The Nebraska Auctioneer Association sponsored an advertising contest at their 2014 Annual Convention to create awareness and promote a positive image of the auction profession.
Tom Millie, The Auction Mill, Omaha, chaired the event. Liz Breci, Omaha World-Herald, Omaha; Michaela Wallace, AuctionTime.com, Lincoln; and Vickie Hrabanek, Norfolk Daily News, judged the entries.
The winning entries are:
Category 1: Commercial and Industrial:
3rd Place – Schow Auction Service, Paxton
2nd Place – Jack Nitz & Associates, Fremont
1st Place – The Auction Mill, Omaha
Category 2: Business Liquidations:
3rd Place – Ruhter Auction & Realty, Hastings
2nd Place – The Auction Mill, Omaha
1st Place – Jack Nitz & Associates, Fremont
Category 3: Real Estate Auctions:
3rd Place – Jack Nitz & Associates, Fremont
2nd Place – Ruhter Auction & Realty, Hastings
1st Place – Marshall Land Brokers & Auctioneers, Kearney
Category 4: Combination Auctions of Real Estate & Personal Property:
3rd Place – Schow Auction Service, Paxton
2nd Place – The Auction Mill, Omaha
1st Place – Jack Nitz & Associates, Fremont
Category 5: Farm & Farm Related Auctions:
3rd Place – Adam Marshall Auctions, Elm Creek
2nd Place – Ruhter Auction & Realty, Hastings
1st Place – Marshall Land Brokers & Auctioneers, Kearney
Category 6: Household Auctions:
3rd Place – Reimers Auction, West Point
2nd Place – Montgomery Auction & Realty, Guide Rock
1st Place – The Auction Mill, Omaha
Category 7: Antique & Collectibles Auctions:
3rd Place – Schow Auction Service, Paxton
2nd Place – The Auction Mill, Omaha
1st Place – Jack Nitz & Associates, Fremont
Category 8: One Color, Any Category:
3rd Place – Montgomery Auction & Realty, Guide Rock
2nd Place – Reimers Auction, West Point
1st Place – Ruhter Auction & Realty, Hastings
Category 9: Website:
3rd Place – Ruhter Auction & Realty, Hastings
2nd Place – Auction Solutions, Omaha
1st Place – Marshall Land Brokers & Auctioneers, Kearney
Category 10: Newspaper Auction Ad:
3rd Place – Old West Realty & Auction, Curtis
2nd Place – Ruhter Auction & Realty, Hastings
1st Place – Reimers Auction, West Point
Category 11: Auction Related Photos:
3rd Place – Ruhter Auction & Realty, Hastings
2nd Place – Adam Marshall Auctions, Elm Creek
1st Place – The Auction Mill, Omaha
Category 12: Auction Signs:
3rd Place – Adam Marshall Auctions, Elm Creek
2nd Place – Reimers Auction, West Point
1st Place – Ruhter Auction & Realty, Hastings
Judges Choice/Best Overall:
The Auction Mill, Omaha