When it comes to naming a corporate event, most companies do it the way they name their PowerPoint files: functional and forgettable. 'Annual Party 2026'. 'Q1 Kick-off'. 'Staff Day June'. There's no reason to make it anything else, so nothing happens.
But the name of your event is the first contact moment someone has with your concept. In the Outlook invite, on the save-the-date, in the corridor chatter ('are you going too...?'). A name that does nothing loses energy before the event has even begun.
A good name isn't a marketing trick. It's a promise. The name says: this isn't just another meeting with bitterballen, this is something. People who hear it think 'oh, that sounds different'. That different is the beginning of everything.
