Tag: Watchfire

Watchfire on Photographing Digital Signs

By Watchfire Signs Anyone who has ever tried to photograph an LED sign or digital billboard knows that it can be a challenge. You want photos that showcase the vibrant messages LED signs can display. With a few simple adjustments to your camera, you can avoid pictures that show tiling […]

The first time and temperature sign.

OK, Insider admits that my main draw is that Spokane is where I live.  But Merry Christmas everyone and enjoy some history on signage. On December 24, 1951, Williams Brothers, Inc. installed a massive and innovative sign in downtown Spokane, Washington. The result was the second largest bank sign in […]

The Power of Ten

December 7, 2016 Watchfire Blog Post Ten years ago today, Watchfire launched our digital billboard division. In that time, the technology has helped push out-of-home advertising to even greater prominence as an important, interactive medium competing and winning against other forms of electronic media. Advertisers who might have been skeptical […]

Watchfire RSS Feed Updates Billboards With Real-time Presidential Election Results

DANVILLE, IL–(Marketwired – Nov 2, 2016) – Owners of Watchfire digital billboards can download a free widget that allows marketers to integrate real-time presidential election results on their billboards. Click to Tweet. The widget will allow Watchfire digital billboard owners to display the popular vote total and electoral college vote […]

Using Your Billboard To Track Real Time Baseball Scores

Insider has attached a Watchfire Press Release about a widget which lets owners of Watchfire digital billboards integrate real time baseball scores into their boards.  Seems like a great way to make use of unused space on a board during playoff season for any sport. DANVILLE, Ill. – (October 4, […]

Friskney on Watchfire’s New Cloud Based Software

Yesterday Watchfire announced a new cloud-based software product designed to help static and digital billboard operators run their business.  Insider interviewed Watchfire’s Darrin Friskney about the product. What is the Ignite OAx business management solution? It’s a cloud-based software product designed specifically to help billboard operators run their business – […]

Darrin Friskney on Watchfire’s 5 Year Guarantee

Last week Watchfire announced a five-year brightness guarantee, uniformity guarantee, parts and labor guarantee and a money back guarantee relating to its new MV Class digital billboards. Insider interviewed Darrin Friskney, Watchfire’s VP of Digital Outdoor and Marketing about the announcement. Darrin, how are Watchfire’s MV class digital billboards different […]

Watchfire Launches MV Class Digital Billboard with 5 yr Guarantee

DANVILLE, Ill. — (August 24, 2016) — In another advancement for the digital billboard industry, Watchfire Signs announces the launch of its MV Class, a new billboard option with a five-year guarantee to maintain uniformity and brightness in the field. Watchfire’s MV Class billboards are available for order August 23, […]

Watchfire Launches Olympic Medal Widget for Billboards

DANVILLE, Ill. – (August 10, 2016) – Owners of Watchfire digital billboards and on premise LED signs can download free widgets that allow marketers to integrate up-to-the-minute medal counts for the top five countries on their digital displays. Click to Tweet. “The summer games are a period of great national […]