Polite Playground

Our mission is to connect brands and consumers through unforgettable experiences that are made for #sharing. In early 2020, Social Playground and Polite Social decided to turn our 'frenemy' status into more of a genuine friendship. With a combined 20+ years of experience, it didn't require a rocket scientist to tell us that we could do more together. Even better servicing for our clients, an incredible array of technology, and the combined resources to grow and drive our industry forward at an unbeatable speed. But 2020 had different ideas, and covid struck down the events industry in a matter of hours. However, our combined forces were not to be reckoned with; a rockstar team, a renewed passion for our beloved industry and strength in size, we pushed through 2020 and survived. Today, Polite Playground is Australia's leading provider of creative photo booths and photography experiences, "Instagramm-able" moments, and innovative interactive and digital experiences for your brand activation, corporate event, conference or party. With over 10,000 events and activations under our belt, there's no one with the experience and industry know-how to deliver an unforgettable experience that begs to be shared. Polite Playground is the experiential agency for the social generation, offering innovative photo, video and digital technology that excites consumers builds brand affinity and gets people talking - and sharing! Get in touch; we'd love to play. #event #events #technology #team #people #video #brand #creative #australia #innovativeideas #photobooths #eventsindustry #marketingcontent #activations #digitaltech #videocontent #photographybusiness #politeplayground #collaboration #covid #bettertogether

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At Polite Playground, we're thrilled to partner with MYER and Afterpay to celebrate Mother's Day! We've created something super special just for mums—introducing the Mum Lounge, popping up in five fab locations across Australia (Parramatta, Sydney CBD, Chermside, Chadstone, and Melbourne CBD) until this Sunday, 12th May! (11am-3pm daily). Each location has been crafted with a sleek custom built set, beautifully arranged preserved flowers as well as custom branded print and digital graphics. But our Mum Lounge isn't just about aesthetics; it's about creating meaningful connections and capturing cherished moments. Guests are invited to immerse themselves in the experience, whether it's by taking a photo or recording a heartfelt video message for, or with Mum 💖 As an added bonus, Myer One members can take home a printed copy of their captured moments, presented in a beautiful card sleeve as a keepsake of this special occasion. Join us at the Mum Lounge and be a part of something special this Mother's Day. Together, let's celebrate the extraordinary women in our lives. A huge thank you to the whole team who worked on this, after months of planning - Isla | Angela | Ping-Yun | Sophie | Luca | Angus | Jasper 💪

Meet Alexandra French, our fabulous intern from Texas, who spent three months diving into every facet of our agency! From brand ambassadorship to crafting social media strategies, her journey with us was nothing short of epic 👑 Our team mentored her every step of the way, allowing her to explore the ins and outs of event planning and brand activation. #internspotlight #agencylife #politeplayground #sydneyagency #brandactivation #marketing #sydneyevents #creativeagency

Rundle Mall celebrated the return of the AFL Gather Round for 2024! It was great to work with AFL - Australian Football League, Polite Playground, The AFL Store Group, TGI Sport (Australia), Foxtel Group, Rebel Sport, Mollydooker Wines & Sprout Network teams to bring Footy Fever to Rundle Mall across the Gather Round weekend, from Wednesday 3 - Sunday 7 April! A big thank you to my work colleagues Katherine Masters, Tessa Thomas & Julia Mumford! Bring on Gather Round 2025!

In late February 2024, the team at Polite Playground proudly unveiled our latest innovation: personalised Player Cards. 🎉 🏉 And who better to collaborate with on this exciting project, than the legends at AFL - Australian Football League at the 2024 Salesforce World Tour in Sydney, setting the stage for trailblazers, resulting in phenomenal results. The transformation wasn’t a simple task, but our eagerness to revamp our older player card format into the perfect tangible 3x4’ cards for Salesforce World Tour attendees drove our efforts. Over the entire activation day, our custom photo software was able to capture a phenomenal 367 photographs resulting in over 400 personalised player cards printed, and the reactions were as exciting as the Footy finals themselves. So at this point, you’re probably wondering, how did we pull it off? Let’s delve into the details. Have a read of our case study below and see how we took the competitive spirit up a notch... ⤵ Thanks to the team at The Company We Keep for trusting us on this activation 😎 #aflactivation #sportsmarketing #sportsactivation #aflplayercards #customplayercards #customprinting #brandactivation #eventechnology #aflaustralia #eventagency #politeplayground #footballcards #salesforceworldtour2024 #trailblazers

When the team at Ascott Australia needed a captivating and budget-friendly solution to fake an upside down room in the middle of Fed Square for Melbourne International Student Week, our team swiftly embraced the challenge, embarking on a mission to create a fantastic activation across two event days 📸 Executing digital greenscreen integrations are our forte, and our skilled in-house design team crafted five bespoke greenscreen backgrounds from scratch, meticulously mimicking real-life Quest property rooms. These digital backgrounds seamlessly integrated with Quest assets and were featured in a custom DSLR photo booth spanning a 4m x 6m activation in the heart of Federation Square. Attendees at Melbourne International Student Week could magically transform themselves into various iconic Quest room settings, all from the luxurious comfort of a plush queen-size Sealy bed (yes, literally). 🛌 🎉 Shoutout to the below team members who made this one possible! ▶ Luca Bonaduce our Operations luminary for leading the entire activation onsite. ▶ Julia Belikova for managing this event with our awesome clients at QUEST. ▶ Sophie Whitehead our talented designer who was able to execute all the digital assets to bring the Quest hotel concept to life at Fed Square! Read more on our website below to see the fun content the team was able to capture ⤵ #questhotelsactivation #melbourneinternationalstudentweek #brandactivation #greenscreenintegration #greenscreenactivation #funevents #brandactivations #melbournevents #digitalmarketing #contentcreation #eventsagency #eventechnologysoftware #australianagency

🏳️🌈 BONDI BEACH MARDI PARTY! 🏳️🌈 Swipe through to see what we've been up to... This past weekend Polite Playground worked alongside iconic brands such as Durex, W Hotels and Squealing Pig (Treasury Wine Estates) at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Bondi Beach Party! We whipped out our Glam_droid, DSLR Studio and 360 Video Booth for this amazing, jam packed day of fun, celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community with good music, good people and good vibes 🌟 A huge thank you to: ➡ PIM Group (Durex) - Fern Jordan Little - Carolina Dujin - Sierra Murphy -Jessica Slater ➡ 160over90 (W Hotels) - Dean Worland ➡ Traffik (Squealing Pig) - Luke Fleming - Kieran Deane Shoutout to the whole Polite team...it was all hands on deck! Isla - Ping-Yun - Julia - Angela - Angus - Luca - Thomas - Sophie - Jack - Alexandra

As many brands gear up for Fashion Week in 2024 we wanted to take a walk down memory lane and look back at last year's successful Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Photography in collaboration w/Traffik at Afterpay Fashion Week 🖤 📱 At Polite Playground, we know how to seamlessly integrate diverse technologies to bring creative visions to life. Our collaboration with Traffik for instant prints and high-quality photography using the Samsung Electronics Galaxy Z Flip phones was a triumph, elevating fashion to unprecedented levels of coolness. As Fashion Week 2024 approaches, we're ready to bring your innovative ideas to life. Seeking groundbreaking concepts and unparalleled experiences? We've got you covered! 💡 Read more about the collab with Samsung Electronics and Traffik below ⤵ #FashionTech #Innovation #FashionWeek2024 #PolitePlayground #eventphotography #brandawareness #eventmarketing #samsunggalaxy #fashionphotography #AAFW24 #eventtechnology #customerexperience

In celebrating vegemite's monumental 100 years in 2023, Polite Playground embarked on an exhilarating journey to bring the iconic Vegemite jar to life😎 Through a blend of cutting-edge AI technology and creative vision, we crafted an immersive AI photo booth experience, inviting users to dive headfirst into the world of Vegemite (literally). Thanks to Bega Group for having us apart of such an iconic celebration, 100 mighty years & fun-tastic content. #aibackgroundremoval #aiphotography #EventPhotography #BrandActivation #EventMarketing #PhotoboothServices #AIEventActivation #AIInteractiveBooth #TechInnovationEvents #vegemite100mightyears #iconicaustralianbrands #australianeventech #politeplayground