Author: billboardinsider

Last call to enter student OBIEs

This week is the last call to enter the inaugural Student OBIE Awards, sponsored by the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA). The final deadline for entries is this Friday, January 26. The grand prize is a paid trip to the OBIE Awards in San Diego, CA this […]

Justin Powell says Out of Home must be easier to buy

Company: Huntington Outdoor Markets: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee Headquarters: 311 East Street, Gordon, Ohio. 45304 Phone: 800-704-5973 Email: office@huntingtonoutdoor.com Huntington Outdoor is a family owned out of home company which operates a billboard plant with over 3,100 displays in 13 states.  The company is […]

Becky Smith on the IBO’s growth and why you need to join Speedway

Here’s an excerpt from last  Thursday’s Increasing Revenue in 2024 Seminar which was put on by the IBOUSA.  Becky Smith, the IBO’s Enterprise Manager lead off the seminar. On the IBO’s growth Four years ago these are the stats for IBO in March of 2020… There were 170 operator companies […]

Stark Capital Celebrates 20th Year

Stark Capital Solutions, an industry-leading capital provider and M&A advisory firm, is proud to announce the celebration of its 20th year in business!  Founded by Chris Stark in 2003, Stark Capital has focused predominately on working inside the Billboard Industry with all sizes of independent operators. To highlight some of […]

Huntington Outdoor Makes Acquisitions in Three States

OHIO, January 19th, 2024 – Huntington Billboards, a leading Ohio-based billboard company, proudly announces the successful completion of four strategic acquisitions within the past 30 days, further solidifying its position in the outdoor advertising industry.  The acquisitions, spanning across Ohio, Arkansas, and Louisiana, mark a significant milestone in Huntington Billboards’ […]

Tiger Party CEO to Present at ISE 2024 in Barcelona

Rafale Chang is CEO of Tiger Party – the company widely known for synchronizing the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop countdown in Times Square. However, the Ball Drop countdown is only a small part of what the company does. If you visited Times Square in recent years, you probably saw […]

Company of the Day: Idon Media

Company: Idon Media Markets: Nationwide Email: info@idonmedia.com Phone: 732-200-1288 Idon Media is the California subsidiary of Digital Outdoor Advertising.  The company was founded in 2012 by Christine Lanziano and Larry Clark and operates digital billboards nationwide.  the company uses state of the art Media Resources Vision-IQ billboards.  In January 2022 Billboard Insider interviewed Christine Lanziano […]

Mike Hershey on Political Advertising Best Practices

Your out of home company has probably been getting requests for political ads.  Billboard Insider asked OAAA EVP-Government Affairs Mike Hershey to talk about political advertising do’s and don’t. How is 2024 shaping up for out of home political ads? Every election cycle is setting new records for political advertising, […]

Trailhead Acquired 3,135 Statics, 258 Digitals and 20 Trivisions in 3 Years!

By Jessica Silva, Screenverse In the bustling world of media acquisitions, few stories captivate as much as the rise of Trailhead Media. From its humble beginnings in July 2020 with no employees and no assets, Trailhead Media has skyrocketed to prominence, acquiring a staggering 40 companies in just 39 months. […]

Company of the Day: Herring Outdoor

Company: Herring Outdoor, LLC. Market: Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana Headquarters: 525 Central Avenue, 200, Laurel, Mississippi, 39440 Phone: 601-498-4600 Herring Outdoor is a private family owned company based in Laurel, Mississippi.  Herring owns and manages billboard locations in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. The company is an operator associate in the IBOUSA.   The company also […]