the top ten auctions of 2012: lessons from the pros
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This is an overview of the top ten auctions that rocked in 2012. Ranging from schools to high profile charity events, these organizations got it right.TRANSCRIPT
Top Ten Auctions of 2012Lessons from the Pros
Introduction – What We’re Doing Today
• Top Ten Auctions – A quick review
• It’s All About the Items
• Different Auction Formats
• Corporate Auctions
• Smart Partnering
• Where are My Volunteers?
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10 Auctions that Rocked 2012
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BiddingForGood – The Statistics
• 18,000 + auctions run
• Total items sold: 2 Million +
• Totals bids: 5.2 MM
• Highest number of bids in one hour: 6,781
• Highest number of bids in a single auction: 45,130
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It’s All About the Items
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Harrison Ford Experience(lunch + plane ride)$70,000Navy Seals Motorcycle
$25,000
Classic Lunch Box Collection $10,000
Antique Tea Set $20,000
2011 Smart Car + $500 in gas$12,000
William Wegman Photo Session$10,000
Different Auction Formats –
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Different Auction Formats –
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Different Auction Formats –
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Corporate Auctions –
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Auction Chair
Vice President
Item Team
Item Team
Vice President
Item Team
Item Team
Vice President
Item Team
Item Team
Corporate Auctions –
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What might your company do?
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Sherry’s Homemade Pastries
Tennis Lessons with Thomas
Free Babysitting by Kelsey
Who can help get the word out?
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Media – On Air and In Stadium
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Partner with an event planning company
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Fancy Events, Inc.
Help!
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The Auction Experts
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Q & A
Happy Fundraising!
No one has more experience than we do in helping nonprofits
and schools raise money from auctions.
Our complete, end-to-end auction management solution offers our customers increased opportunity to raise more money and include more of their community in bidding on their auctions
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