In the workaday world, marketing promotions seem like part of the daily grind. But did you know you’re missing abundant opportunities to have fun on the job?
It’s tempting to camp out behind the desk and forget about the lively, fun world of marketing. Open up the doors and windows, stoke that innate sense of humor, and have some fun with your marketing plan! Marketing is about making new business relationships and what could be more exciting than having the opportunity to forge a new friendship through a well-crafted, good natured prank?
We often under-value how important a well-planned prank can be to raising morale. There isn’t a soul among us who doesn’t appreciate a dose of fun amid a hectic workday.
The starting place is a brainstorming session with a select number of sworn-to-secrecy staff members who choose to be your collaborators. Among those business friends in your circles of influence are at least one or two willing pranksters. Order a few business cards; say 5,000 or so, like these office workers did as they pranked a coworker while he was away on vacation.
Office workers everywhere owe a great debt of gratitude to the genius that created Post-It notes. What office doesn’t have this amazing prankster tool within easy reach? Get creative. Spell out jokes, stage hard-to-decipher messages and plant clues to a treasure hunt with a fun surprise at the end.
If you have some time on your hands, put some real thought into designing your prank business card. Now plaster them all over your coworker’s cubicle. The sky’s the limit, folks. Have fun with business cards!