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
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Top Ten Auctions of 2012Lessons from the Pros
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Help!
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The Auction Experts
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Q & A
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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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