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Website–
2023
Volume 60, No. 2 pg. 30 Spring 2023
Volume 60, No 3 pg. 33 Summer 2023
Volume 60, No 4, pg. 13 and 104 Fall 2023
Circulation: :4200
Pass-Along Readership: 12,600
SOME ARTICLE TEXT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR NON RELAVANCE Georgia 811 sponsors Merrick McClure
December
Summer/Fall 2023 pg. 20
Circulation: 2100
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• Pine Enterprises visit by Rosalyn Searcy and Maxine Recio
• City of Covington visit and presentation by Brendan Cote, Salie Johnson, Christina Hix and Piper Harvey (included City of Covington proclamation “811Day”
• City of Albany visit and presentation by O’tania Jenkins
• Flint Energies (Warner Robbins) visit by Holly Files
• Rockdale Water Resources presentation by Mike Bell
• Georgia APWA attendance by Terry McLaurin and Becky Kinsey
• Tim Echols (Public Service Commission) and Cliff Meidl talk
• Digger Dog visit to AGL event
• CAKE and COOKIE Drop offs
• B98.5 personality Addy Jessen On-Air host mentioned on-air and on social media
• The Fish (Salem) personality Kim Fitz posted cake photo with Megan Estes on FB social media
• Digger Dog and Maria visit WXIA TV with Quynifa Bonaparte
• Digger Dog and Maria visit with iHeart radio
• Georgia 811 Giveaway the entire month- 5 each $100 Home Depot cards
• E-Newsletter went our announcing Georgia 811 Summit Registration
• Press Release sent out and picked up by at least 8 newspapers and 4 Enewsletters
• Social Media posts leading up to 811 Day
• Proclamations for 811 Day- 7 turned in
• Mark Stowe posts on social media
• Cliff Meidl posts on social media
• Internal at GA811: Team Trivia and Bingo all Day
FACTS:
-Led all of Single A in attendance (#1 in 30)
- Average 4096 per game– 300,000 total 2023
- Hosted over 300 special events
- 168 Call To the BullPen’s (our Sponsorship)
-Email List: 36,500
-Instagram: 15,900
-Twitter 14,600
TRACK
COBB EMC created this for social media.
Delivering an 811 Message on August 11
Facebook followers Direction TV: 18,000 +
YouTube followers for DirectionTV: 1.960,000 +
Instagram follower for DirectionTV: 3,200 Followers
Twitter followers DirectionTV: 258
OCTOBER
-325 ATTENDEES
-436 REGISTERED
- 15 VENDORS
SOUTHERN SUMMIT– TIFTON
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
-86 ATTENDEES
-115 REGISTERED (local hurricane caused shift in attendance)
AUGUSTA,GA
FOX 54
WFXG : https://www.wfxg.com/story/48714170/fox54-mornings-safe-digging-in-georgia
WXIA: https://www.11alive.com/video/entertainment/television/programs/atlanta-and-company/staysafe-with-georgia-811/85-cf23a587-94a3-41f8-a66b-33a068ca0a70
Twitter https://twitter.com/atlandco/status/1645835440300097555?s=20
DOCK 103.9 and Lake Country Legends 94.7
WALG 1590 Am and 99.3 FM
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1?ui=2&ik=9ddc9ee4c0&attid=0.2&permmsgid=msg-a:r4766519291571971196&th=1879dff9ec0ceff8&view=att&disp=safe&realattid=f_lgou02bx1
ATLANTA AND COMPANY
11 ALIVE (ATLANTA)
NBC Affiliate
with Digger Dog at Southern Company Gas
January February
March
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MAY
JULY 2023 Continued next page
July/August/September 2023
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DECEMBER
URBAN AG
MARCH– MIKE BELL SPEAKER
PERRY GA– GEORGIA APWA EQUIPMENT SHOW
FEBRUARY
BARTOW UCC
CARTERSVILLE, GA
LIAISON
TERRY MCLAURIN
SPEAKS
WELLSHOW SAVANNAH, GA
BRENDAN COTE
GA811 LIAISON SPEAKER
104.7 The Fish
August 11, 2023
MEGAN ESTES presenting a cake on 811 Day
July
August
Tagged on August 11,2023
Tagged on August 12, 2023
Tagged on August 11, 2023
April, 26, 2023
August
December
Lisa McKnight GA811 Board Member
September 7, 2023
Georgia 811 Board Mentioned
November 28, 2023
June
Mike Bell , GA811 Liaison presents donation check to Dave Vizzi of P4 Foundation
Georgia 811 started a Year of Giveaways on Facebook/Twitter and Instagram to increase followers and grab a larger market.
Facebook/Twitter/Instagram prizes were pulled and awarded on the 15th of the month.
FACEBOOK Started w/ 14,469 followers ended with 19,565
INSTAGRAM– Started with 7341 followers and ended with 11,052
TWITTER– Started with 10,800 followers and ended with 15.400
LINKED IN– 705 followers Continued next page
Georgia 811 started a Year of Giveaways on Facebook/Twitter and Instagram to increase followers and grab a larger market.
Facebook/Twitter prizes were pulled and awarded on the 15th of the month.
FEBRUARY- 2 $100 Visa Gift Cards
MARCH - 3 each Raised Flower Beds
APRIL- 4 each $500 Lowes Gift Cards
MAY– 3 each $100 Morse Ferry Gift Cards
JUNE - 3 each $100 Amazon Gift Cards
JULY - 2 each Apple Watches
AUGUST - 5 each $100 Home Depot Gift Cards
SEPTEMBER—3 each $100 Bass Pro Shop
OCTOBER - 3 each Ryobil Power Blowers
NOVEMBER - 2 each Nintendo Switch Lites
DECEMBER - 3 each Apple Air Pods
includes 1/2 page in football program, Ad on Pressbox at Softball Field, Pressbox at Football Stadium and wall in the gym at HCHS. Listing in volleyball , basketball, softball and baseball Programs and a banner at all 3 middle schools.
August 22, 2023
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811 Material Distribution
2023 PR Material = 31,636
Total Members = 29,461
Total Contractors = 21,261
Total Community/Schools = 47
2023 Banners and Yard Signs
4x8 Banners = 125/ Spanish-4
4x2 Banners =68
COLUMBUS, GA
MACON, GA
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Feb/March/April 2023
March
April 2023
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Georgia 811 awarded these UCC s with sponsored lunches. They either proclaimed April SAFE DIGGING MONTH or Proclaimed AUGUST 11th SAFE DIGGING DAY 57 TOTAL and 19FREE LUNCHES
Barrow (3),Hall/Lanier (2), Gwinnett (1), Jackson (5), Morgan/Green (4), Newton (1), Coweta (2), Fayette (4), Houston/Warner Robins (5), Savannah/Chatham (4), Cherokee County (5), Paulding (2), Gilmer (1), Pickens (2), West Georgia (1), Clayton Co (4), Cobb(4), N. Fulton (2)
Amanda Proctor, Morgan County EMA and Derrick Hendricks– Walton EMC
(LEFT) CHATHAM COUNTY– APRIL 2023–April 14, 2023
Michael Blakely (Chatham Co) and Brendan Cote (Ga811)
State
Safe Digging Month with Governor Kemp