Do offices need to have receptions?

Reception is an important part of offices, bars, hotels and restaurants. Usually reception furniture are massively different for the above industries. And you can easily spot the difference between an office reception and a hotel reception. All of the above businesses obviously receive people from outside and the reception is definitely the first thing they are going to see.

Most digital media companies around England have fantastic looking reception as I have been to few for business purpose. I went to one recently based in Birmingham, West Midlands, it had a bar with club furniture it was more like a mini bar. So that was the first impression I had of their business and I have to admit I was very impressed. Everyone knows you only get one chance to make an impression so make it a good one.

I decided to do something like that in my office for our reception but with a twist. I wanted cafe furniture with comfortable sofas most cafes have. I also moved the fish tank to my office from the reception and replaced it with a pool table. As we are a law firm we get very tensed and worried clients and bit of a pool and coffee will take them away from their worries for a bit and will also help the clients and us the experts to think properly with clear mind. After the changes we got really good feedbacks from our existing clients and we are certainly getting more and more new clients. I also have to say a big thank you to my secretary and my colleagues as they gave me some advice on the new reception.

Now our reception not only has the basic requirement of desks, chairs and others, it also has a creative and fun side with a pool table. This is an absolutely brilliant idea to make your clients feel like at home. In a legal profession like ours we have to spend a lot of time in the reception because most of the time our meeting rooms are occupied. Now we can use the reception for our clients and just to add the fun even play a game of pool or two to get the deal on our side - great doing business with you.