Author: billboardinsider

Reader Feedback on Condemnation

Yesterday we ran a post by Sam Stokely of Stokely Outdoor asking for advice about condemnation issues in Oklahoma.  Here are some of the comments we received. Out of home attorney Richard Hamlin of Hamlin|Cody says it’s important to engage a lawyer You should engage an attorney now! It does […]

Ben Harbaugh on using Software to Improve your Out of Home Business

Ohio Outdoor Founder Ben Harbaugh was on a growth panel at the spring IBO show.  Billboard Insider asked him to amplify some of his comments. At the IBO show you said: “When you are small and you’re the primary person doing everything there’s a lot in your head that should […]

Rate this Ad by Greg Callaham

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 of the Day: Mollman Outdoor

Company: Mollman Outdoor Signs Markets: Oklahoma Headquarters: 627 Chickasha, OK  73018 Phone: 405-224-1560 Mollman outdoor operates a billboard plant with 220 static displays and 3 digital displays in Southwest Oklahoma.  The company is run by Matthew Mollman.   The company is an operator associate in the IBOUSA. Matt, how did Mollman enter the outdoor […]

Three predictions for the US Out of Home Industry

On last week’s Bell Board podcast Billboard Insider’s Dave Westburg made three predictions for the US out of home industry. Clear Channel goes public as a REIT within 5 years Let me make a prediction: Clear Channel Outdoor is going private in the Mubadala Capital transaction, and I predict it […]

Adams Outdoor Advertising Acquires 15 Assets from Encore Outdoor Advertising

Lansing, MI — April 30, 2026 — Adams Outdoor Advertising (“Adams”) today announced the successful acquisition of 15 billboard assets, including 13 static and 2 digital faces, from Encore Outdoor Advertising, a family-owned out-of-home company serving Northeast Pennsylvania. Encore Outdoor Advertising (“Encore”) has built a strong presence across Wayne, Pike […]

Talon Adds New North American Head of Effectiveness

The tightening link between media investment and measurable business outcomes is driving agencies to better demonstrate impactful results for its clients’ out-of-home investments. Talon’s new head of effectiveness role is a story about where OOH is going – toward unified global standards, deeper analytics and a more accountable future for […]

Company of the Day: Media Choice

Company:  Media Choice Market:  Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Illinois. Headquarters: 3701 Bee Caves Road, Austin Texas 78746 Phone: 512-693-9905 Email: info@mediachoice.com Media Choice owns and operates a billboard plant with 1,687 faces including 71 digital faces in Central, South and East Texas as well as faces in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and the Chicago DMA. The […]

Brian Cone on Getting into the Out-of-Home Advertising Insurance Business

Vendor: The Cone Company Products: Out-of-home insurance (general liability/umbrella, property/inland marine, advertising/media liability, cyber, directors and officers, key exec and buy-sell life products) Address: 4121 Carmichael Rd. Suite 502, Montgomery, AL 36106 Email: bcone@theconeco.com Phone: 334-272-4791 Brian Cone grew up in the insurance business—literally. He spent summers working at his […]

Spotzi Expands Products

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands – April 29, 2026 – Spotzi, a provider of location intelligence and Out-of-Home (OOH) planning tools, today announced that its real-world audience segments — previously only available in OOH-focused programmatic environments — can now also be activated within leading online DSPs. This expansion enables advertisers to use […]