Let’s meet the candidates who voted for us…

Stuart K. Smith is an Ozark Attorney and Republican Candidate for the office of Circuit Judge, Place 1, within the 33rd Judicial Circuit, which serves Dale and Geneva Counties. Mr. Smith helped his campaign by using Durden’s Rotary posters.

For past 6 years, Bill Filmore has been Chief Assistant District Attorney for Dale/Geneva Counties. Filmore handles the prosecution of major felony jury trials (usually sexual assaults and murder). Attorney Filmore also chose to promote his campaign with Durden’s Rotary Posters in Dale & Geneva counties.

Ron Snell believes his qualifications and experiences, especially having taught in every Geneva County school cluster, make him the best candidate to advance all Geneva County schools as the Geneva County Superintendent. Mr. Snell chose to use rotary posters along with his other campaign elements.

Fred Hamic seeks re-election to Geneva County Commission chairman/probate judge. Hamic says that in his first term he helped to get Geneva County on firm financial footing, and that the county currently owes nothing against its $10 million debt limit. He came to Durden for his outdoor advertising of his re-election campaign. Rotary Posters in Geneva County display his artwork created by our Art Department.

Starla Mathews has served the citizens of Houston County as Revenue Commissioner for the past twelve years. It is this experience that leads her to seek the office of probate judge in Houston County, Alabama. Starla chose to promote her campaign on Durden’s Digital Network. Durden has a total of 17 locations when it comes to advertising digitally.

Mike Stell’s mission is  to bring Barbour Counties Probate Judge’s office into the 21 Century. Snell wants to stop the long lines and make the office more “Customer Service Friendly.” Mr. Stell is promoting his campaign with Durden’s Rotary Poster in Barbour County.

Steve Blair has operated a law firm for 25 years and served as Coffee County district judge for eight years. He was a 12th Judicial Circuit judge for two years and Enterprise’s municipal judge for the past six years. Mr. Blair is using Durden’s Digital Network in Enterprise to help promote his campaign to be Coffee County Probate Judge.

Sharon Ard Michalic has 26 years working with Dale County. Her work experience began with the Tax Assessor and Tax Collector Offices before transferring to the Probate Office in 1994. She has had the privilege of working for two past probate judges. Now she is running for Probate Judge herself, and utilized Durden’s Rotary Poster to help her attain that spot.

Woodrow (Woody) Hilboldt said his long work history in community-based business and his degree in business administration would be invaluable resources in carrying out the probate judge’s duties, which include maintaining vital public records, protecting public resources, and additional administrative duties associated with the “business” side of the office. He chose Durden to help promote his campaign with our Print Rotary Posters.

Gerald Harden has served the citizens of Dale County politically for over 30 years and wishes to continue to do so. Harden believes he has the experience and the leadership capability in order to continue to make Dale County a better place today and for future generations. He is utilizing Durden’s Print Posters to campaign for his election into the Dale County Commission Chairperson Office.

Area businessman and community leader, Mark Blankenship announced his candidacy for Chairman of the Dale County Commission. Blankenship said he wants to put his experience, work ethic, and aggressive leadership to work for Dale County. Blankenship, a licensed residential contractor and developer, currently serves as President pro-tem of the Ozark City Council, serves as a member of the Ozark Technology board, and serves on the CB&T bank board of directors.  Mr. Blankenship chose to promote his campaign with a Durden Bulletin In Dale County.

We thank all of our candidates for supporting us and allowing us to help promote you campaign this election.  With a marketing network of 1000 plus billboard, poster, and full color digital displays — your message was effectively promoted with Durden Outdoor.

Commission Chairman
Gerald Harden – Dale County
Mark Blankenship – Dale County

Circuit Judge
Bill Filmore – Dale & Geneva County
Stuart K Smith – Dale & Geneva County

Probate Judge
Fred Hamic – Geneva Co
Mike Stell – Barbour Co
Steve Blair – Coffee Co
Sharon Ard Michalic – Dale Co
Starla Mathews – Houston Co
Woody Hilboldt – Dale Co

Superintendent
Ron Snell – Geneva Co

Our Justice Park digital, in Downtown Dothan, will be showing your Valentine’s Messages on February 13th & 14th for only $99. You will also receive a digital file to print out to give as well!

Propose, be a secret admirer, renew your love, or send love to your family this Valentines with a Durden Outdoor Digital Valentine Billboard Message. This personalized unique gift will surely have them surprised.

Contact Amy at 334-792-5056 to see about sending  your Valentine’s Billboard Message.

Monday, February, 6, 2012

Durden Outdoor Displays, Inc., the region’s leading creative billboard firm, has announced the hiring of Richard Reinhardt to the position of Creative Marketing Consultant.

Mr. Reinhardt brings with him more than fifteen years of experience in the Marketing/Advertising industry.  Richard will provide his extensive knowledge of idea generation, promotions & brand management to Durden’s clients.  “Richard has a great reputation of managing client accounts and fabricating creative strategies for them.  We are excited to add his talents and energy to our team.”

He comes to us with a strong background in regional television and radio from the likes of CUMULUS Radio and WTVY-TV.  Mr. Reinhardt has held positions from Account Executive to General Manager during his Marketing/Advertising career. 

Mr. Reinhardt is a Carroll High School graduate and holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Troy State University.  Durden Outdoor Displays, Inc. offers bulletins, 4 week rotary posters & a digital network in 9 counties in S.E. Alabama and Georgia.  Visit www.durdenoutdoor.com  to see how we could make your firm “FAMOUS”.

We were given creative control by Bud Ford for the New WDHN Spec “You, Got Josh’d.” Mr. Ford knew he wanted it to look athletic, sports like, and sharp. Our Durden Creative Team designed the logo & banner you see below. WDHN’s Sports Director Josh Rultenberg takes his talents to the field, court, or where ever the playing ground may be for each episode of “You Got Josh’d” to see if he can out play his challenger.

“Thanks for your hard work and you are very good at what you do…I never saw the banner that way in my mind…excellent work” -Bud Ford, Meteorologist/Radio Personality

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Laura Wildzunas, a Rucker Blvd. Elementary Teacher, and Lori Snell, a Enterprise High School Teacher, have done a great job this year teaching the young minds of Enterprise, Alabama. Enterprise City Schools wanted to congratulate its excellent school system by having their 2012 Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year on the Durden Enterpirse Digital Network.

“You nailed it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Rick Rainer, Director of Operations at Enterprise City Schools

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Billy Lawrence Chevrolet-Buick, Inc.  is having a NASCAR give away contest. You can test drive your way to a 2012 NASCAR Weekend! The contest is from January 23, 2012 – February 12, 2012. The NASCAR Weekend includes 3 days & 2 Nights in a hotel and tickets to the NASCAR Weekend Event of your choosing. Once they notified us of their event, the design department quickly got to work on the artwork for the Eufuala Lighthouse Digital (Seen Below).

“The ad looks fantastic! You all did a great job!” Brooke Givens, Billy Lawrence General Manager

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Codwell Bankers Lisa & Kathy wanted to change their digtial message on our Enterprise Digital Network. The art department and creative team went to work to get their new vision up and running asap. Any time you see a “Home for Sale” sign you can call your Realtors, Lissa Fenner & Kathy Kinspell, and they will help you purchase it even if it is a different realty company handling the home.

“Thank you for getting those up and running so quickly! We are already getting comments on how great they are and the typical “why didn’t I think  of that?” Lisa Fenner, Realtor, ABR, Military Market Specialist, Coldwell Banker Prestige Homes & Real Estate, Inc

The AllState BCS National Championship Game on ESPN will be the rematch of the century. The undefeated LSU Tigers face off against No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide on Monday night at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. This showdown guarantees the SEC a sixth consecutive BCS title.

“We want to have a warrior mentality in how we go about this because it’s going to take a relentless attitude for 60 minutes to win a game like this.” – Nick Saban, Alabama Head Coach

In early November, the Tigers beat the Crimson Tide in a close overtime victory. Turns out Alabama warranted a rematch for the BCS Championship game by holding onto their No. 2 spot. They beat out Oklahoma State, Stanford, and Oregon in the BCS standing to gain the right to challenge LSU for a rematch.  Alabama continues to lead (45-25-5) in this rivalry that dates back to 1895.

“The opportunity to have competitively played yourself into an advantage position where you can play for a bowl championship – we recognize that as the reason why we’re here.” – Les Miles, LSU Head Coach

The last five matchups have been decided by nine or fewer points. With that said, we all know this AL/LSU game will be a great on to watch. If you are not making the long trip to New Orleans, Louisiana from Dothan, Alabama there are plenty of great places to hang out and watch the game.

Hooters of Dothan, located on Ross Clark Circle, has great food and a great view… to watch the game. Right across the street is T.G.I. Fridays, where it’s always Friday. You can enjoy the game with appetizers & drinks inside or outside.

If you are having a small or large tailgate party at home, or a friend’s, you can always stop by one of four Things-n-Wings locations. They have great deals of 25, 50 to 100 NOBO wings…you’ll be the MVP of the tailgate!

Monday January 9^th at 8:30 PM ET, Alabama will take another stab at beating LSU and taking home another national title. You don’t want to miss it! And don’t miss Dothan’s great food and social experience  at TGIF, Hooters, and Things-N-Wings.

Who do you think will be FAMOUS, Alabama or LSU?

For more information on how you can purchase outdoor advertisements promoting your company for big events like this one, please visit our contact page and we can start making you FAMOUS today!

My fondest memories are visiting with my Uncle Lamar Murray, and watching the choir at our church sing Silver Bells, Jingle Bells, & Carol of the Bells. On a good night, my great grandfather would tune in to the only clear channel he had on the ancient radio he kept in his living room and we’d listen to Silent Night, Joy to the World & Do You Hear What I Hear.

The new year is coming, and if you’d like to promote with us, please email sales@durdenoutdoor.com.

We hope you have a very Merry Christmas & A Famous New Year!

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“From August to November our numbers have increased. The majority of our new patients say they have seen the billboards with ‘Walk-ins Welcome’ and ‘Tired of waiting?” says Teresa with Hillside Family Practice of Enterprise.

HFP started from the ground up with our Durden Creative Team designing their outdoor look. The art department put in many hours designing not only a campaign but Hillsides Current Logo. Dr. David Ryan was concerned with making sure the Enterprise drivers would know that it was a health clinic, they took walk-ins, and were quick to get you into see them. After many meetings and creative visions an outdoor campaign was settled on.

“Most patients expressed they were tired of waiting to see their doctor somewhere else, and the billboard prompted them to switch to Dr. Ryan,” indicates Teresa

This campaign was a great success for Dr Ryan, Hillside Family Practice, and the Durden Outdoor Team. We pride ourselves in serving our client in the best way possible. We are glad that we can continue with some form of the current message for Dr Ryan since it’s been working.

Hillside is open Monday through Friday from 8:30am-5:00pm (closed for lunch 12-1pm). They accept all insurances except Tricare Prime and Medicaid Patient 1^st. You can reach them at 334-475-2067 or visit them on 1008 Boll Weevil Circle Suite B, Enterprise, Alabama.

If you are interested in trying an outdoor campaign with Durden Outdoor please contact us at (334) 792-5056 or sales@durdenoutdoor.com. We would love to being making you FAMOUS with our Digital Network, Bulletin Billboards, & Rotary Posters.

As a leading Medical career training school in Alabama, Fortis College sought out a way to inform the locals of their programs in Electrical Trades. HVAC- R Trades, Medical Assisting, Medical Office Administration, and Pharmacy Technology.

In 2009, Fortis College began marketing their programs through Durden Outdoor Displays. First, Fortis started using Durden’s four week rotary billboards promoting Medical Assisting and Pharmacy Technician Programs.

“98% of people that come in because of billboards enroll and start. We were highly surprised at this statistic! The dact that we can have several different messages rotate every month is great for us,” says Patrick Donivan, Fortis College School Director.

Since then, Fortis College in Dothan, Alabama has simultaneously used Durdens directional billboards, Durden digital billboard network, and four week rotary billboards. They have seen a significant increase in their enrollment of the following programs:

• HVAC-R Program
• Medical Assisting
• Pharmacy Tech

Fortis College has been working closely with our Creative Team and has been utilizing their award winning in-house design services. The Fortis Campaign has stayed clean and consistent because of the Creative Departments desire to make a cohesive statement for the client.

“In Jan 2012, Fortis will be adding CDL Training — and a RN Program will be forming later on down the road,” says Ben Cole, Admissions Director.

Durden will be able to help promote these newest aditions to the Fortis Family with the help of our large selection of print posters & bulletin billboard spaces. Durden’s Digital Network , alone, has 13 Displays in 3 Cities (Dothan, Enterprise, Eufaula) that reaches over 600,000 cars daily.

If you would like to see your company grow, like Fortis has, please contact one of our sales reps today. They will be able to get you on the right track when it comes to outdoor advertising & we can start making you FAMOUS!

The Festival will be held Saturday, December 2, 2011 from 9:00 am – 3:00pm in Historic Downtown Dothan. You can enjoy a day of FREE Family fun on Foster Street. Snow will be coming to Dothan on this day thanks to sponsor Century Link. At the Downtown Christmas festival you can visit with santa, ride the train, roast marshmellows, decorate cookies and make ornaments for the family tree. Families will delight in the horse and buggy rides and rows and rows of vendors with delightful Christmas crafts and gifts for sale.  Most activities are free, thanks to the generosity of local businesses who sponsor the venues.

Be sure to go out and support our Dothan Community at this fun family event that comes once a year to Dothan.

Here is a little history to be thankful for… In 1621, the colonists and Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn’t until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November.

Thursday, November 24, 2011 will be a day of good home cooking, family, friends, and a time to be thankful for all that we have. I know most Dothan Citizens were thankful the gas prices went down the week of thanksgiving. This blessing came at a great time since a lot of Dothan Natives travel out of town to see their families.

Here at Durden Outdoor Displays, we are thankful for our clients who continue to do business with us and our staff that works hard every day (even holidays) to get boards posted. The Durden Outdoor office will be closed Thanksgiving day so that our staff may spend time with their families. Regular work hours will begin again on Monday the 28^th.

If you’re out in Dothan, Alabama shopping on BLACK FRIDAY you might see our digital boards running early Friday morning. From 12pm-6am we plan to have a Special Ad playing for all the black Friday shoppers. Next year we hope to sell this spot to a lucky Dothan business to help direct shoppers their way at such early hours of the morning.

We’ve done some research for you on WHO will be opening & WHEN for Black Friday. Below is a list of Dothan Business Hours for Black Friday 2011.

• Freckled Frog is open 8am -6pm Their big Black Friday Sale is for every one item purchased, receive 50% off of a second item of lesser value also their  Sidewalk Sale is a huge selection of merchandise 75-90% off!
• Target opens at Midnight
• Doodlebugs  warehouse sale from 9am-1pm
• Khols is open Friday at 12am but you can shop online Thursday until 3pm!
• Jewels is having a sale on pearl earrings, open at 10am
• Toys R Us & Babies R Us open THUR 10:00 PM – FRI 10:00 PM
• Wiregrass Commons will be fully open at 5AM
• The following stores will be opening earlier at 3am at Dothan’s Mall: Gap and Gap Kids • Finish Line • Express • Altar’d State • Body Central • Rack Room Shoes • Wet Seal • The Limited • The Children’s Place • GameStop • Belk • JC Penny (3:30am)
• WalMart is having 3 in-store events. Thursday at 10pm, Friday at 12am, & again Friday at 8am

If you miss out on Friday’s deals don’t forget Cyber Monday, where you can purchase online at a discounted price. Next year don’t forget to purchase your Durden Billboard Ads to help advertise your business’s thanksgiving Black Friday Deals before and during shopping time.

Happy Thanksgiving from the Durden Team !