Wisconsin-based Landscape Contractor wins iPad Mini

Jim Ward of Yardvark Yardcare LLC in Wauwatosa, WI, completes survey, randomly selected to win iPad Mini.

November 20, 2013

Jim Ward of Yardvark Yardcare LLC in Wauwatosa, WI, was one of several hundred landscape contractors who participated in a Green Industry Pros survey on behalf of Bobcat and PLANET Advantage magazine this October. Now, as a result of a random selection process, Ward is the lucky winner of an iPad Mini.

The iPad Mini, which hit the market in October 2012, is a slightly smaller version of the iPad. The iPad Mini could prove to be a useful tool for landscape contractors looking to create, store and share project photos and videos; access useful apps in the field; and enhance sales presentations.

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