Month: November 2018

Sean Reilly on Digital Billboards and M&A

Three interesting comments by Lamar CEO Sean Reilly during last week’s third quarter earnings call. On digital sign revenues. Digital continues to be a great story for the company. Our same-board digital performance continues to shine, up 7.2% in Q3. By the end of Q3, we had added an additional […]

Longtime OAAA Problem-Solver Myron Laible to Retire

Myron Laible is retiring after more than 33 years at the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA). “Myron knows more about billboard regulation and has resolved more problems for more OAAA members over more years than anyone I know,” said Nancy Fletcher, OAAA president and CEO. Laible, 73, joined OAAA […]

Formetco Celebrates 300th independent customer

Formetco of Duluth, GA, celebrates Estus Outdoor as its 300th independent digital billboard customer. Owner of Estus Outdoor, Dick Estus of Savannah, GA, selected Formetco to guide him through the process of owning and operating his first digital billboard. This milestone displays how crucial Formetco’s service and relationship are to […]

Company of the Day – Keyes Outdoor Advertising

Company: Keyes Outdoor Advertising Markets: Indiana Headquarters: P.O. Box 47281, Indianapolis, IN  46247 Phone: 317-442-8132 EMail:  jeff@keyesoutdoor.com Keyes Outdoor Advertising is a family-owned business, established in 1985 in the Indianapolis area. Keyes has operated continuously since arriving in Indiana. The Company operates both junior posters and traditional bulletins at 50 locations in Indianapolis, New Castle […]

Injunction against Cincinnati Billboard Tax is Permanent

The court injunction blocking Cincinnati’s billboard tax is now permanent. On November 9, a judge in Cincinnati converted his preliminary injunction to a permanent injunction. In his seven-page entry, the judge also criticized the legal theory used to uphold a billboard tax in Baltimore.  A circuit court in Maryland recently […]

NCOAA appoints Bugbee Full Time Director

The North Carolina Outdoor Advertising Association has announced that it has appointed Thomas (TJ) Bugbee, Jr. to serve as its full-time Executive Director, effective November 19.  Bugbee, a former Field Director for Congressman David Rouzer’s campaign (NC-7), has most recently held a position as Government Relations Advisor/Lobbyist with Nexsen Pruet […]

Extra Credit Projects and OAAA Veterans Day Designs

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich; Washington D.C.; November 9, 2018 — In honor of Veterans Day, the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) and Midwest advertising and design agency, Extra Credit Projects (ECP), have created a campaign that honors veterans in a big way. The campaign works to show appreciation to those who have served […]

Company of the Day: KEM Advertising

Company: KEM Advertising Markets: California, Nevada, Kansas, Oklahoma, Tesax, Louisiana, Mississippi, alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland. Headquarters: Kem Texas, Ltd.  4515 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, TX  78312. Phone: 210-737-3000 KEM Advertising is an independently owned outdoor advertising agency with headquarters in San Antonio, Texas.  The company has been in the billboard […]

Out of the Office: Standard Diversified

The folks at Standard Diversified were out of the office, literally, this week.  They travelled to the New York Stock Exchange to ring the closing bell.  Standard Diversified, the parent company of Standard Outdoor was listed on the NYSE in April. Out of the Office is Billboard Insider’s Saturday column […]

Lamar revenues and cashflow up 5% in 3Q 2018

Lamar revenues and cashflow grew 5% each during the third quarter of 2018.  Here are the results of the 3Q 2018 earnings release and earnings call transcript. Revenue increased 5% to $419 million.  Acquisition adjusted revenue increased by 3.1%.  Reilly was upbeat that growth will continue into the fourth quarter:” […]