HOW I MADE A MILLION DOLLARS IN THE OUTDOOR BILLBOARD BUSINESS – AND HOW YOU CAN, TOO, EVEN IN THIS RECESSION.

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Aug 4, 2012
I started building billboards straight out of college, with no knowledge of what I was doing and not much capital to work with. All I had was the desire to make money and an almost equally powerful fear of failure.
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Lamar Sees Lowered Second Quarter Revenue Estimate And Stock Drops As A Result.

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Aug 4, 2012
Lamar Advertising Company,one of the three largest outdoor operators in the U.S.,has made a second quarter revenue forecast of $282 million,as compared with analysts’ estimates of $284.4 million.
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Tampa To Allow Digital Billboards

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Aug 4, 2012
Tampa,Florida has voted to allow digital billboards- but in a very limited way. As part of settling a year-long lawsuit with Clear Channel Outdoor and CBS Outdoor,the city voted 5-2 to allow each company to erect no more than 6 digital signs in Tampa.
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Trellis Realty Management Chooses Watchfire for First Digital Billboard in N.H.

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Aug 4, 2012
DANVILLE, Ill. and WOLFEBORO, NH – (June 15, 2009) – Although a relative newcomer to the outdoor advertising business, Wolfeboro, NH-based Trellis Realty Management is making its mark on New Hampshire’s advertising scene
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Powerful Presentation Techniques that close OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SALES …QUICKLY !!!!!!!!

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Aug 4, 2012
In my 20 years of advertising sales and consulting, it becomes very clear as to why clients do not buy from sales people. In order to get to the root of the “solution” you must first and foremost place yourself in the prospect’s shoes.
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Burkett Media Installs Fifth Watchfire Digital Billboard in Killeen, Texas

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Aug 4, 2012
DANVILLE, Ill. and KILLEEN, TEXAS – (April 9, 2011) – Burkett Media, a rapidly growing independent billboard company in Austin, Texas, has installed its fifth digital billboard manufactured by Watchfire Digital Outdoor.
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Inflatable Billboards - Capturing an Audience at any Location

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Aug 4, 2012
Over the past 5 years, the idea to design and build a billboard capable of performing on land or sea has undergone painstaking development with rigorous testing of many proto-types.
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Watchfire Signs Announces Groundbreaking for Expanded Manufacturing and Office Facilities in Danville, Ill

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Jun 19, 2012
“The ability to increase our manufacturing and office space is critical to reaching our growth goals, and we are fortunate that the timing is right to purchase the real estate we need in Danville to accommodate our growth,” said Steve Harriott, President and CEO of Watchfire Signs.
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Watchfire Signs Experiencing Hiring Boom

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May 31, 2012
Growing Sign Company Hired Record Number of Interns to Drive Growth. Watchfire Signs, a Danville-based manufacturer of digital signs and billboards, announces it has posted and filled a record number of internships and co-op positions
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Park Outdoor Breaks into Digital Market with Daktronics

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May 21, 2012
Park Outdoor, an outdoor advertising company, recently partnered with Daktronics, Inc., an LED display manufacturer, to install their first digital display in Utica, N.Y. The fully-operational outdoor LED display was installed May 16.
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