Company: Trailhead Media Markets: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee Address: 401 Central, Laurel, MS. 39440 Phone: 601-651-7800 Trailhead Media is a private company which was formed in 2020. The company has a billboard plant with 3,250 faces, including 305 digital displays in […]
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA – Oct 29, 2026 – A privately held collection associated with commercial artist Sheldon “Shel” Starkman is being organized and preserved, revealing an unusually detailed record of the hand-painted billboards that once transformed Southern California streets and entertainment corridors. The collection is not simply a portfolio of finished […]
Paris, 2 November 2026 – JCDecaux SE (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, announces that JCDecaux Artvertising, a benchmark in outdoor scenography and large-format communication in urban environments, has been selected by the Centre Pompidou to complement its iconic building with advertising and artistic installations throughout its […]
Billboard Insider is running an interview series with Fairmount Outdoor President Billy Tolson. Billy has talked about finding his way from child acting to the out of home industry and what makes a good billboard lease. Today he talks about his California murals business. How did you enter the California […]
Last week we polled Billboard Insider readers as to whether they accept percentage leases where the landlord’s rent is a percent of the revenues generated by a billboard. Two-thirds of our readers accept percentage leases. Here are the poll results. To learn more about percentage leases see Pros and Cons […]
Borrell Associates has released a new advertising report. We asked Gordon Borrell what it means for the out of home industry and he said this: “Out of Home continues to defy the gravity that other forms of traditional media have been suffering. It’s been a remarkable performer, both on the […]
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: Trans-Ad Outdoor Markets: Connecticut Address: 13 Pond View Terrace, Branford, Connecticut 06405 Email: info@transadoutdoor.com Phone: 860-266-7598 Trans Ad operates a transit advertising business in Connecticut. The company was founded in 2003 and operates the business across 8 counties in central and southern Connecticut. Alan and Cindy Watson are the […]
Yesterday Billboard Insider discussed the drawbacks of percentage leases. Huntington Outdoor CEO Justin Powell tells Billboard Insider percentage leases make sense for several reasons: I’m firmly in the percentage land lease camp. I think they’re the best structure for building a lasting relationship between a billboard operator and a landowner. […]
As states continue to strengthen consumer privacy protections, California remains at the forefront of legislation shaping how businesses collect, use and manage personal data. For the out of home (OOH) advertising industry, these developments are important to watch. While OOH operates differently from many digital advertising channels, evolving privacy laws […]
