Team building ideas for marketing and creative agencies
Agencies run on people and deadlines. Account, creative, media and production teams juggle several clients at once, pitches land with little warning, and half the studio may be remote on any given day. Burnout is a known risk and culture is a selling point when you hire. A company-wide walking challenge gives the whole agency a shared goal without taking a single hour away from client work.
Get StartedWhat shapes engagement in agencies
- Deadline spikes. Launches, pitches and campaign go-lives compress weeks into days, and wellbeing is the first thing dropped.
- Silos by discipline. Creative, strategy, media and accounts often sit on different clients and rarely mix.
- Hybrid studios. Some people come in, some never do, and contractors rotate in and out.
- Culture is part of the pitch. Agencies compete for talent on how it feels to work there, not only on salary.
Team building ideas that fit around client work
- A four-week agency step challenge. Runs in the background of normal work and everyone who takes part can win. See how to launch one.
- Cross-discipline teams. Put a designer, a strategist, a media buyer and an account lead on the same team so people meet colleagues outside their own client.
- A post-launch reset. Start a challenge the week after a big campaign ships, when the team needs to decompress.
- Walking brainstorms and one-on-ones. Take a recurring check-in or a concept session outside once a week.
- A shared distance goal. The whole agency walks a real route together, like walking across Canada.
Built for hybrid and remote teams
Steps count wherever people are, so home-based and in-studio staff take part on the same terms. See walking challenges for remote and hybrid teams.
Inclusive by design
Reward participation and team progress rather than individual totals so every employee can contribute. Read why leaderboards kill wellness challenges.
Small and mid-size agencies
Most independent agencies have 20 to 150 people. A team challenge works at that size; see the honest floor for small teams.
Cost and setup
A flat $1.50 USD per employee per month, billed monthly, with no setup fee. Bilingual in English and French. Estimate the total for your headcount with the cost calculator.
Run your first challenge this month
Movemint runs company step challenges with team and department leaderboards, motivational push notifications and gift-card rewards, on iOS, Android and the web, in English and French. $1.50 USD per employee per month, billed monthly.
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Frequently asked questions
What are good team building activities for a marketing agency?
Activities that do not eat billable hours and include remote staff: a company step challenge with cross-discipline teams, walking brainstorms, and a shared distance goal.
How can an agency reduce burnout after a busy launch?
Plan a low-pressure reset. A four-week walking challenge that starts after a campaign ships gets people away from the screen and talking to colleagues, without adding meetings.
Does a step challenge take time away from client work?
No. People walk as part of their normal day, and the app tracks progress automatically from their phone.
Will it work for an agency of 30 people?
Yes. A team challenge works well from roughly ten participants upward.
How much does Movemint cost?
A flat $1.50 USD per employee per month, billed monthly.