New York, NY – Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) (NYSE: CCO), an indirect subsidiary of iHeartMedia Inc., today announced it tapped international media sales and marketing veteran Jim Campbell to lead its New York market operations. As the new CCO-New York president, where the company’s Out-of-Home (OOH) assets reach 93 percent […]
Month: July 2018
Rate This Board by Greg Callaham
Rate This Board allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently. This week’s rating is provided by Greg […]
iHeart Media Might See Multiple Bidders
Insider thought it might be time for a quick update on the iHeart Media bankruptcy proceedings so here is our latest take. Liberty Media, the majority owner of Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ SIRI), had a high level of interest looking to purchase a 40% interest in iHeartMedia for $1.16 Billion. Liberty […]
Company of the Day – Delia Outdoor Advertising
Company: Delia Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 1720 N Pine St ,DeRidder, LA 70634 Markets: Louisiana, Southwest Texas Phone: 337.401.000 Email: deliaoutdoor@gmail.com Delia Outdoor serves Southwest Louisiana and is looking to expand recently adding boards in Southwest Texas. They have over 15 years of experience in the advertising business and 60 faces serving Deridder, Leesville, Ft Polk, Gillis, Lake […]
Branded Cities Acquires Some Red Star Outdoor Billboards
July 10, 2018, New York, NY – Branded Cities (“BC”), a premier Out-of-Home and iconic media company in North America, today announced the acquisition of a substantial portion of the Chicago assets of Red Star Outdoor, further increasing its North American footprint. The all-cash deal adds 21 iconic billboard faces […]
Dean Manone on what’s next after Branded Cities Sale
Dean Manone has 26 years experience in the out of home business. He’s been a partner in Chicago’s Red Star Outdoor since 2001. Yesterday Red Star announced the sale of a substantial portion of its assets to Branded Cities. Insider talked with Manone about the asset sale and the future. […]
Global Out of Home Creative Awards
In today’s changing media landscape, out of home advertising is a core media buy. OOH is bigger and bolder than ever before and offers unique platforms with powerful storytelling to deliver larger-than-life impact. To celebrate the best global OOH creative work, the OAAA produced this following video. Each of these campaigns […]
Company of the Day: Discover Outdoor
Company: Discover Outdoor Markets: Texas, Oklahoma. Headquarters: PO Box 6351 Paris, Texas 75461 Phone: 903-491-3191 Contact Email: discoveroutdoor@yahoo.com Discover Outdoor was started in 1993. The company owns 200 faces and 3 digital billboards in Northeast Texas and Southeast Oklahoma. Insider talked with James Martinez the company’s founder and President. Tell us about your plant. Cities covered in […]
Trademarking Your Out of Home Name
Vinyl printer Circle Graphics is suing Build-a-Sign over the use of sponsored ads and keywords which violate Circle Graphics trademarks. Trademarking your out of home company name is important as Q Publishing versus OUTFRONT Media demonstrates. In 1976 Q Publishing started OutFront magazine a gay and lesbian publication in Denver, […]
Adams+Fairway Boards Promote Positivity
ATLANTA, GA (July 2, 2018) – Adams Outdoor Advertising and Fairway Outdoor Advertising will donate more than 700 billboards in 21 states to bring to life lettering artists’ renderings of positive messages. The designs came from Goodtype’s #goodtypetuesday challenge, in which lettering artists and illustrators from around the world were asked what they would put on a billboard. Entries were posted to […]