November engagement ideas for Hoopla

When to use this

Use these ideas when planning November content for your Hoopla channels. These seasonal engagement tactics help keep your displays fresh, celebrate Thanksgiving and autumn themes, and encourage team participation during the holiday season.

Steps

Thankful posts

1. Open the Post Spotlight feature in Hoopla.
2. Add a profile photo of a team member.
3. Write what they are thankful for in the post text.
4. Publish to your channel.

This approach works well for management to thank staff for their hard work.

Potluck signup with data tables

1. Create a Google Sheet with columns for Name, Item, and any other details you need.
2. Connect the Google Sheet to Hoopla using the Data Tables feature.
3. Add the data table to your channel.
4. Team members can sign up for Thanksgiving potluck items, and the list will display on screen.

Autumn-themed backgrounds

1. Navigate to your channel settings in Hoopla.
2. Select Backgrounds.
3. Choose fall colors or moving video backgrounds.
4. Apply to your channel.

Changing backgrounds regularly prevents viewer fatigue—the human brain filters out items it sees every day as background noise.

National days of November

Post about these November observances to add variety and fun to your content:

• November 3: National Sandwich Day
• November 5: National Nachos Day
• November 10: International Accounting Day (great for recognizing your finance and HR teams)
• November 15: America Recycles Day
• November 15: National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
• November 17: National Take a Hike Day
• November 20: National Absurdity Day
• November 23: Thanksgiving Day
• November 24: Black Friday
• November 27: Cyber Monday

Celebrate these days with posts, or add photos from team events.

Send kudos via messaging

1. Open the Hoopla mobile app or web interface.
2. Navigate to the Messaging feature.
3. Send a message recognizing a team member.
4. Encourage recipients to join the mobile app to receive future kudos.

You can tie kudos to your Points and Rewards platform to increase engagement. Once your team is active on messaging, use it for company announcements as well.

Verify

Check that your seasonal content appears correctly on your Hoopla displays and that engagement metrics (views, likes, or responses) increase during the campaign period.

If it doesn’t work

• Data Tables not updating: Ensure your Google Sheet has the correct sharing permissions and is connected to Hoopla. See the Data Tables documentation for troubleshooting steps.
• Backgrounds not changing: Clear your browser cache and verify you saved the background changes to the correct channel.
• Messaging not reaching team members: Confirm team members have downloaded the Hoopla mobile app and are logged in with the correct credentials. See the Post Messaging documentation for setup details.

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