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WITH LONG HOLD TIMES and limited resources in our contact center, we decided to get creative and come up with a campaign that would help drive more people to submit their locate requests online. With this new campaign, we are introducing a new character to the OKIE811 family to help us drive this message. Meet “Click” the mouse. “Click” uses his Looney Toons style to help spread the message about Clicking Before Digging!
Click is a buddy to OKIE D. Critter, our current mascot who currently helps remind people to contact OKIE811 before digging. But Click is a goofy young person who thinks he’s helping, when in actuality, he’s not following safety… Read More

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