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- By Becky Smith, Steward of Operations, Behind the Board Building without building the capacity to sell it. There’s an out of home operator who’s been heavily focused on development. The strategy made sense. Build the assets, create
- Let’s get this out of the way: we use AI. We’re not sitting here defending rapidograph pens and tracing paper like it’s 1987—we were only 5 and 7, respectively. AI’s a good tool for getting somewhere faster. It’s a starting point, a
- Company: Schubert & Hoey Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 2747 26th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55406 Market: Minnesota, Wisconsin Phone: (612) 722-1090 Email: info@hoeyoutdoor.com Schubert & Hoey Outdoor Advertising is a
- I’m a partner in Billboard Loans, a private finance company which makes loans of up to $1 million to out of home advertising companies. No loan is too small. Our loans carry an interest rate of 12%. When I’m asked why someone would
- PATTISON Outdoor continues to expand its media offering in Montréal with the launch of 20 new digital displays across the BIXI network. Strategically located throughout downtown Montréal and in several high-traffic neighborhoods, these new
Business
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Buy Back Your Time at Unleashed 2026
September 1, 2026By Becky Smith, Steward of Operations, Behind the Board Building without building the capacity to [...] -
Company of the Day – Schubert & Hoey Outdoor
September 1, 2026Company: Schubert & Hoey Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 2747 [...] -
Company of the Day: Sapp Outdoor
August 31, 2026Company: Sapp Outdoor Markets: Southeast Georgia Headquarters: 72 Laircey Street, Statesboro, GA [...] -
Billboard Insider Classifieds August 29, 2026
August 29, 2026“We got a big boost in qualified applicants from running our Ad on your site.” Rodney [...] -
Order Your eBook of Our Guide to Leases, Easements and Real Estate!
August 29, 2026Billboard Insider’s Guide to Leases, Easements and Real Estate is an important resource for [...] -
Sons in the Shadow: Surviving The Family Business As A Son Of The Boss
August 29, 2026Click on this LINK to purchase a copy of this terrific [...]
- Adgile is one of 2026 Inc 5000 fastest growing companies
- Company of the Day: Sandau Bros sign
- Company of the Day – Sanford Outdoor
Digital Signs
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PATTISON Outdoor Enhances its BIXI Advertising Network with 20 New Digital Displays
August 31, 2026PATTISON Outdoor continues to expand its media offering in Montréal with the launch of 20 [...] -
DPAA Launches a Podcast
August 31, 2026Barry Frey and the DPAA have started a podcast called the Launchpad of Innovation. NEW YORK – [...] -
Relevant DS introduces new scheduler for theater lobbies.
August 28, 2026MINNEAPOLIS, MN, UNITED STATES, August 27, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Relevant DS, the modern [...] -
Samsung and Smartify Media Forge Strategic Partnership to Turn Commercial Displays into Revenue-Generating Media Networks
August 26, 2026MIAMI, FL, August 24, 2026 (EZ Newswire) — Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (Samsung) and [...] -
Orange Barrel Media, YESCO Complete Major Signage Project for the Comedy Store in West Hollywood
August 21, 2026WEST HOLLYWOOD, Ca. (August 2026) – Orange Barrel Media (OBM) and YESCO announce the completion [...] -
DPAA announces Video Everywhere Summit speaker lineup
August 20, 2026NEW YORK – August 18, 2026 – DPAA, the global trade marketing association driving the growth [...]
- How Formetco’s Panel-Free Design Redefines Hurricane Resistance
- A note on north versus south facing digital billboards
- John Murrow on converting statics to digital billboards
sales
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The Ultimate Out of Home Sales Guide – We Have Books in Stock!
August 29, 2026Looking to search for the bestselling OOH sales book? Here is what you will find. The Ultimate OOH Sales Guide is available in [...] -
This should keep you up at night
August 27, 2026What if your business manager kept your OOH company’s financial information in their head? Or on Post-it notes? Or in a [...] -
You write a post complaining about AI spam and get…..AI spam
August 21, 2026Some humor for Friday. Two months ago, Billboard Insider complained about people using AI to create low-quality spam email. [...] -
Kevin Gephart on Selling Short-Term vs Long-Term Contracts
July 29, 2026A big “thank you” to the billboard operators who responded to the recent Short-Term vs. Long-Term Contracts survey. [...] -
Reader feedback on minimum length ad contracts
July 21, 2026On last week’s Bell Board Podcast, out of home sales expert Kevin Gephart said to avoid focusing on short term ad [...] -
Kevin Gephart on short term versus long term sales contracts
July 20, 2026On last week’s Bell Board Podcast out of home sales expert Kevin Gephart said this about selling short term versus long [...]
- Stop Selling Billboards. Start Selling Ideas. | Kevin Gephart
- More Revenue, Same Clients. How OOH Companies Are Winning Digital Budgets With Amplified
- The Drawbacks of Automated Marketing
Creative
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AI can pitch ideas but it shouldn’t approve the billboard
September 1, 2026Let’s get this out of the way: we use AI. We’re not sitting here defending rapidograph pens and [...] -
Rate this Ad by Greg Callaham
August 31, 2026Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the [...] -
Parker Outdoor uses a self-promo picture.
August 27, 2026We have been running examples self-promo billboards. Mel Pap of Gila River uses a drawing of [...] -
Dolly Parton Tribute in London
August 27, 2026Ocean Outdoor ran a 10 minute Dolly Parton tribute on Landsec’s Piccdilly Lights large format [...] -
Get Your Kicks on Route 66
August 26, 2026By Nick Coston When you think of billboard towns, it’s easy to conjure up New York, Chicago and [...] -
Pass It On Dolly
August 26, 2026Insider thought this image was appropriate for the sad news we all received today. Rest in [...]
- Rate this Ad by Greg Callaham
- Out of Home campaign asks, What’s in Tequila?
- Mary Ellen Pap – Self Promo
Finance
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Five days from the phone call to funding…a out of home private lending success story
August 31, 2026I’m a partner in Billboard Loans, a private finance company which makes loans of up to $1 [...] -
Huntington Billboards Sells Florida Assets to Lamar
August 28, 2026Huntington Billboards (“Huntington”) announced today the sale of its Florida outdoor [...] -
TWG Global’s Mark Walter Defends Himself
August 27, 2026Mark Walter, the owner of TWG Global, a partner in the pending Clear Channel Outdoor buyout has [...] -
Lamar vs Link: What Q2 Says About Rural Billboard Economics
August 25, 2026Lamar Advertising and Link Media offer an interesting look at the economics of suburban and [...] -
More on the Mark Walter Story…
August 19, 2026Yesterday Billboard Insider reported that the DOJ is investigating certain transactions involving [...] -
Keep an Eye on the Mark Walter Story..
August 18, 2026Billionaire investor Mark Walter is under DOJ investigation for not disclosing certain loans his [...]
- Link Media Outdoor Revenues up 3% in 2Q 2026
- John Murrow on having an equity fund for a partner
- US Out of Home stocks paying 4% dividends
Legal
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Rothfelder & Falick on Billboard Law – Available in Softback
August 29, 2026Rothfelder & Falick set out to provide the industry with one source for all aspects of [...] -
The Role of Constructive Notice and Inquiry Notice in California Billboard Leases
August 28, 2026By Richard Hamlin and Marnie Cody, Hamlin|Cody Law Firm Constructive notice can become important [...] -
Dallas Looks to Parks for its Next Billboard Opportunity
August 11, 2026By SignValue Dallas’ proposed billboard program is unusual for several reasons. The proposal to [...] -
Winning the Condemnation Game
July 23, 2026If you’ve been in out of home long enough you’ll get a condemnation notice when a [...] -
Ron Camhi on the Inglewood Case
July 22, 2026Billboard Insider has written before about the Inglewood legal dispute. We talked about the case [...] -
You can recover legal fees if your lease says so
July 9, 2026You can recover legal fees to defend your lease rights if your lease says so. That’s the [...]
- Update on Yesterday’s Inglewood Legal Article
- Inglewood Wins Legal Victory Under World Cup spotlight
- What Constitutes Constructive Notice?
Lists
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Billboard Insider’s 2026 List of Billboard Structure Painting Contractors
June 8, 2026“Which contractors paint billboard structures?” is a question Billboard Insider [...] -
Billboard Insider’s Updated Contractor List March 2026
March 4, 2026We’ve added several more names to our list of our of home contractors. This updated list [...] -
Billboard Insider’s Updated Contractor List 2026
February 25, 2026We get frequent requests from readers for contractor and installation referrals. Here’s a [...] -
Updated Out of Home Acquisition List for 2025
January 15, 2026We did well this year getting data together, but like always there are a few deals that slip [...] -
Out of Home Acquisition List for 2025
January 12, 2026Billboard Insider has compiled our list of out of home transactions for 2025. If we’ve written [...] -
The 20 Fastest Growing US Roadside Companies in 2025
August 7, 2025Here’s Billboard Insider’s list of the 20 fastest growing US independent roadside [...]
- Billboard Insider’s 2025 List of Bulletin/Poster Companies Ranked by Digital Faces
- Billboard Insider’s 2025 List of North American Bulletin/Poster companies, Ranked by Faces
- Billboard Insider’s List of the 20 Largest North American Bulletin/Poster Companies, Ranked by Faces
Podcasts
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John Murrow on having an equity fund for a partner
August 14, 2026On this week’s Bell Board Podcast Trailhead Media CEO John Murrow talks about the pros and [...] -
John Murrow on converting statics to digital billboards
August 13, 2026On this week’s Bell Board podcast Trailhead CEO John Murrow talked about digital billboards. [...] -
John Murrow on managing lease costs
August 12, 2026Neil Bell of the Bell Board Podcast released a podcast interview with Trailhead CEO John Murrow [...] -
The Walgreens Rule for Sign Development
June 17, 2026Justin Booher of Vital Outdoor appeared this week on Neil Bell’s Bell Board Podcast. Some [...] -
Street Furniture Product Update: What OOH Media Owners Should Know
June 11, 2026Street furniture continues to be a flexible and valuable format in out of home advertising. In the [...] -
Using AI in Out of Home
April 29, 2026Billboard Insider’s Dave Westburg was a guest on the Bell Board Podcast last week. [...]
- Four Errors Out of Home Companies Make
- Lamar’s Hal Kilshaw talks politics and digital billboards
- Adquick’s Ty Tinker on an Out of Home Success Story
