Do you always use the fabled and iconic chant when conducting an auction? Well I discovered, about 20 years ago, that when selling art, antiques and collectibles many people can’t follow you so I learned to call bids conversationally. If you’re wondering, I still use “the chant” selling livestock, fairs and galas just not antiques. You might give it a try. Ummm, by tge wsy if you think it’s to slow I averaged 93 lots an hour when this was done.

Checking in with you all to see how your impact is growing in the world. These past couple of weeks have been quite busy but totally inspiring to be able to help so many missions that are affecting change in the world. As Auctioneers we need to be continually looking for new clients to serve and in this video I share a few ideas on how to find those clients and leverage connections to grow our businesses. Let us know how you’re finding new clients and making new connections. Stay AWESOME!

First year raising funds for a new organization…effectively same audience as last year Their efforts last year from live auction were approximately 10k. This year, after consulting them pre-event on various live methods of fundraising and run of show, the group landed on doing Heads or Tails to kick off the live portion of the event, followed by live auction of 8 items and then a mission moment story with a paddle raise. The heads or tails raised $2050. Live Auction raised $36,600 Paddle raise did $26,200 Total live brought $64,850 vs the $10,600 last year! 6X their live total of previous year = one happy customer!! Needless to say, the event is won prior to event night.

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Had an event last week, 2 items and a fund-n-need raised around $120K. Had 2 the week before 6 & 8 items raised over $100K!