Month: October 2018

Chris Adams on Backlit Imprints

Insider was in St Cloud Minnesota recently and saw a great looking backlit imprint on a Franklin Outdoor digital billboard. Backlit imprints are a great way to call attention to your company, especially on digital signs.  Insider talked with Chris Adams, Formetco’s Product Manager, Outdoor Hardware about backlit imprints. What […]

Out of Home Wins Legal Victory on “Standing”

Scenic Kentucky lost in court, again. The highest court in Kentucky rejected Scenic Kentucky’s appeal in a long-running case involving the state’s regulation of digital billboards and vegetation control.  Essentially, the courts said the anti-billboard group lacked standing to sue. Scenic Kentucky sued the Commonwealth after the legislature approved a […]

Geopath Market Spotlight: Albany

Did you know: Modern toilet paper, with its perforated sections wound around a cardboard tube, was invented in Albany. Merman Melville, author of Moby Dick, once called Albany home. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Albany DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much more are available to […]

Company of the Day: JR Promotions

Company: JR Promotions Market: Indiana Headquarters: 430 2nd St, Columbus, IN  47201 Phone: 812-379-2173 JR Promotions owns 1000 billboard faces in Indiana.  The company was started by Janeen Sprague in July of 1986.  She owned a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that relied on interstate billboards.   Janeen saw an opportunity to establish an outdoor […]

Florida Billboard Damage

Yesterday Insider wrote about damage from Hurricane Michael in Florida. Neil Bell of New South Outdoor was in Florida post-hurricane and gives Insider this report. I went down one week after the hurricane hit with some friends to help a church that was destroyed and saw the devastation. It really […]

Dueling Billboards Debate Topics of the Day

By Ken Klein, OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs Think of a topic of the day… it’s debated on billboards. Some say impeach the President; others say “Thank you, President Trump.” Even topics you haven’t thought of (like, say, the pros and cons of cruise ships in Charleston) are hashed out on […]

6 Billboards Outside Rye Patch

Last week Insider wrote about Marquee Media’s three billboard Burma Shave campaign for the Sacramento Kings.  The article generated this note from Stott Outdoor’s General Manager Jim Moravec. “Myself and my sales staff were just discussing the recent articles you have posted on variations of the Burma Shave concept.  I […]

Company of the Day – Johnson Outdoor

Company: Johnson Outdoor Advertising Markets: Texas Address: 102 North Mays Street, Round Rock, TX  78663 Phone: 512-255-4300 Email: ajohnson@johnsonadv.com Johnson Outdoor is a family owned business which was started in 1978.  The firm is in several Texas communities including Abilene, Austin, Killeen, Round Rock and Waco.  Archie Johnson is General […]

Marshall Henderson on Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael was the 3rd most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in the United States.  It travelled across the Florida Panhandle on October 10.  Mexico City, Florida and Panama City, Florida suffered the worst damage.  Insider asked Horton Outdoor’s Marshall Henderson to talk about the storm. What impact did […]

Vendor Profile – Blue Sky Digital Printing

Insider reached out to Sarah Davis at Blue Sky Digital Printing for an update on their business.  We discovered they have been very busy as you will see. Sarah, you have made some significant upgrades at Blue Sky Digital Printing. Shall we start with your new location? We do have some […]