Charity auction - PR Ideas needed

[clairemackaness]

Hi all you PR peeps. I was thinking of auctioning off one of my paintings for HEAL Cancer Charity and wanted to think of an innovative way to do this that didn't involve eBay and could bring me some publicity.

Any ideas/offers?

[Urban Space]

Did you want to stay locally? Or more of a nation-wide thing? eBay's a good way of reaching more people. Perhaps a page on your site mentioning your recent experiences with cancer and how it effects so many people. Then perhaps contact your local rag and ask that they publish something.

Some ideas.

Liam

[Urban Space]

Oooo and I'd be more than willing to put something on my site if you like? Not that it'l get any publicity off there, but it's the thought that counts :)

Liam

[DarrenC]

Forget e-bay I have a disliking to the place, simply because of the scam artists that frequent that place.. that's my own opinion mind ;)

Claire, don't just auction off your painting, auction of items that companies donate. Hire an auction room out, and get someone famous to do the auction..

Focus on raising the money for the charity..

Hell, I'd even try and get a villa for someone to rent free for one week. My gran died of cancer in September, so I'm up for it - if you want any help let me know.

Darren

[Urban Space]

Kinda over-shadowed my lovely offer :( lol

Liam

[DarrenC]

Liam, you offer was great! If you have a link to your site in the signature people will visit your site, I've had tons of visitors from this forum since I joined..

You could raise attention to the event by people visiting your website

BTW if your not sure how to do it let me know!

[Urban Space]

I'll do it right away

Liam

[clairemackaness]

WOW, Darren thats a fab idea, I'll get onto it right away. And Liam, thanks for the offer it's really really appreciated. I'll take you up on that one, when I've got something sorted out.

[Urban Space]

Okidoki, I'll start making a page now.

Liam

[clairemackaness]

Hold fire Liam, let me get some dates, details and people sorted first.

[Urban Space]

Hoki coki! Just eager to help!

Liam

[clairemackaness]

you eager beaver you!

[Coding Monkey]

I sponsor an animal from the WWF for every customer on Coding Monkeys. Nice bit of goodwill.

Anything I can do to help promote it for you, just PM me.

[clairemackaness]

I'm going to post up a seperate thread, watch this space.

[Urban Space]

Will do!

Are you going to have something on your site?

Liam

[clairemackaness]

Yes more than likely.

By the way Liam, if you e-mail me a 150x150 square I'll put you on my blank canvas for free. Have a look at my web page and go to the advertise link.

[DarrenC]

Claire, I'm going to PM you a contact have that might help you out - I've not emailed her for a while so I'm hoping the email address still exists!

Liam, did you do your site yourself? :o its excellent..

[Urban Space]

Yha, designed myself, every last bit! Can't seem to get pictures on it though... Hate technology! :?! Ooo while I'm moaning, does anyone know how to resize graphics? Can resize them to cm but not to pixels...

:? 'elp!

Liam

[DarrenC]

I use Adobe photoshop and you choose the option 'resize' and then choose pixels, cm or whatever size.

If you want email me them and I'll resize them for you

Darren

[Urban Space]

It's OK, I've sorted it now! Just tinkering with it now.

Liam

[Admiral Collections]

Hi Claire


I take it the charity is already promoting your efforts via their website?

Nic :wink:

[clairemackaness]

hopefully it will do, when I get a bit more organised

[Urban Space]

Claire, I've got a 150x150 but it's just part of MS Word at the mo. What shall I save it as? :?!

Liam

[clairemackaness]

save it as a word doc, I can copy it, paste it into publisher and save it as a gif.

e-mail the word doc to me