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62 • SEPTEMBER 2015 • WORLD FENCE NEWS Through the Years with WFN continued from page 60 News, 10 years ago this month. • The cover for September showed a fence job at Six Flags Great Adven- ture in Jackson, N.J. Carl's Fencing & Decking, a ma- jor family owned and operated fence is king," by Linda Leigh Francis. • Are your employees giving you the silent treatment? – A special col- umn by Linda Keefe. • Don't "spam" your customers, by Paul Montelongo. • More productive thinking: Im- proving jobsite productivity, by Steve Saucerman. • Safety barrier guidelines for home pools. • Avoiding five mistakes that entrepreneurs often make, by Jim Stovall. • Did you know? Most states have fence laws, by Peggy Kirk Hall. LiftMaster appoints Ballarini to marketing communications team Elmhurst, Ill. — LiftMaster ® an- nounced that Tia Tosi Ballarini has joined its marketing communications team as manager, marketing commu- nications. In that role, Ballarini will be re- sponsible for lead- ing the strategic development, man- agement and imple- mentation of all in- tegrated marketing c o m m u n i c a t io n s for LiftMaster's garage door opener and related product business channels. "We are pleased to have someone of Tia's caliber join our team," said Christy Domanski, senior manager, marketing communications. "Tia's di- verse skill set includes a unique blend of program management, marketing and client services, and we are con- fident she will bring strategic vision and focus to LiftMaster's marketing efforts." Before joining LiftMaster, Bal- larini served as vice-president, client services for Hinda Incentives. Prior to that, she was senior director, client service at Integrated Marketing Ser- vices, a division of Advantage Sales and Marketing. Ballarini holds a bachelor of sci- ence in marketing and a master of business administration, both from DePaul University in Chicago. 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