LAS VEGAS (April 27 2021) – Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA) (NYSE: CCO) today announced it has teamed up with Resorts World Las Vegas to provide brands with a first-of-its-kind advertising opportunity to reach highly coveted leisure and business travelers with over 135,000 square feet of digital signage. Through the […]
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The Top OOH Sales Objection and How to Handle It
By Kevin Gephart If you’re batting 1,000 you’re playing in the little leagues. Objections are minimized with thorough data gathering and an effective proposal, but there will always be some unforeseen hurdles. Effective objection handling increases your closing ratio and lays the groundwork for future business. It’s never no…it’s only […]
Blip Media on Help Wanted Ads
Last week Neil Bell wrote that help wanted billboard ads are surging. Billboard Insider spoke with Blip’s Daniel Fleischer to understand whether their automated self-serve platform is being used for hiring and recruiting ads. Blip is a good litmus test because their platform is used by thousands of small businesses […]
Autonomous Car Sees Billboard with Stop Sign and Brakes
Getting autonomous cars right is harder than you think. Twitter user Andy Weedman noticed his autonomous car stopped after he passed a billboard with a stop sign in the ad. Level 5 autonomy is harder than you think. Here’s the video showing what happened. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement
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: Vital Outdoor
Company: Vital Outdoor Advertising Market: Oklahoma Address: PO Box 2615, Edmond OK 73083 Phone: 405-844-7446 Vital Outdoor Advertising operates 18 digital and static billboard structures with 36 faces in Oklahoma City. The firm is privately held and was founded in March 1996. Shannon Booher is President and CFO. Justin Booher is VP of […]
Pete Hautem on Selling Digital Billboard Ads
Pete Hautem has 44 years experience in selling out of home. Here are a couple of his keys to effectively selling out of home. Billboard Insider asked Pete to talk about selling digital billboard ads. How is selling digital different from selling static.? Overall, selling Outdoor ads is basically the […]
Sold vs Available. How should you list billboards on your website?
By John James, Signbird Operators ask me if they should list their billboard inventory as “Sold” or “Available” on their OOH website. Great question! The last thing you want to do is give a potential advertiser a reason NOT to pick up the phone and call you. Put yourself in […]
Lafoy and Reilly on the Benefits of Decentralized OOH Management
Some advice from Link Media CEO Scott Lafoy and Lamar CEO Sean Reilly on the benefits of decentralized management taken from In Their Words – Out of Home Executives Talk About Out of Home. Scott Lafoy, CEO, Link Media First and foremost, we’ve been establishing local managers for each of […]
Company of the Day: Viscom Outdoor
Company: Viscom Outdoor Markets: California Headquarters: 11199 Shadow Court, Auburn CA 95602 Phone: 877-484-7266 Email: dave@viscomoutdoor.com Viscom Outdoor was founded in 1974. The company operates and represents approximately 30 billboard structures in Northern California. Insider talked with Owner Bob Townsend and Manager Dave Moran. Bob you’ve got a great story about […]