Silent auction entertainment? Maybe. For the 20-something crowd.
Photo is from the website http://www.mixonwheels.com/v1/
I received a random email blast for which I’d not signed up. AKA, spam.
But I check most emails before I delete them, and the words “Silent Party” caught my eye.
Thinking it was something related to a silent auction, I struggled to understand the press release. Baffled, I looked at the photos … then clicked the website videos.
Aha, I got it.
For those of you planning a silent auction for 20-somethings (Millennials), this might work for you.
Let me explain this better than the press release.
There’s a souped-up Hummer that will drive to your event site. Inside the Hummer (official name: “Mix On Wheels“) is a full-fledged DJ sound booth. It will blast music and lights to get your dance party started. Two DJ’s run the portable sound show.
But assume you’re in an area with stringent regulations on decibel levels. If loud music isn’t allowed, how can you have a dance party?
Photo is from the website http://www.silentpartyusa.com/specification.php
To solve the problem, the company (official name: “Silent Party USA“) gives all 1,000 of your party-goers headsets. The only people who hear the dance party (or any other announcements) are those wearing headsets.
Can it be used for your benefit auction geared towards Millennials?
It might be fun. I wouldn’t bother having a live auction with this, but there’s usually multiple activities taking place during a silent auction anyway.
Have the silent auction and make announcements through the headsets … directly into the ears of the guests.
(This is my favorite part. Headsets on every auction guest has got to be the best sound system ever for an auction.) As the silent auction closes, the music gets more intense and draws everyone to the dance floor.
It might work, sort of pulling technology into your silent auction in a newfangled way.
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Comments
Great ideas! Great site! I will certainly pass on.
Another way to appeal to the Millenials without driving others away might be to use mobile text creatively. Imagine continual notices being sent out via text regarding all of the event activities and status of bidding on the auction items. These notices combined with comments from participants could make for a dynamic addition to a charity auction.
What a fun idea!
The technology I’ve seen is electronic voting or bidding technology. Not sure of any vendors but I’ve seen it engage a roomful of people.
Great comments, all!
Bunnie: Welcome to the site!
Roger: Yes, text phone is an option, though it (as with anything) has it’s concerns.
Lori: There are three vendors who manage the service of which you speak. I’ll be interviewing my favorite company later this fall in a free teleclass. The technology is certainly not ideal for all events, and we’ll be covering when it shouldn’t be used and when it should in the class. Watch for it.
How cool is that? Love that idea! And to think you almost deleted that email without gleaning this great idea.
Sandy Rees
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