I recently posted an article on how to involve Millennials in your benefit auction. (It's almost prerequisite reading for this post.) Today you get to see a Millennial in work, and -- further bonus! - how it ties into a recent LinkedIn conversation I've been following. Aaron is my virtual intern. After I spoke at a George Washington University event management function, he came up to me and said, "Don't forget me. I'm going to be contacting you!" And he did. He's been helping with some of my ... Read On >
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Do guests wear costumes to your auction? Here’s a coupon.
I like to share deals when I find them, and here’s one that caught my eye. Spirit Halloween sells product online, but the company also sets up temporary storefronts which appear a few weeks prior to Halloween and disappear shortly after October 31. Some benefit auction themes encourage guests to wear a costume. If your auction is the type of event that will have guests wearing costumes, this might be a store worth browsing. They may also have decor elements you could use, depending on your ... Read On >
An auction lighting idea for the do-it-yourselfer: Gobos
Lighting can make a stunning difference in the ambiance of your benefit auction. But if an auction lighting company isn't in the budget, there might be elements that could be managed by an enthusiastic volunteer. I'm not suggesting it would be easy or ideal, but I've no doubt there are some volunteers out there who like to dabble and play. And if I provided an idea what could be done with lighting via this blog post, that might be all of the encouragement you need to get started. So that ... Read On >
Selling your raffle tickets is easy for a top sales representative
Imagine you're walking through the mall. Banana Republic is on the left. Crate and Barrel is on the right. In the middle are kiosks. Kiosks are those mini-stores. They are movable carts which never move. Kiosk workers hawk products like Rosetta Stone language training CDs, NeatReceipts for businessmen on-the-go, and bejeweled faux hair clip ponytails to transform any girl into a rock star. Some kiosks workers push into the crowd to fish for clients. “Sit down,” invites the young man selling a ... Read On >
Turning Millennials into cutting-edge benefit auction volunteers
I read an interesting article about Millennials in Delta's May 2010 Sky magazine. "The M Factor" (written by generational speakers Lynne Lancaster and David Stillman) examined how Millennials were impacting the workplace. Although 'Millennials on the job' was the focus of their article, the points made are applicable to benefit auctions. I know you're managing volunteers as part of your auction responsibilities, so I'm going to apply the authors' findings to how you can attract this group ... Read On >