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School Auction Social Media Strategy Series: Hashtags

A social media campaign isn’t complete without a catchy hashtag. Hashtags have shown to increase engagement across Instagram by 12.6%, and a tweet with a... Read More

23 Apr 2019

Kelsey Zander

School Auction Social Media Strategy Series: Getting Started

Before we get into the fun content and marketing posts, let’s start by getting comfortable with our auction’s social media accounts. SchoolAuction.net has made it... Read More

12 Apr 2019

Kelsey Zander

School Auction Social Media Strategy Series: Introduction

We know what you’re thinking: “Do I really need a social media strategy for a school auction? Isn’t that a little overkill?” Read More

18 Mar 2019

Kelsey Zander

What's In A Name?

Online. It’s a word we use a lot in our lives; an adjective that modifies hundreds of our daily activities: shopping, dating, meetings… and auctions,... Read More

18 Feb 2019

Roger Devine

Happy guests checking in for a gala auction event.

A Strategy for Selling Tickets to Your Auction

Selling tickets effectively is key to hosting a successful auction. Without a thoughtful approach, you might struggle to fill seats or raise as much money.... Read More

29 Jan 2019

Kara Tambellini

Start Pushing Buttons!

One of the really great things about this business is working with all of you. Really - think about it. By definition, our customers are... Read More

24 Jan 2019

Roger Devine

Why We Include Multiple Events in Our annual plans

The most common conversation I have with prospective customers surrounds one particular aspect of our product design: it’s a annual plan, which allows you to... Read More

14 Jan 2019

Roger Devine

New! Import items from DonationMatch!

Have you checked out DonationMatch yet? I’ll give you a moment. Do come back, though: we have a very cool program going on with them... Read More

07 Jan 2019

Roger Devine

Resolved: Let's Talk Auctions

Happy New Year’s, everyone. Read More

02 Jan 2019

Roger Devine

Managing Sponsored-Table Guests

Over at the Winspire blog, they just published a fabulous post on how to deal with one of the biggest sources of auction frustration: managing... Read More