In awarding Ted Turner [1] (in absentia) the first Digital Place-based Advertising Association [2] Visionary Award, Mike DiFranza, head of Captivate Network (shown immediately below) quoted Turner’s message:
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Early to bed,
Early to rise,
Work like hell
And advertise.
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Not many people know that Turner’s media empire began with his father’s billboard business, which he took over at age 24.