Politicians have historically been heavy users of billboards in political campaigns. OAAA EVP of Government Affairs Mike Hershey reports that federal lawmakers may be able to use official office funds to buy billboards to advertise constituent services. Billboard Insider asked Mike to explain. What are official office funds? Hershey: All […]
Boston Omaha co-CEO Adam Peterson stressed the importance of managing lease costs in a recent Motley Fool Interview. Boston Omaha is invested in the out of home business via ownership of Link Media Outdoor. When Motley Fool asked Peterson what steps the company is taking to exchange short term pain […]
Here’s something to get you in the haunting Halloween spirit – a treat that’s no trick. Billboard Insider has two copies of Jason Morgan’s Made You Look! book, featuring over 500 attention-grabbing billboards from the skies of Los Angeles from 2008 to 2021, to giveaway. Just like these spooky billboards […]
Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random billboard ad 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 provided by […]
Company: Reach Outdoor Advertising Markets: Michigan Email: craig@reachoutdooradvertising.com Phone: 269-744-1193 Reach Outdoor is a private family owned out of home company with 61 billboard faces including 3 digital faces in Michigan. The company is owned by Craig and Jacqueline Hyde. The learned about billboards while operating a 4 location restaurant […]
Yesterday Billboard Insider wrote that transit ridership is growing rapidly but lags 41% from precovid levels. Intersection CEO Chris Grosso points out that it’s a mistake to equate transit ridership with out of homne transit revenues: I’m an avid reader of Billboard Insider. Your take on the impact of transit […]
There’s a certain magic that happens when your out of home clients are able to work directly with their designers. Involving your designer in a call with the client allows them to ask your client questions about their advertising goals, motives behind locations, target markets, and get a feel for […]
FotoFetch continues to roll along capturing images for OOH companies across the USA this week. From rural areas in upstate NY, over to Buffalo, then down to Philadelphia. The weather was great in Jacksonville and on our way, Valdosta is a place to go in Georgia. Gulfport LA, yes, headed […]
Company: Ralston Outdoor Advertising Market: Texas Headquarters: 13450 N Stemmons Suite 240, Farmers Branch, Texas, 75234 Phone: 972-241-4040 Email: sales@ralstonoutdoor.com Ralston Outdoor is the largest independent outdoor advertising company in North Texas. The company was founded in Dallas in 1976 by Doug Ralston. Ralston operates a plant of over 200 faces throughout the greater Dallas-Fort […]
It’s good news and bad news for public transit ridership. Ridership has grown 41% over the past year but is still down 41% from pre-pandemic according the the APTA public transit ridership dashboard. Here’s US public transit weekly ridership for the past 3 years. Here’s the APTA data by […]
