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Brick Fundraiser Guide

A step-by-step guide to successful brick fundraising. Learn how to setup, launch, and market a profitable brick fundraiser.

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A Step By Step Guide to Running a Successful
Brick Fundraising Campaign.

Step 1: Consider a Brick Fundraiser

High Profitability. At Brick Markers our products and services are priced aggressively. How? We're able to do this by taking advantage of our numerous vendor relationships, quantity discounting and commitment to the latest technologies.

Ongoing Fundraising. Your brick/tile fundraiser can be active for years to come. There are no upfront costs or left over inventory to worry about. Start and stop your fundraiser based on your organizations goals.

Donor Recognition. Your donors receive a permanently engraved brick/tile with the exact information they want on it. You can also offer your donors a mini replica or standard size replica of their full size product as a takeaway.

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Step 2: Begin With The End in Mind

Determine an Installation Area. We always recommend starting your brick/tile fundraising process by choosing your installation area. Subsequently, the size of the area will determine how many bricks/tiles you need to sell and how to price them.

Establishing Your Sales Goals. Understanding your sales goals early on will help you establish pricing for your bricks/tiles.

Price Your Product. Now that you have established an installation area and your sales goals, you are ready to price your donation levels accordingly to maximize your profits.

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Step 3: Contact Our Sales Team

Brainstorming. Contact one of our industry professionals to discuss your potential brick/tile fundraiser in depth. In addition to strategizing with you on running a successful campaign, our team will also introduce you to our many tools and how they will play a role in your fundraiser.

Strategy.Our sales team is here to guide and assist you with any questions regarding the best approach to your fundraiser. For example, here are a few questions we regularly are asked. When should we start/stop our campaign? How quickly can I receive my order? Can I get filler/blank bricks from you too?

Request a Free Sample. Now that our sales team is privy to your particular needs, we can recommend a brick/tile that best fits your campaign/project, and ship you a sample to review.

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Step 4: Unrivaled Marketing Tools

FREE Donor Website.In addition to your campaign, you will be provided with a custom website. Your site will be designed to reflect your organizations unique brand identity. Most importantly, with this donor website your donors will be able to purchase their brick/tile online with ease.

FREE Website Analytics & Marketing Support. Wondering how effective your marketing efforts are? We can provide you with detailed analytics of your custom website. In short, you'll have the data needed to adjust your marketing efforts accordingly.

FREE Brochure/Order Form. Brick Markers® offers full marketing support by providing you with a brochure/printable order form. Utilize this form to collect your donor's brick information when payment is received by check or cash. Our order forms allow you to advertise your fundraiser in unique ways. For instance, many of our clients utilize these during events, place them on bulletin boards, or even mail them directly to potential donors.

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Step 5: Launch Your Fundraiser

Release your Webpage & Marketing Collateral. You are ready to launch your fundraiser to the public! If you have chosen to use our donor ordering website, remember to include the link in all your marketing materials.

Collect Orders with our Simple Ordering System. Our proprietary ordering system is a user friendly and streamlined system. making it easy for you to compile the donor’s engraving information.

Track your Profits. As orders roll in, track your profits to ensure that you are meeting your sales goals.

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Step 6: Place your order

Submit your order(s) to your Sales Representative. Once we have received your order, our team will do a preliminary check of your submitted information for compliance with our engraving standards and processes.

Request a specific ship date. Need your bricks/tiles within a specific time frame, or delivered by a certain date? Work with your Sales Representative to create a timeline for ordering. As a result, we will be prepared to accommodate any deadlines or event dates you may have.

Receive and Install your Bricks/Tiles. Congratulations, your fundraising campaign has been a success! Now it’s time to install your bricks/tiles, or distribute them to your donors.

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