Tag: street furniture

US Billboard Revenues Flat, Place Based & Transit are Recovering

Last week the OAAA announced that US out of home revenues increased 1.1% in the third quarter of 2023.  A look behind the numbers finds that three out of home sectors grew and one declined. Roadside billboards which account for almost three quarters of the US market, grew 0.9% in […]

JCDecaux Saving Lives With Street Furniture

JCDecaux has teamed up with the Community Heartbeat Trust to bring easy-to-access defibrillators to cities across the United Kingdom. They have deployed 180 defibrillators that have been used 500 times, potentially saving lives. There are also advertising opportunities on smaller digital screens on the same side as the defibrillators, which […]

US Billboard Revenues Beyond Covid – Transit and Street Furniture Close the Gap

Billboard revenues are surging, transit and place based revenues are coming back and place based revenues continue to lag versus pre covid.  That’s what’s apparent in the third quarter 2022 revenue figures reported yesterday by the OAAA. US billboard revenues grew 7% in the third quarter of 2022 and are […]

Out of Home Transit Revenue Rebounds Faster than Ridership

Yesterday Billboard Insider wrote that transit ridership is growing rapidly but lags 41% from precovid levels.  Intersection CEO Chris Grosso points out that it’s a mistake to equate transit ridership with out of homne transit revenues: I’m an avid reader of Billboard Insider. Your take on the impact of transit […]

Billboards over Covid but Street Furniture, Transit and Place Based Lag

A rising tide lifted all out of home sectors in 2021.  Here are the 2021 annual US revenue figures broken down by sector.     Street furniture revenue grew 43% in 2021, followed by billboards (up 17%), transit (up 11%) and place-based (up 3%). Roadside billboards have recovered and are […]

JC Decaux Reports Half Year Results

JC Decaux released their financial results for the first half of 2021.  Most interesting was their adjusted revenue results that they provided by category and geography:   Insider’s Take:  Street Furniture, their largest revenue segment, has seen the strongest overall rebound, with Transportation advertising the slowest to recover.  Insider was […]

Covid’s impact by OOH Sector

Here’s a chart showing the impact of covid on US out of home revenues by sector.  Billboards were down the least and have come back the fastest.  Place based and transit fell farther and have yet to fully recover. Change in US Out of Home Revenues by Industry Sector Billboards […]

Company of the Day: Street Smart Outdoor

Company: Street Smart Outdoor Markets: Rhode Island, Florida Address: 345 Highway 9 South, Manalapan, New Jersey Email: info@streetsmartoutdoor.com Phone: 888-468-1414 Street Smart operates a solar powered bus shelter, bus bench and trashbin plant with over 1,000 locations in Rhode Island and Florida.  Street Smart is a wholly oned subsidiary of […]

Intersection Wins 7 Year Boston Street Furniture and Bus Shelter Contract

Boston, MA – Intersection, the leading smart cities media and technology company, today announced that it has been awarded an exclusive seven-year contract with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to manage its bus shelters and street furniture fleet across the Boston metropolitan area. As part of the partnership, Intersection […]

LA Request for Info for New Street Furniture Contract

Los Angeles, CA (March 4, 2020) – The City of Los Angeles released a Request for Information (RFI) formally beginning the process to identify an experienced business partner to develop a self-sustaining, world-class street furniture program. A briefing session for the Out of Home, Digital Online, Wireless and Design industries […]