Month: January 2017

Company of the Day – American Outdoor Advertising

Company:  American Outdoor Advertising Headquarters:   1702 E. Highland Ave., Suite 304  Phoenix, AZ, 85016 Markets: San Diego CA, Las Vegas NV and Phoenix Phone: 602.687.9220 Email:   sales@americanoutdoor.net American Outdoor Advertising is a full service outdoor advertising company serving the San Diego, Las Vegas, and Arizona markets. American offers the only Digital billboard in the […]

Company of the Day: Allison Outdoor

Company:  Allison Outdoor Markets: North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee. Headquarters: 35 Outdoor Drive, Sylva, NC  29779 Phone:  828-586-2737 Email: claude.allisonoutdoor@yahoo.com Allison outdoor began in 1958 as a custom sign and billboard company.  Allison has grown to become the largest outdoor advertising company in western North Carolina and Noth Georgia with 1200 […]

Joe Spina brings Zing to out of home.

Joseph L. Spina entered the out of home business fresh out of college.  He started his own billboard business in 1998 to develop billboard locations in Philadelphia.  After selling most of his billboards by 2014, Spina formed Interactive Location Media, LLC. to develop a message delivery system called Zing which […]

OUTFRONT Media’s Senior Leadership Is Recognized For Technology Innovation

NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Today OUTFRONT Media (OUT) announced that two of its senior leaders were recognized for their work in the advancement of programmatic media buying. Joel Melby, Chief Technology Officer, has been awarded an ABBI (Audience Based Buying Innovation) Gold Award from the Global Audience […]

Allen Smith on Metromedia

Insider has asked Allen Smith to write a series of articles on landmark out of home advertising legal cases. Allen Smith is a eminent domain and condemnation expert at Settlepou, a Dallas law firm.  For more information on Mr Smith, please see Smith’s Settlepou bio.  Today Smith discusses Metromedia v City […]

Upper Midwest Road Trip

Insider drove 583 miles  in the upper midwest midwest this week.   First leg: Minneapolis airport to Alexandria, Minnesota to meet with investors.  Insider saw a Minneapolis billboard with a Naegele nameplate.  When will the plate be changed?  Lots of Franklin Outdoor boards on the way to Alexandria off I-94. […]

Auburn, Mass Selectmen approve two digital signs

“I think it’s great for the Auburn Mall, I think it’s great for the town, I think it’s going to be a great thing all around,” – Auburn Selectmen Chairman Kenneth Holstrom quoted in the Telegram after unanimous approval of two, two-sided digital billboards. The Telegram reports that the Auburn […]

Penneco Tip on Digital Billboard Ad Design

Insider follows Penneco Outdoor’s twitter feed.  Lots of great sign design tips.  Here’s one.  A picture says a thousand words.  Thanks to Penneco for permission to reuse.

Daucanski on what to start and stop in 2017

Insider is running a series on out of home sales leadership by Dave Daucanski.  Today Dave talks about what the start and what to stop to lead your out of home sales team to a successful 2017. Stop being busy with the wrong things.   How are you beginning your day? […]

Company of the Day: Advantage of Advertising

Company: Advantage of Advertising Markets: Georgia Headquarters: 1096 Manning Farms Court, Dunwoody, GA  30338 Phone: 404-702-0399 Advantage of Advertising operates 5 billboard structures having 10 faces in Fort Oglethorpe and Cedartown, Georgia.   4 of the faces are static and 6 of the faces are digital.  Donna Stern is the […]