Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Last week the Customs department intercepted a shipment of 1,088 counterfeit Watchfire LED screens having an estimated value of $1.5 million had the screens been genuine. The screens were confiscated at the International Falls Minnesota port of entry. Insider’s take: One more reason […]
DANVILLE, Ill, — (February 11, 2020) — Watchfire Signs, a leading provider of exterior and interior LED signs, was select by Louisville Tourism to manufacture a “Welcome Wall” at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. . The nearly 6’ x 27’ high-resolution welcome wall is viewable by the more than […]
DANVILLE, Ill. — (February 4, 2019) — Watchfire Signs, a leading manufacturer of LED virtual scoreboards and video boards, is offering a scholarship to recognize a high school student who develops inspiring content for high school Watchfire video scoreboards or displays. Click to Tweet. The Fired Up Watchfire Scholarship will […]
DANVILLE, Ill. — (January 9, 2020) — Watchfire Signs, a leading manufacturer of LED signs, digital billboards, and video scoreboards, grew its sales force by 25 percent in 2019, and announced plans to continue expanding its staff in sales, engineering and software development in 2020. Click to tweet. In order to meet […]
Company: Buckland Media Group Markets: Western Oklahoma Headquarters: Oklahoma City, OK 73112 Phone: 405-219-1800 Email: bucklandmediaok@gmail.com Ben Buckland Media operates 128 faces plus 4 digital billboards in Western Oklahoma. The company is owned by Ben Buckland. Buckland has a background in the radio and publishing business and has also served as the announcer […]
DANVILLE, Ill. — (November 21, 2019) — The last of 59 truckloads of digital signage modules left the manufacturing facility at Watchfire Signs in Danville, Ill. recently, closing out the chapter on the renovation of the world’s largest single video screen, Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas. Watchfire Signs, selected last year for […]
DANVILLE, Ill. — (November 5, 2019) — Watchfire Signs, a leading manufacturer of digital billboards and LED displays, today announced a partnership with Blip that will allow users of Watchfire’s Ignite software to enable Blip with a single click. Blip is the highest performing self-serve marketplace for small business advertisers in the United […]
Company of the Day: IMAGE MEDIA® Company: IMAGE MEDIA® Headquarters: 5101 Darmstadt Rd. Suite A Hillside, IL 60162 Market: Chicago, IL Phone: (312) 988-4600 Contact email: sales@imageoutdoor.com IMAGE MEDIA operates an out of home plant in the Chicago market. The company was started 35 years ago by Michael Scheid Sr. following a career at […]
Last week Insider asked for reader feedback on refurbishing 10 year old digital billboards. New South Outdoor Owner Neil Bell shares his experience. Neil what digital billboards did you refurbish? I just replaced two 11-year-old Watchfire units with their “Reface” program. It was a great experience. They swapped out the […]
If you’ve ever visited Watchfire’s Danville headquarters you’ve seen this 14 by 48 billboard. Still looks great. It’s a 19mm model which is 12 years old. Watchfire will replace it with a new 16 mm billboard later this summer along with new internal components and wiring. The original structure and […]
