Lavidge live streaming foosball tourney

By on April 27th, 2009 In Agencies

Either the folks at Lavidge have way too much time on their hands or they’re serious about showing off their social media skills. Either way, you might want to check in online to see the action for yourself.

The tournament is streaming live for one hour each day this week and you can follow the progress on Twitter and Facebook. As I checked in today there were 22 people viewing. Other than having fun and showing off their graphics and social media capabilities I’m not sure what the point is of this exercise. Then again, they’re playing foosball and you really don’t need an excuse to do that!

Comments

Matthew Moss Says:
April 27th, 2009 at 6:44 pm

Showing off our design, PR, interactive and social media skills is exactly the point! Not only does the tournament provide an opportunity for our employees to blow-off some steam during lunch, in the end it helps with retention while building awareness for Lavidge. It also shows our clients that social media is more about just posting mindless thoughts to Twitter and Facebook. Great social media is driven by content, and conversation-starters. The Foosball Tournament provides an insight into our culture & personality, beyond the work we create for our clients on a daily basis.

And, don’t forget to check-out the Women’s Qualifying Round tomorrow… http://www.lavidge.com/aprilfoos (shameless plug).

–
Matt Moss (Lavidge Employee – Eliminated from Tournament Play) :(

Sam Alpert Says:
April 28th, 2009 at 9:46 am

I love the idea and creativity behind the tourney. Are you accepting non-Lavidge employees in the bracket?

I also have to point out that ping pong is the bomb “sport” these days:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124078190514657141.html

Haven’t you heard?

Ping pong requires much more “athletic” ability than foosball. Take that!

Let me know when Lavidge wants a piece of the DSPR ping pong team. :)

Sam

Russ Maloney Says:
April 28th, 2009 at 10:17 am

I would wholeheartedly agree with Sam, Matt. Sorry. Pong is an Olympic sport.

Matthew Moss Says:
April 28th, 2009 at 10:36 am

I have to admit, ping pong is pretty darn cool… And while it is an olympic sport, so is speed walking… Just sayin :)

And based on a quick internal survey, darts and foosball are probably the two most unappreciated sports that have not been named to the olympics to date.

In terms of outsiders joining the competition, we plan on opening up AprilFoos to outsiders next year! Start your training now!

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