The Benefits of Multi-Year Use

If you or your planning committee is on the fence about switching from paper bid sheets to an electronic silent auction or pledge, you should consider an important trend among our clients: almost all say they will never go back to paper bidding.
Why do we at IML think this is? The benefits of using electronic bidding and pledging only increase with each time they are used. There is always a bit of a learning curve when using technology that is new to your attendees. Luckily, IML’s bidding keypads are very user-friendly and people quickly learn how to bid and keep tabs on their favorite items. And even though our clients get better results than paper bidding in their first year, their success often continues to improve in the following years.

Often, clients will only use us for one aspect of their event for the first year, usually their silent auction, and then incorporate the keypads into other aspects of the event in the years following, allowing their attendees time to become familiar with using them. Then, during the second, or third, or fourth (well you get the idea) year of using us, your attendees will be knowledgeable about the process and come ready to bid! When attendees know what to expect and how to use the keypads, it will be like second nature to them, bidding, competing and pledging with ease.
Using electronic bidding/pledging keypads as a multi-year strategy not only familiarizes your repeat attendees with how to use the keypads, but it also streamlines and simplifies the whole event for you, the planner. You too will become familiar with the preparation process, allowing you to work easily with our project managers who will help you expand the system’s use into other areas of your event (if you so choose), using it to its fullest potential.
So if you’re considering taking your fundraising event to the next level, check out IML’s electronic fundraising options and see for yourself why our clients swear they’ll never do paper bidding again.