. Called ‘Celebrate’, we produced in the hotel a quintessentially English-themed party with an English garden bar & Pimm’s tent, garden games, & top DJ. A professional compare provided commentary as themed staff hosted tournaments for guests with prizes, presentations, & a photo booth linked to social media.
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Thank you so much for all the hard work over the past few months. The client has been blown away by the effort and dedication of your team! Well done! Octavia – Account Manager
ACCENTURE Recruitment & Networking Accenture market to and recruit 1000s of interns and graduates each year within an extremely competitive marketplace for the brightest university talent. To improve the networking and engagement component, we helped devise a quarterly strategy to increase both candidate acceptance levels and feedback scores. We produced and delivered a tailored multi-event agenda across 3 cities for 1000s of attendees throughout the year. The focus was on interactivity, fun and something different. Bespoke activities including Pizza Pilgrimage, Bare-Foot Bowls, & Spy & Espionage training.
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Satisfaction scores for social engagement dramatically increased to 90%, up from 65% the year before.
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We cannot thank you and your team enough for the fantastic creative and professional delivery of our graduate recruitment engagement programme! Jessica – Recruitment Manager
PUMA Product Launch PUMA’s award-winning global campaign, ‘AFTER HOURS ATHLETES’, targeted consumers who like the alternative nightlife. Where it isn’t about winning in ping-pong or darts, but about getting the phone number at the end of the night. PUMA’s digital agency VICE required an experiential events partner to work in collaboration and manage and produce the UK launch events. In London and Manchester, we produced events requiring venue sourcing and management, brand ambassadors, activities, athletes, and DJs. We branded equipment, and ran competitions with PUMA prizes, including an attendee trick-show challenge integrating guests into social media. Full photo and videography captured content for the client digital content teams around the world.
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Results? Sold-out events with 1000 attendees. 100s of pictures uploaded to Facebook. Brilliant content to support a global online campaign.
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What can I say? Yet again, you guys smashed it. Paul – Marketing Director
TSINGTAO BEER Product Launch Tsingtao required a fresh marketing and sales approach in the UK to energise existing on-trade channels, as well as enabling the development of new ones. Client agency Mojofuel approached us to develop concepts and branded applications that could be delivered flexibly as required. This application is still ongoing in 2013. The main application we produced was the ‘Tsingtao Dragon Lounge’ which we tested in London before delivering in multiple UK cities. Services included Event Management requiring venue sourcing, logistics, branded equipment, staffing, Olympic athletes, and full photo/ videography.
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Fantastic work. Client is chuffed as usual. You guys really know how to deliver. Mike – Mojofuel
DELOITTE Summer Party & Team Building After a period of rapid expansion and large client wins for a division of Deloitte, there was an imperative for a celebratory event to congratulate and welcome new hires. Plus, a spot of social team-building to better integrate teams. We produced a summer party in Hyde Park, complete with one of the best specialist South African Braai & BBQ caterers in London. A Pimm’s Fountain kept guests happy, and bare-foot lawn bowls was the activity of choice, complete with a teams tournament, along with croquet, boules, and giant games. Entertainment was provided by a brilliant jazz and soul pianist in a white marquee within the beautiful Hyde Park surrounds, overlooking the Serpentine Lake.
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I was very impressed with how quickly you were able to set this up – it ticked all the boxes in terms of an interactive, inclusive and fun event. I won’t hesitate to recommend to other colleagues and friends. Natasha – Manager
SPORT RELIEF Charity Event With over 20,000 spectators typically attending the Sainsbury’s Run-For-A-Mile in St James Park, prior event feedback showed the critical need for better entertainment. Sport Relief approached us for ideas on how best to do this. We focused on developing a number of interactive, sportsthemed zones accessible to all ages. The largest of these involved 20 ping-pong tables, brand ambassador hosts, a robot for Beat-The-Robot challenges, and Olympic athletes for coaching, masterclasses, exhibitions, and Beat-The-Pro competitions with prizes. A photography zone was set up and integrated into social media for a prize draw.
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Andrew – your team are an absolute credit to your business. Their organisation, energy and enthusiasm is second to none. I really appreciate the effort required to run this event at such short notice. Alice – Community Manager
TESCO Off-Site & Team Building Tesco’s data analytics division Dunnhumby required something completely different for their end of year company update. Requirements included a private venue (with a twist) for an all-day 150 person conference, full AV, breakout rooms, space for activities, and evening dinner and entertainment. We produced the first ever conference to be held at Bounce, London. Dry hire meant sourcing of furniture, AV, tables, cutlery, and so on. We facilitated break-out sessions with professional speakers, then we managed a 150 person teams tournament complete with MC, hosts, umpires, Beat-The-Boss comps, exhibition matches, and a World Cup round-robin. Cocktails, pizzas and a DJ provided additional atmosphere.
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Brilliant job! From the venue choice to the attention to details elsewhere, your team provided first-class service throughout the planning and at the event Imogen – Executive PA to CEO
In January 2014 we launch...
THE SOCIAL EXPERIENCES CLUB Plus, The Social Venues Club
MORE SERVICES. MORE CREATIVE IDEAS. COMMUNICATIONS
ENGAGEMENT
• Off-Sites
• Seasonal Parties
• Live Events
• Team Building
• Recruitment
• Away Days
• Networking
• Retreats
• Charity Events
• Rewards
• Product Launches
• Client Entertainment
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