Auction brio Stimulates Your Auction

I had a meeting with an organization that was shopping for a benefit auctioneer. "Considering the economy" they had maintained their fundraising level. In the last 2 years they had two different auctioneers who had raised nearly the same amount of money during their live auction. Interestingly, the last three years have all produced the same amount of money. I asked if the auctioneers had helped them with acquiring items, managed the live auction, helped with sponsorships, underwriting, managing the silent auction so it could go from a bargain table to a money generator. I asked if that auctioneer had assisted in the scheduling of the evening so it ran efficiently and that check out was on time and was executed without long lines. I asked if their auctioneer helped them raise more money by using his network connections. Did their auctioneer attend committee meetings in order to work as a team member with the organizations and its committee? So many questions ended with a simple word, "no".

When selecting a benefit auctioneer an organization's wisest decision should be by making an investment in a northeast Ohio's only certified benefit auctioneer specialist and Cleveland's premier benefit auctioneer, Mark Schroeder. A professional auctioneer will walk on a stage and make more money than any amateur, but a certified benefit auctioneer specialist like Mark Schroeder will raise more money than any auctioneer who walks on the stage, conducts the auction, then walks off at its conclusion.

Mark Schroeder BAS will make you more money. In nearly 5 years of conducting benefit auctions, he has a 100% record of raising more money than the previous year and many times doubling, tripling and even quadrupling raised dollars. Call him for a free introductory consultation. It won't cost you a thing to find out that what Auction brio will do for your benefit will make your organization more money.

Auction brio Announces Charity Auctions Continue to Grow in 2008

Though the live auction industry held at nearly even with 2007 figures for sales of goods and services, one of the five sectors of growth in the auction industry was in charity auctions. Charity auctions raised $16.3 billion dollars in 2008. Charity auctions continue to grow throughout the country. "Consumers continue to attend auctions to find treasures and sellers continue to utilize professional Auctioneers to help turn assets into cash."- NAA President Randy Wells.

For the year 2008, approximately $268.4 billion dollars in goods and services was sold at auction in the United States.

Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center Contracts Mark Schroeder Auction brio

The Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center has contracted Mark Schroeder, Cleveland's Premier benefit auctioneer and northern Ohio's only certified Benefit Auctioneer Specialist, to consult, educate and construct its "A Night in Tuscany" Auction Gala on May 30th, 2009 at the InterContinental Hotel.

This gala will be an elegant and entertaining evening of firsts for its guests. It will not only raise more funds during its live and silent auctions, but also will blossom into one of the most entertaining evenings of the spring in Cleveland! Auction brio invites you to attend an evening of food, wine and celebration!

Auction brio More Than Triples Brecksville Broadview Hts. School Foundation Funds!

It was a record making night for the Brecksville-Boadview Hts. School Foundation Beach Ball auction. In just 24 days of being hired, Mark Schroeder, Cleveland's Premier benefit auctioneer more than tripled the live auction earnings from last year at Saturday night's benefit!

This auction was down 36 ticket sales from the first year of the event and was looking to increase sales to 200. At the time of hiring, they had sold 126 tickets. By implementing some marketing ideas from Auction brio, on auction day they sold 208 tickets to the event! This event turned its entire event from a bargain table into a very successful fundraiser. By implementing a Fund-A-Project, the Foundation raised additional thousands in order to support its enrichment grants.

Though the economy may be struggling, Mark Schroeder of Auction brio continues to raise more money for his clients. With three auctions in the last 7 days, each organization raised more money than they did last year. All three of them were record earnings for their galas!