Funktion Team doing Cocktail Making!

Funktion Events enjoying Cocktail Making

At Funktion Events we organise everyone else's party, so we decided to sort a night out on the town in our home town of Manchester. After a long discussion we opted to have a go at Cocktail Making, which our hen parties love, in Manchester city centre at one of our many bars. Obviously the ladies where more than happy to have a go but the lads in the team need some convincing, not much when they realised they could be Tom Cruise out of Cocktail!

The night started off with the Funktion team meeting at the venue early on Saturday Afternoon (4.30pm) for a few cheeky beers to build up some dutch courage.

Then is was time for the main event! (Tom Cruise look out!) The lads loved it more than the ladies, they were mixing and shaking the cocktails in the cocktail shaker above their heads, even between their legs..

Funktion Ladies Actually Listening to a man for once!

Funktion Event Team

After playing some games and drinking more than enough cocktails we finished the night by choosing one lucky lady (Sharon) to do a cocktail train which she performed so badly we made her do a nasty tasting shot, to be fair she did pretty well considering she had 4 cocktails down already!

After the cocktail masterclass we relaxed in some reserved booths and slipped our remaining cocktails while the buffet was served.  Great night out in Manchester was had by all and will be remembered for a long time to come.

Now lets get back to WORK arranging other people's parties!!

Christmas Party Office Tips

No one likes to talk about Christmas too early, but when it comes to organising Christmas parties, earlier is best. The earlier you start to organise it, more options are available for you to choose, such as, venue, food, music, entertainers, location, drinks and more importantly the dates for the Christmas party.

But the most important decision to decide is what type of Christmas Party does your office need?

Below is a list of the types of Christmas parties you could organise.

Exclusive Christmas Parties

Exclusive Christmas parties are perfect for companies who want to hold a private party. The food, drink and entertainment can be selected to suit your party needs. Large hotels market their exclusive parties at large groups but event management companies can offer you smaller and varied Christmas party venues.

Shared Christmas Parties

For companies of any size where smaller groups can still enjoy the larger Christmas party atmosphere. These shared party packages have set packages which normally can’t be changed. Most shared Christmas party packages include reception drinks, 3 or 4 course meal, live entertainment, DJ and disco.

Bespoke Christmas Parties

Bespoke Christmas parties are perfect for companies who want their Christmas party designed around their exact needs. Plenty of themes and entertainment to choose from but don’t forget the basics are the most important to get right on a bespoke event. Best way to organise this type of party is to speak to a event management company who have sent years in the event industry and know what is needs to add that extra wow factor.

Virtual Christmas Party Ideas

Using conferencing software, bring the party together with delivered kits or high end technology. See the best virtual Christmas parties here

Christmas Activity Days Out
Perfect for companies looking for some team building, adventure and fun. Plenty of activities to choose from such as paintballing, cocktail making, chocolate making, clay pigeon shooting, go karting and much more.

Tailor the Christmas party to suit your needs, whether it’s for a couple of hours with a pub lunch or a full day of activities.

Christmas Party Bookings Still Strong!

The recent recession across Europe has seen a general slow down in economic activity over a sustained period of time and as such businesses have reacted by streamlining all non essential activity, which although ensures sustainability through the tough months, does put a strain on the expectations of employees, with little reward. This is mainly due to the cut back in non essential marketing and internal motivational and reward activities, such as team building and corporate hospitality events. However, it appears from the recent growth being shown across Europe that many countries have reached the bottom of the business cycle trough and are moving into the expansion phase and as such the resulting growth is allowing businesses to once again look at marketing and reward activities for staff.

These motivational and creative activities not only allow companies to reward staff for their hard work during the tight times but also ensure that the drive and idea creation is nurtured to ensure the longevity of the business during the economic growth periods.

Within the UK there is a glimmer of hope around the activities of the business world, as the directors of Funktion Events report improved figures for corporate and team building activity bookings, which it arranges and manages for all sizes and sectors of business. Most notably Christmas party bookings and the companies’ firm favourite the Crystal Maze team building activity have seen increases in the number of bookings.

Particularly as the Crystal Maze activity can be arranged both indoors and outdoors, so is not at the mercy of the British weather. This trend in activity is a good indicator of how business are viewing the growth signs and looking at these as a sign that Christmas will bring increased sales and the ability to reward staff for their efforts with a Christmas party at the end of a difficult trading year. This should hopefully pave the way for 2010 to be a year where businesses once again feel confident enough in the economy and business activity, to engage in the growth of their businesses through marketing, via corporate hospitality events.

The initial signs are positive in that Funktion events has noted an increase in the number of companies enquiring about corporate networking and marketing events for 2010. Ultimately, once the business sector starts to recognise some companies are engaging in these events, confidence should be engendered throughout British industry resulting in faster growth and a resultant recession recovery.