Kathy Kingston in Auctioneering Contest

Contact: Kathy Kingston

603-235-1196

Indianapolis, IN July 15, 2013

Kathy Kingston, CAI, BAS will be joining over 100 auctioneers from across the world in Indianapolis, I.N. at the 63rd International Auctioneers Conference and Show to compete for the title of International Auctioneer Champion (IAC). This is the 25th anniversary of this IAC. The male and female winners of this competition are regarded by the auction industry as being one of the best in the profession.

Kathy Kingston, CAI, BAS, is an award-winning professional auctioneer, speaker and consultant with a background in nonprofit fundraising & marketing.  Founder and president of Kingston Auction Company, based in Hampton, NH, Ms. Kingston has raised millions of dollars for non-profit organizations across the country for over 27 years.

The IAC competitors are judged on their presentation, chant, voice timbre, body language, and other performance elements of effective auctioneering by a panel of seven international judges. Participants are also judged on their answers of interview questions. The finalists will compete at 6 p.m. Friday, July 19, 2013 in front of a thousand of their peers at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Indianapolis. The two division winners of the IAC will receive a cash prize of $5,000, a trophy, and will represent the National Auctioneers Association as its spokespeople throughout the year.

Every year, over a quarter-trillion dollars in property and assets are sold by auctioneers. The auction industry continues to grow, becoming a popular method for selling goods and services for many industries in the United States. The auction industry is vast and diverse with auctioneers specializing in a variety of markets, such as art, antiques, automobiles, machinery, real estate, personal property, and charity.

Kingston Auction Company is the premier resource for record-breaking fundraising auctioneers, education & strategies.  Whether providing training and coaching to auctioneers, consulting to not-for-profit executives or their boards, or deploying one of their award-winning team of professional auctioneers, Kingston offers one-stop shopping to organizations who want record-breaking auction results.

Kathy Kingston founded Kingston Auction Company in 1986. Ms. Kingston is featured in a one-hour television documentary about Benefit Auctions on the Auction Network. Ms. Kingston was bestowed the 2012 Chuck Cumberlin Memorial Sportsmanship award by her peers at the International Auctioneer Championship. Kathy was the recipient of the prestigious “Rose Award” from the National Auctioneers Association.  Ms. Kingston holds the Certified Auctioneer Institute (CAI) designation, only three percent of auctioneers nationwide have achieved this status.

Ms. Kingston is author of Do I Hear A Million: Benefit Auctioneering for Record Profits. The audio-download is available at http://www.KingstonAuction.com. She also wrote Record-Breaking Fundraising Auctions Volume 1: 54 Auction Design Tips (ISBN 0-9774565-0-1) and Volume 2: 54 Auction Night Tips (ISBN  0-9774565-2-8) You may get a complimentary copy of her special report: “3 Surefire Strategies for Auction Success in Any Economy” at http://www.successfulbenefitauctions.com

Founded in 1949, the National Auctioneers Association (NAA) is the world’s largest professional association dedicated to professional auctioneers. Members of the NAA abide by a strict Code of Ethics and are connected with an extensive network of professional auctioneers. NAA’s mission is to promote the professionalism of auctioneers and auctions through education and technology.

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Phone:  603-235-1196

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