The
Hotline.
Pick up the phone. Leave a message, enter a competition, complete a survey, trigger a photo, or just listen. The Hotline is an advanced audio guest book that turns a retro handset into a fully interactive branded activation.
The Hotline, fully dressed.
Every installation is completely branded — handset, cradle, signage and surround. No two Hotlines look the same.
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SportsOne phone. Many possibilities.
The Hotline works with a single gesture — pick up the handset. What happens next depends on how you've configured it. Six distinct activation modes, each fully branded to your event.
Leave a message
The classic audio guest book, elevated. Guests pick up the handset, hear a branded prompt, and record their message. Perfect for weddings, milestone events and farewell activations — every message captured, delivered and stored.
Information line
Pick up the phone to hear something. A brand story, a product feature, a welcome message, a daily schedule — the Hotline plays back pre-recorded content on demand. Fully randomisable, so every caller can hear something different.
Competition & prize reveal
Guests pick up the handset to find out if they've won. Voice prompts guide them through the experience, results can be randomised or pre-assigned, and the whole flow is fully branded. High engagement, zero friction.
Interactive survey
Voice prompts guide guests through questions, with on-screen choices they interact with to complete a survey or make selections. Collects structured responses in a memorable, tactile way that actually gets completed.
Video messages
The Hotline activates the camera as well as the microphone. Guests pick up the handset and record a video message — delivered digitally, stored in the gallery, and shareable instantly. Audio with a face.
Photo trigger
Picking up the handset triggers a photo capture. The Hotline acts as a remote shutter — guests hear a countdown through the earpiece, smile, and receive their branded output via QR, SMS or email in under 30 seconds.
Events that deserve more than a QR code.
What it delivers.
- Audio message recording & storage
- Video message capture
- Photo trigger with branded output
- Randomised information & content playback
- Interactive voice-guided surveys
- Competition & prize reveal flows
- QR, SMS and email delivery
- Live branded gallery via EventKite
Where it works.
- Weddings & milestone celebrations
- Brand activations & product launches
- Corporate events & conferences
- Retail & experiential pop-ups
- Festivals & multi-day events
- Competition & prize mechanics
- Trade shows & expos
- Permanent venue & hospitality installs
What's under the handset.
A vintage-style telephone handset connected to a custom electronics package. Screen, speaker, microphone and camera all integrated — one pickup gesture triggers the whole experience.
Ready to pick
up the phone?
Tell us your event and the experience you have in mind — we'll configure the Hotline around your brief.