	{"id":86868,"date":"2022-12-30T04:56:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T17:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=86868"},"modified":"2022-12-22T15:48:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T04:48:25","slug":"sign-of-the-times-as-new-billboard-lights-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/sign-of-the-times-as-new-billboard-lights-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Sign of the times as new billboard lights up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ADVERTISING company Gawk Outdoor has switched on the power at Bendigo\u2019s largest digital billboard.<\/p>\n<p>Located at the south-east corner of the intersection of Mitchell and Queen streets, the sign is the 10 operated by Gawk in the town.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been a long process from site selection, to approval, to getting it built,\u201d said company director James Course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we took the view that selecting such a landmark site would mean it takes time to get the design right and to get it operational.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe result is a billboard that sits in the heart of the city and is one of the most eye-catching sites we have in the network.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA rhetoric that&#8217;s been shared by the locals who love the spot and have snapped up the advertising space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sign carries messages from 10 advertisers at a time on a 30 second rotation.<\/p>\n<p>A statement issued by Gawk Outdoor said booking on the digital billboard were strong, with 70 per cent of the slots sold before the sign was switched on in mid-December.<\/p>\n<p>Early adopters of the sign include national brands like Zambrero, Snooze, McDonald\u2019s and aged care provider Arcare, while local users are currently Bendigo TAFE and Bendigo Property Maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>Gawk Outdoor operates more than 80 static and digital billboard locations across regional Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ADVERTISING company Gawk Outdoor has switched on the power at Bendigo\u2019s largest digital billboard. 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