For those of you in the US, here are three different games/contests that can make the Fourth of July weekend more fun and productive. These will also work just as effectively for stores or companies for whom July 4th is just another day.
1, Reach For Four on the Fourth
I like to use a multiple day, team-based, incentive to keep the staff focused and motivated over a holiday weekend. Here's a really easy and effective one to use on the Fourth.
This incentive runs for three days. You can make it Saturday through Monday, or Friday through Sunday depending on what days you’re open. First, decide on three different levels of prizes that everyone on the team will win if they achieve certain levels.
Cash or Gift card example: Level 1 is $10 each, Level 2 is $20 each, Level 3 is $30 each, and Level 4 is $40. You can replace the cash/gift cards with different products.
A store can achieve up to 4 points a day. If the staff hits that day's sales goal they score 2 points. If they also achieve their average sale goal, they score another 2 points.
To achieve Level 1 the team needs to score at least 6 points over the three days.
To achieve Level 2 the team needs to score at least 8 points.
To achieve Level 3 the team needs to score at least 10 points.
To achieve Level 4 the team needs to score all 12 points.
What I like about this weekend contest is that each day builds on the one before. Even if there is one bad day or not enough traffic the team can still achieve some level of prizes. Of course you can tweak the levels and prizes as you see fit.
2. Fourth of July Sales and Customer Engagement Extravaganza
The goal of this game is to drive higher levels of sales and customer engagement over the weekend using the Fourth of July theme.
The game cards are American flags, and the staff must complete 13 different activities and sales targets. Each time a person completes an activity or sales target, then he/she checks-off the completed stripe (line) on the flag.
There are two different cards you can download and use. The first one is semi-completed for you to customize with these 13 activities and targets.
- Practice selling a ___________ with a colleague.
- Find a customer wearing red, white, and blue.
- Discover a customer's July 4th plans.
- Do something nice and unexpected for someone.
- Make a sale of $_________ or more.
- Make a sale of $_________ or more.
- Sell a ______________________.
- Sell a ______________________.
- Sell a ______________________.
- Sell a ______________________ and a ______________________ together.
- Sell two or more ________________________ to one customer.
- Sell three or more ___________________ today.
- Complete the first 12 and you get this one free!
The other card is blank so you can create your own targets and activities.
There are several ways you can pick a winner.
- If everyone is working the same shift, the first one to fill out the card can win.
- The person who fills in the most stripes on the flag wins. In this version there can be multiple winners.
- Everyone who fills in the entire card wins a prize and is entered into a drawing for a one big prize.
- Split your staff up into teams and have them work a card together.
Download the flag playing card
3. The Customer FIREWORKS Game
This a fun contest that's very effective if you want your staff to create a more engaging and personal experiencing by learning and using their customers names. If your store or restaurant has a lot of out-of-town customers/guest, you can also use FIREWORKS to discover the name of the city the customer is from.
To play give each employee a sheet of paper with the word fireworks laid out like this:
F__________________
I__________________
R__________________
E__________________
W__________________
O__________________
R__________________
K__________________
S__________________
The employee who discovers and uses the most customer names, or what city they are from that start with the letters F-I-R-E-W-O-R-K-S in a day wins. The winner's sheet on the name version might end up looking like this:
Frank
Isabella
Rachel
Emily
Wendy
O__________________
Randy
Krista
Sandy
Here's a hint. The staff has a better chance if they find out the customer's children names as well.
Have a safe, productive, and fun holiday weekend!
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