Incentives matter. A post-closing performance based payout on an out of home acquisition provides incentive for a seller to artificially boost revenues. That’s the lesson of the Verde Outdoor Media (“Verde”) versus JR Media, John “Jed” Renfroe, Christa Hurley (Jed Renfroe’s sister) and Marcus Ben Jones (collectively “Sellers”). Here’s the […]
In the billboard business, cost is always part of the conversation. Steel prices, installation, permitting—it all adds up. So, it’s no surprise that when it comes to structures, many operators look for ways to reduce upfront capital. But here’s the reality: the lowest-cost structure is rarely the lowest-cost decision. What […]
Last week Billboard Insider covered Bill Durden’s IBO talk encouraging out of home companies to use self-promos to build their brand. Claude Dicks the President of Allison Outdoor tells us that Allison Outdoor incorporates the season into self-promos: We teamed up with Melody Roberts of Out of Home Creative and […]
Last week out of home legend Charlie MacIntyre talked about getting into the out of home advertising business. Today he talks about finding billboards sites. What was your first billboard site? It was a drive-through smoke shop. People from Illinois would drive to Indiana to buy their cigarettes. I didn’t […]
Last Friday Michael Falick and Chris Rothfelder discussed vesting rights for billboard permits and whether local zoning codes can be pre-empted by a state code. California out of home attorney Richard Hamlin of Hamlin|Cody says California approaches these issues differently… Count on California to approach these subjects differently. Vesting: Filing […]
Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently for outdoor advertising. This week’s rating is […]
Company: Micro Outdoor Markets: West Virginia, Maryland. Headquarters: 2 Miller Hill Road, Osage, West Virginia 26543 Phone: 304-319-4141 Email: sales@microoutdoor.com Micro Outdoor Advertising owns over 200 billboards in north central West Virginia and Maryland. Many of the boards are double stacks. The firm’s plant includes billboards in the following communities: Morgantown, West Virginia Clarksburg, […]
Here’s a summary of day two of the Spring 2026 IBO show in four quotes. Gina Stratford says don’t sell people something that won’t work The worst thing we can do is take the buy knowing it cannot be successful…We don’t want people telling people not to buy out of […]
Company: McBride Sign Company. Markets: Virginia Address: PO Box 622 Lynchburg, VA. 24505 Email: scott@mcbridesigns.com Phone: 434-847-4151 McBride sign company operates an out of home plant with 85 total faces including 3 digital faces in Virginia. The company was founded in 1937. In addition to Billboards McBride designs, manufacturers and […]
Bill Durden on how to market empty billboards Stop putting up phone numbers on billboards. Start building your brand…If we can’t make ourselves famous how do we make our clients famous. Northrim Bank’s Steve Haggard on entering the out of home lending business We are looking at loans of $5-15 […]
