Fun for fun’s sake is passé in the current biz climate. But fun with a purpose? Now that’s a hoot.
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Search Mojo’s first-ever “amazing race” was a wrap. While the producers of the other Amazing Race try to drum up TV ratings with their contest, Search Mojo’s event producer had one very specific goal in mind for the company event: “We’ve gone canoeing and that’s fun. We’ve gone bowling. That’s fun,” says Janet Driscoll Miller, Search Mojo’s president and CEO. But all that fun was missing something: true team building. A friend suggested sending employees on a smart phone app-based scavenger hunt. The idea was a perfect fit for the tech-minded, search engine-marketing firm.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of One + February 2011