Smarter Engagement Calendar

Bring Festive Cheer to Your Intranet: Ignite the holiday spirit in your company with Smarter Engagement Calendar as your advent calendar. Every day from 1 to 24 December your employees open a new door – with tips, quiz questions, surveys and small surprises – on a SharePoint page or as a tab in Microsoft Teams.

KEY BENEFITS:

• Daily Employee Engagement: Unveil a new surprise each day, keeping staff excited and connected throughout the festive season.
• Boost Intranet Traffic: Leverage the holiday charm to increase user interaction with your company's intranet, enhancing the sense of community.
• Festive Rewards: Spread joy and appreciation by raffling prizes among everyone who takes part – with fair rules your works council and compliance team will accept.

KEY FEATURES:

• Ready in Minutes – Guided Setup: A wizard creates everything the calendar needs: occasion and schedule, content pack, who takes part, the look and the prize draw rules. Nothing is written to your site before you confirm the summary.
• 24 Doors Filled in One Click: Content packs in English, German, French and Italian – "Colourful mix", "Digital workplace" (AI & Copilot, Microsoft 365 tips, IT security) and "Culture & community" – with Advent traditions on their day. Every door can be edited afterwards.
• Multilingual: Interface and content in English, German, French and Italian – one calendar and one prize draw for all languages. Employees see their SharePoint language.
• Quiz as a Game: Mark the correct answer and participants can only submit it – a wrong answer invites them to try again.
• Form Builder for Surveys: Create surveys, feedback forms and polls without technical knowledge. Choose from 7 field types and collect structured responses from your team.
• Fair Prize Draw: One ticket per person and door, nobody wins twice – configurable, with all winners in a dedicated list.
• Admin Bar and Launch Checklist: Admins see what is still missing (empty doors, participation terms, permissions) and can preview the calendar as an employee. Employees never see admin or license notices.
• Reports: Participation per door, survey results in clear tables and CSV export.
• Privacy by Design: Participants can only read and change their own entries. All data stays in SharePoint lists on your site; the calendar itself loads no fonts or images from third parties.
• Microsoft Teams: Add the calendar as a tab in a Teams channel. It follows the Teams theme – default, dark and high contrast.
• All Year Round: After Christmas the calendar becomes a campaign calendar – for software launches such as Copilot, onboarding, a security month or your company anniversary, with its own schedule and a neutral design.
• Countdown Timer: Build anticipation with a countdown to December 1st, automatically switching to the calendar when it's time.

ABOUT US:

Smarter Business Solutions builds extensions for Microsoft 365 that make digital work easier. The Smarter Engagement Calendar grew out of our advent calendar – a project close to our hearts – and makes the advent season and many other occasions an interactive experience for companies.

GETTING STARTED:

FOR ADMINISTRATORS:

• Quick Setup: Click "Get it now", add the app to your tenant, place the web part on a page (or add it as a Teams tab) and follow the setup wizard.
• Trial to License: Start with a fully-featured 14-day free trial. Continued use requires a paid license – get the license here.

FOR NON-ADMIN USERS:

• Request with Ease: Not an admin? You can still request Smarter Engagement Calendar by starting the approval workflow. Locate the "Get it now" button at the top of the page to let your admin know why your SharePoint experience could be so much better.

EMBRACE THE HOLIDAY SEASON: Kick off the festivities with a free trial of Smarter Engagement Calendar and see how it transforms your digital workspace into a hub of holiday excitement. Continue the celebration with a full license and make this season truly memorable for your team.

For more information, visit our product site for Smarter Engagement Calendar.