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Cieslok is back: founder Jörg Cieslok returns to lead a new OOH platform in Canada

Backed by TorQuest Partners, Cieslok Group launches as a major force in Canadian Out-of-Home media under the name that started it all. TORONTO, Canada, September 16, 2026. Cieslok Group announced today that Jörg Cieslok, a pioneer of Canadian Out-of-Home advertising for more than three decades, has returned to lead the […]

OAAA Harris poll shows OOH advertising impacts retail purchases.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New research from the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA), conducted in partnership with The Harris Poll, shows how engaging consumers in the real world can influence behavior from initial brand discovery through purchase. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of adults ages 18-64 […]

Company of the Day: Shipp Outdoor

Company: Shipp Outdoor, LLC Headquarters: 2801 Richmond Road #43 Texarkana, TX 75503 Markets: Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma Phone: 866-99-SHIPP Shipp Outdoor, LLC acquired assets of Whatley Sign Co. of Texarkana, AR in August of 2012. Chad Shipp, President, has been in marketing and media since he graduated high school in 1993 and felt […]

Before the Year Ends: A Q4 Checklist for Billboard Operators

The fourth quarter in the billboard business has a rhythm: sales chases year-end budgets, operations races weather and daylight, and leadership plans next year’s numbers. The people side often falls off the list just when it matters most. The last ninety days of the year often determine whether small people […]

Company of the Day – SiliconView Outdoor

Company: SiliconView Market: California Phone: 415.722.6856 Email: ssouders@siliconview.com SiliconView owns a two-sided digital structure situated along Highway 101, the principal commuter route between San Francisco and San Jose. The digital sign is located on the same piece of land as the Softbank Venture Capital firm.  The company uses numerous sales partners […]

Clear Channel Outdoor to Update Pensacola Airport Media

PENSACOLA, Fla., Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Clear Channel Outdoor’s Airports Division, the leading U.S. airport sponsorship and advertising partner, today announced it has been selected to manage the advertising concession at Pensacola International Airport (PNS). The agreement gives Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) responsibility for delivering a refreshed airport media program that connects […]

Company of the Day: Seiz Signs

Company: Seiz Signs Markets: Arkansas Address: 1231 Central Avenue, Hot Springs, Arkansas. 71901 Email: david@seizsigns.com Phone: 501-623-3181 Seiz Signs is a full service sign, billboard and graphics company located in Hot Springs, Arkansas.  The company is a fourth generation family run corporation which was founded in 1908 and operates 90 […]

Boston Issues RFP for Street Furniture

Boston has issued an RFP to upgrade and expand the Boston’s street furniture program.  Proposals are due November 4, 2026. The incumbent JCDecaux is in the last year of a 25 year contract.  JCDecaux maintains 481 faces on bus shelters, city information panels, newsstands and automatic public toilets.   Here […]

Company of the Day: Signatronics

Company: Sign-A-Tronics Markets: Georgia Address: Jesup, Georgia Email: sales@signatronics.com Phone: 912-385-0075 Signatronics operates a double sided digital billboard in Wayne County Georgia in addition to acting as an authorized Watchfire signs dealer.   The digital sign was erected in March 2014 and is the subject of a Watchfire signs case study.  […]

Billboard Insider Readers Achieving Growth from new Billboards and Digital Conversions

Last week Citicorp Managing Director Jason Bazinet said one-third of US out of home growth was from digital conversions, one-third from tuck in acquisitions and one-third from static billboard rate increases.  Our readers agree with Billboard Insider that Bazinet’s analysis misses the importance of new billboard construction.  Look at the […]