Auction Marketing Competition
The 2024 Marketing Competition was judged at the MAA Annual Conference, January 2025 in Mt Pleasant, MI. Auctioneers from across the state were awarded for their outstanding accomplishments in marketing.
Category 1, Section 1: One or Two Color Printed Materials
Antiques/Estate
Noah Smith, Art Smith Auctioneers
Business & Industrial Assets
David Helmer, Braun & Helmer Auction Service
Agricultural Construction Machinery
Noah Smith, Art Smith Auctioneers
Real Estate
Noah Smith, Art Smith Auctioneers
Category 1, Section 2:
Multi Color Printed Materials
Antiques/Estates
Brian Braun, Braun & Helmer Auction Service
Business & Industrial Assets
Kurt Mingerink, Miedema Asset Management Group
Agricultural Machinery
Jeremy Miedema, Miedema Asset Management Group
Construction Equipment
Kurt Mingerink, Miedema Asset Management Group
Specialty Auction – Multi Color
Kurt Mingerink, Miedema Asset Management Group
Real Estate – Multi Color
Brian Braun, Braun & Helmer Auction Service
Category 2: Media Coverage
Printed News Coverage:
David Helmer, Braun & Helmer Auction Service
Digital Promotion: Auction Promo Video:
Noah Smith, Art Smith Auctioneers
Category 3: Business Promotion
Business Stationary, Letterhead, Envelope, Card, Brochure, Promotional Item
Brad McGovern, The Firearms Gallery by Auctions on 309
Company Image Wear
Brad McGovern, The Firearms Gallery by Auctions on 309
Company Vehicle/Trailer
Tim Tobey, Merritt Auctions
Signage
Chuck Ranney, Miedema Asset Management Group
Customer Testimonial, Affiliated Membership/Service Recognition
David Helmer, Braun & Helmer Auction Service
Auction Networking
Mike Furlo, Furlo Auction Service & Leroy Yoder, Yoder Brothers Auctions
Category 4: Website/Social Media
Website
Kenny Lindsay, American Eagle Auction Company
Social Media
Sid Miedema, Miedema Asset Management Group
Category 5: Photos
Photo from Behind the Auctioneer
India McGovern, Auctions on 309
Auction Photo
Noah Smith, Art Smith Auctioneers
Fun at Auction Photo
David Helmer, Braun & Helmer Auction Service
Photo from Previous MAA Convention 2024
John Michael, Michael Auction & Realty
Auction Staff
Ray Krakowski, Auctioneer at Large
Auction Location Photo
Brian Braun, Braun & Helmer Auction Service
Creative Photography
Noah Smith, Art Smith Auctioneers
Category 6: Auction Marketing Campaign of the Year
Auction Marketing Campaign of the Year
Kurt Mingerink, Miedema Asset Management Group
Category 7: Vintage
Vintage Auction Flier
Noah Smith, Art Smith Auctioneers
Vintage Auction Photo
Noah Smith, Art Smith Auctioneers
Vintage Auction Item
Brian Braun, Braun & Helmer Auction Service
*Categories with no entries or disqualified entries are not listed.