Top Tips

Creative and Informative Item Descriptions
Make sure your item names are descriptive, but also intriguing and interesting.  Remember to also include detailed descriptions that include all terms and conditions in your brochure.

Recognise Donors
Show your appreciation to donors by providing recognition on items that they have donated. Contact them personally after the event to let them how appreciated their contribution was to the event.

Money for old smartcards!
Encourage your guests to return their smartcards but getting the MC to announce that each one represent $1. to the charity and that one will be drawn out of the hat for a bottle of champagne.

Close the auction with a bang!
An on screen countdown, hype from the MC, and encouragement from the crowds, all lead to competitive final moments and helping hit that revenue target.

Sponsorship
Don’t let budget constraints prevent your silent auction from having a record breaking year of profits! There are many high visibility branding opportunities on the personalised smart cards, bidding devices screens and big screen that can be offered to a  sponsor to help pay for the system. Read more here...

One for the Geeks!
Your IML Producer can provide you a chart and analysis of the bidding activity throughout the event, it’s geeky we know but a great way to see what worked best and fine tune your timings, prizes and invites for next year’s auction! This is also a great way to plug any items that are still at a bargain price.

Try before you buy...
You might want to show the committee how an electronic solution would help your event or talk through your ideas and options- having a demonstration and consultation about any system you are considering is our strong recommendation. Book a free demo info-au@imlworldwide.com

Key benefits:

  • Increase guest participation                                            
  • Eliminate paper bid sheets
  • Create a competitive and fun bidding environment
  • Accept bids from anywhere in the event space
  • Decrease administrative work
  • Generate instant reports
  • Customise invoices