These are the presentation slides for our 10-15 minute presentation on the work we do at Arts Business Initiatives, and why Art and Creative projects are an exciting and effective way to address and solve workplace employee engagement problems. To set hear the full presentation and the work of ABI, email us direct at info@artsbusinessinitiatives, or call us ay +44 (0)20 753 83692

1. Arts Business Initiatives

2. Who we are & what do we do?
Arts Business Initiatives (ABI) is an Employee
Engagement and Creative Communications
Consultancy
We create value for domestic and international
businesses by involving employees in the
selection of artworks directly related to their
company Values

3. What’s so special about Art at work?
• Differentiates the
company from
others
• Boosts employee
morale
• Illustrates your
core values and
identity
• Facilitates CSR
engagement

4. Staff in the Workplace
Recruit On-board Train Retain Leave
• Replacing staff costs between 15 and 75% of
annual salary – better to retain
• Make the workplace a destination of choice
• Involve staff in creating their own environment
• Using Art to convey company Values

5. Impact of Art in
the Workplace
Lean Office - 0% increase/decrease
in productivity
Office with Art installed - Up to 15% increase in
productivity
Office with employee-selected artworks - Up to
30% increase in productivity
“Art is about employee retention. We want to encourage people
to be here, and Art is one of the subtle strategies we use for
doing that” Andy Moseley, UK Head of Workplace, KPMG

6. Corporate and Social
Responsibility (CSR)
• Improving
perception
• Become the
employer of
choice
• Improve
product/service
value
• Attract ethical
investment

7. Differentiation
• Stand out from the crowd (...don’t be the
magnolia company!)
• Be a place your employees and customers
want to be and remember!
“I believe the issue of engaging
people well is becoming one of
the biggest competitive
differentiators in business”
Josh Bersin, Founder of Bersin by Deloitte

8. How is it done?
• You provide your corporate values
• ABI works with artists to find art that
represents your values
• ABI provides a shortlist of artworks
• You provide a location-based cross-
organisational selection committee
• You choose your preferred artworks
• ABI advises on appropriate
contractual relationships with artists
• ABI works with you to find the
appropriate location for artworks

9. • You enter into agreement with artists
(typically 12 month lease)
• ABI work with you to install and manage
artworks in the workplace
• Artists invited to talk with staff and
customers about how their work
addresses your values
• ABI supports the company in publicity
and PR internally and externally
• ABI works with you on turn of current
artworks, and re-runs if necessary
The programme objective is to remain
current, dynamic and fresh!

11. What makes ABI different?
We are:
• Unique
• Affordable
• Far more than
just a provider
of Art for Offices
ABI focuses specifically on artworks by
recent graduates, helping our clients show
themselves as investing in youth
Graduate artworks are priced much
lower at these early stages, while the
quality is still of the highest standard
We pride our self on our concern
to challenge workplace
engagement problems through
Art and arts initiatives

12. Arts Business Initiatives: Summary
• Art as a way to differentiate you from others
• Art to illustrate your core Values and identity
• Art to improve employee retention
• Art to improve employee productivity
• Art to strengthen your commitment to CSR
• ABI: advising and tailoring projects to your needs
• ABI: involving staff in staff-selected artworks
• ABI: building an exciting campaign to drive
forward employee engagement