As previously announced, on February 9, 2017, the Board of Directors of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) declared a special cash dividend payable on February 23, 2017 (the “Payment Date”) to Class A and B stockholders of record at the closing of business on February 20, 2017 (the “Record Date”), in an […]
Month: February 2017
11 steps to getting solar billboard lighting right.
This is the last in a series of articles by Kevin Conlin on solar powered billboards. It sums up what’s necessary to make a solar powered billboard a success. Kevin Conlin is a 30 year veteran of the solar industry. His company, Autonomous Power Solutions, has developed the Work Horse […]
Daktronics revenue down 6% in third quarter of fiscal 2017
Digital sign manufacturer Daktronics reported a net loss of $2 million on revenue of $116 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 (3 months ended January 28, 2017). The third quarter is historically Daktronics’ weakest due to seasonality in the sports business, construction cycles and a decrease in production […]
Company of the Day: Bella Outdoor
Company: Bella Outdoor Markets: Montana Headquarters: PO Box 50119, Billings, MT Phone: 406-671-6155 Email: Bellaoutdoor@bresnan.net Bella Outdoor was started in 2007 by Joe and Jenifer Mancuso. The company operates a billboard plant around Billings in Yellowstone, Carbon and Stillwater counties. The company was the subject of a 2009 […]
Company Profile: Streetlytics
During the coming year Insider will profile influential out of home agencies and out of home data firms. We start the series by profiling the big data platform Streetlytics, Streetlytics is working with Geopath to improve the quality of out of home data. Product: Streetlytics, powered by AirSage Companies: Streetlytics […]
Educating Agencies about Real. Powerful. Advertising.
Insider thanks the OAAA for allowing us to reprint their recent article. As highlighted in the new 2016 repositioning, OOH is more creatively impactful, more contextually relevant, and more of a media amplifier than ever before. OOH is also the fastest growing traditional media in the US. All of these […]
Company of the Day – Bedsole Outdoor Advertising
Company: Bedsole Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 576 Devon Brooke Drive Woodstock GA 30188 Markets: Dawsonville, GA and Leeds, AL Phone: 404.317.4799 Email: BedsoleOutdoor@comcast.net Bedsole Outdoor, LLC is a billboard/outdoor advertising company established in 2002. Owner and operator are Ben & Angi Bedsole. Current inventory of 3 static boards in Dawsonville, GA and Leeds, AL. […]
Much Ado About Nothing in Texas
Insider published a post February 11 stating that the Austin Statesman had reported that the Texas DOT is considering a proposal to raise the maximum billboard height on Texas roads from 42.5 feet to 65 foot maximum. Margaret Lloyd of Scenic America Texas contacted Insider saying the story was […]
4 arguments against amortization.
Amortization refers to the practice of forcing a billboard company to remove a billboard after an arbitrary period of time without compensation for the loss. One of the goals of the Scenic America Strategic Plan for 2016-2019 is to encourage communities to get rid of billboards by amortization. There are […]
Rate This Board By Out of Home Creative
Rate This Board allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the following scale: not good, below average, average, very good or great. Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently for outdoor advertising. This week’s rating is provided by Melody Roberts, […]