Dave, Frank and his staff are outstanding and the
Bootcamp exceeded my expectations. I would recommend this experience to
anyone seeking to learn the outdoor billboard business.
Sincerely,
Bob C. |
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Dear Frank,
Greetings from Cyprus!
I would like to thank you for taking the time to write a book on
billboards and for sharing your wisdom on the subject with the rest of
us. In a business that is mostly self taught by trial and error your
examples made things easy, clear and to the point. I can assure you that
your concepts are greatly appreciated and being put to work.
Thank you and keep up the good work!
George Havadjias
Director |
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I appreciate your recommendations
on how to work with your landowners and city officials. Having
been in business for over 30 years I believe much of my success is due
to working with city officials and landowners exactly how you describe
it. That is how I train employees and that is how we treat
everyone we do business with including contractors and suppliers.
I would like to carry your recommendations one step further. If
our entire industry practiced those habits it would be easier for the
entire industry. Most city officials and landowners where we have
experienced the greatest amount of adversity is when someone else in our
industry was there before us and it was a bad experience for them.
In fact, there is one operator here in Texas that was and is so bad I
have had state officials tell me that changes in the state regulations
were do mostly in part due to the poor business practices of this one
individual. Treating your landowners and city officials as friends
and with respect whether or not things go your way or not on a single
issue will always pay dividends in the end. Thanks again for your
article.
Archie |
| DIANE, I AM PLEASED
TO INFORM YOU THAT I RECEIVED 10 INTERESTED INQUIRIES' AND HAVE LEASED
THE BOARD WITH AN OPTION THROUGH 8/10.PLEASE REMOVE MY AD`S FOR RENT AND
FOR SALE.
THANKS AGAIN
MIKE PETTENGILL |
Diane,
Thanks
Your Website keeps getting better. Its an asset to the entire industry.
We look forward to becoming a paying advertiser in 2009.
Best to you
Marty |
Frank
I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation for all
the billboard related information you have on the website
www.outdoorbillboard.com and for the book you published, “Billboard
Lease Negotiations.” I found this information very useful after I was
contacted by a billboard company about placing a sign on my property.
My initial research began with looking for information on billboard
leases that would help protect the landowner. I soon found out not much
advice has been written from the landowner’s perspective. Then I thought
maybe it was best to just contact an attorney to address my questions. I
called around to many law offices and realized it was difficult to
locate someone that specialized in billboard issues.
I was determined to educate myself before I signed the lease and it was
at this point I found your website. I was amazed at all the information
available. Your materials helped me to discover all of the necessary
elements that need to be included in a long-term ground lease in order
to protect myself, the landowner. Outdoorbillboard.com provided a
one-stop shop for everything billboard related. I especially found the
articles and newsletters that you wrote to be informative, and they
provided insight into how the billboard industry really operates.
When I learned that you had written a book, “Billboard Lease
Negotiations,” I decided to purchase it. This book has been the best
investment I have made in this entire learning process saving me
thousands of dollars per year on just one suggested lease clause alone.
This publication has provided me with a hands-on approach for items a
billboard landowner should consider when leasing land for a sign. I
would have never thought of many of the items that you highlight, yet
they are critical concepts and clauses that must be considered before
signing a lease.
So in the end, I took all the information I learned from you and hired
an attorney to implement these concepts into the actual lease. What I
ended up with was a solid document that was fair and equal, yet
protected me as the landowner from several important considerations that
without your assistance I would have never known to ask for. The
billboard company, who admitted their lease was very one sided, seemed
shocked that I uncovered as many loopholes as I did. Without your help,
that would not have been possible. The bottom line is if you don’t
negotiate to include certain things in the lease that may be beneficial
to you as the landowner, things that you have every right to ask for,
most billboard companies will not voluntarily offer the information. I
have the original version of the lease that proves it.
So Frank, with all of your help and suggestions, the insider secrets to
the billboard industry are now exposed. I can not agree you more than
with a quote from your book that this really is, “The book your
billboard company does not want you to read!”
Thanks - Gil |
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Diane,
I had a very
positive conversation with this lead. I
believe I am going to establish a Bank/Broker
situation that should provide better lending rates
to the operators. Your leads are valued and
should benefit the users of Outdoor Billboards. Com.
Regards,
Ken Stahl
BannerCom
Inc.
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Diane,
Thanks for all of your help, as an independent it would be
hard for a company of my size to reach the same audience
that your website has. Can you please remove my
listing on
outdoorbillbard.com
because I just sold my billboard.
Thanks Again
Jeffrey Smith
Smith Outdoor Advertising
1265 South Aaron, Unit # 265
Mesa, AZ 85209
Phone: 480.221.3777
Fax: 480.287.9541
www.smithoutdoor.com
jeffrey.smith@smithoutdoor.com
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Ms, Diane,
Yes, I had many responses, but nothing has happened yet. I
may break it
up and sell the signs separately. Thank you so much for your
help. I may be
back soon.
Kenny
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To the folks at OutdoorBillboard.com,
I just wanted to write and thank you for all your
responses to my emails and inquiries from yesterday when
I was having such a difficult time with your website.
Diane Burget was especially helpful in working with me
to sort out my listings and help me to understand all
the possible placement opportunities you have available.
I appreciate the responsiveness and your attention to my
concerns. I will work to place the rest of my
listings on your site in the next day or two.
Thank you again, and I look forward to working with you!
Sincerely,
Patti Reeves
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Hi Diane,
I don't have the need to run any ads right now. I will be
in touch as soon as I have a new ad ready. Thank you, as
your site is awesome.Michael Grace
ACE Outdoor, LLC
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Diane,
I want to thank you for helping me with
posting all of my listings on
www.outdoorbillboard.com. Although, I have not rented
any of my locations yet, I have received several calls about
them using your website.In
addition, I also made several contacts from your website.
Thanks in Advance
Jeff Smith
Smith Outdoor Advertising
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Diane,
Thank you so much. We have several
digital billboards for sale, and have already received many
inquiries from our first posting with you.
Look forward to working with you.
Amanda
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| You have a great site. Looking forward to
doing business with you.
Dan VanTreese |
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I truly appreciate your help today. Its very
rare that I receive the level of service and assistance you
provided for me! I look forward to working with you in the
future.
Enjoy your day!
Regards,
Chris Long
Managing Member
Metropolitan Marketing LLC
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YEAH,
Thanks for all your help
Diane and THANK YOU for featuring VisionsAdvertising in the
March newsletter!!!
Appreciate it...
Tracy and Bill
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Diane,
The site is great and we get a
lot of calls from it.
Thank you very much.
Michael
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Diane,
I love to get leads from you so if
you would like to continue to send them to me.
Thank you so much for your help,
I love your sight!
Brian |
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We have sold the sites that are
listed, thank you very much for your help, love your website!
We are listed as MO4, and we had the "Fire Sale" tag on the listing.
We will be posting more from the Nebraska market soon and look forward
to more success.
Thank you,
Bill White |
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Dear Diane Burget
I just rented my billboard space at an annual rate of $600. You can take
my ad out of your web site, and send me a bill for the advertising.
Thank you very much for your service. I like the way you communicate
with me, and the open offer for the advertising fee.
Best regard,
David
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Hello Dave,
I just wanted to let you know that I have a tenant for my space in Fond
du Lac, WI. (US41 near WIS23). You may remove my ad from your web site.
Thank you for the complementary listing (and for the neat calendar mouse
pad). My new tenant found me via the "for rent" sign on my vacant sign.
It is a local company. Nevertheless, I think your web site is a valuable
service. Later this year, if I have any non-renewing tenants, I will be
in touch with you.
Best Regards,
Richard Schreiner
Manager,
Winchester, LLC |
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| Trish
I have rented the Billboard for 2 years. You can
update it. I will definitely come back in 2 years. Your service is
GREAT!
Thanks,
Elaine |
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Thank You, Also the very first day we posted our
transit advertisement we got a deal!!!
Again Thank You
Fred Heymann |
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Great site by the way! I hear a lot of people
talking abut it...
Phil |
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OutdoorBillboard.com,
Your site is fantastic. Although we only placed our add a few days ago
we have gotten quite a few "hits". We have been in the billboard
business before there were computers so having the ability to reach out
to potential customers across the U.S. has really expanded our
opportunities.
Thanks, Chris |
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Dear Diane,
I am totally impressed with your website. I have been in the
billboard business for over ten years and am very impressed with
your one of a kind website. I am actually still listed with a
location for sale in Orlando, Florida. I have always received prompt
responses from your company regarding changes and have also received
numerous calls as a result of my listings on the website. Please
keep up the good work. Thanks for all you do.
Sincerely,
Eric
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That's it. Dave, I got a lead from your site
that led to a three month buy on both sides of my board. If you
want to use that as a testimonial, please do. Thanks!.
Sincerely,
Glenn
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Thanks so much.
We had several phone calls from people seeing the listing on your site.
Eventually it was me contacting personally the company that is buying
me, and giving them information, that then lead to the buy.
However... I did receive valid interest from my listing on your site.
I appreciate your service.
Mark |
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We have sold one of the locations that we have
listed w/ you. (Thank you!)
Thanks again, this site is wonderful!
Bill |
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Thank you Diane,
I have to say the site is very good.
All the best,
Lynda |
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Mr. Reynolds,
I've had a listing on your website for the past several years for my
plant in New Mexico. I've recently sold my company to Lamar in
Albuquerque. If you'd like to place a "sold" banner on the ad and
eventually delete the listing altogether that would be great.
Thank you for holding the listing for so long. I received quite a few
calls from it over the years.
Thanks again
Ken |
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Site works well, I had a number of inquiries from
my ad, however, I sold it from a lead from another source.
Thanks.
Bill |
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Sight was great generated some leads, but the
purchase came from a different
source.
Thanks for all your help and support. You have a great site and I think
will
really take off in the future.
Thanks
Chris |
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