Last Friday’s story on Ashby St’s tornado warning network illustrates how digital billboards perform a huge public service by allowing government agencies to communicate with the public in an emergency. Ashby St isn’t the only out of home company which uses digital billboards to help communicate with the public in […]
Month: May 2019
New and Noted May 7, 2019
The May 2019 issue of police chief has an article about how out of home helps public safety officials with fugitive hunts and missing person searches. FEPE (the Federation European Publicite Exterieur) the global organization representing out of home media owners, associations and agencies is rebranding to the World Out […]
Company of the Day – Schubert & Hoey Outdoor
Company: Schubert & Hoey Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 2747 26th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55406 Market: Minnesota, Wisconsin. Phone: (612) 722-1090 Email: info@hoeyoutdoor.com Schubert & Hoey Outdoor Advertising is a family owned and operated company which has been in business since 1946. Their locations span the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin on major interstates, highways, and even county roads. […]
Nancy Fletcher’s Stories of an OAAA Evangelist
Insider is running an excerpt from Nancy Fletcher’s farewell speech to the 2019 FEPE Congress in Dubai. She was asked to talk about lessons from her time as President and CEO of the OAAA. Congratulations on the 60th Anniversary of FEPE, and thank you for inviting me to speak today. […]
Pioneer Outdoor Acquires Midwest Outdoor Media
Pioneer Outdoor has acquired all the assets of Midwest Outdoor Media in Missouri. The billboards are located between Kansas City, MO and Columbia, MO and include one location in Northwest MO. The 26 faces and one permit were all of the assets of Midwest Outdoor Media. We will complete […]
Rothfelder On Billboard Leases And Disputes With Landlords
The IBOUSA Spring Conference is scheduled in Savannah, GA on May 8-10, 2019, and once again, Chris Cowlbeck and his staff have planned a fun and educational event. As usual, we can expect to see an outstanding mix of vendor tables, interesting seminars, networking opportunities, and fun dinners and other […]
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 for outdoor advertising. This weeks rating is […]
Out of the Office: Patti Reeves
In addition to owning an out of home plant in Turks and Caicos and running an out of home rep firm, Patti Reeves and her husband Dean race horses. One of their horses – Tax – ran in the Kentucky Derby today and finished 14th. Here’s a picture of Patti […]
Billboard Insider Classifieds May 4, 2019
Billboard Insider Classifieds work: “Thanks to you and your website I’ve hired a General Manager. We received several qualified applicants in response to our Billboard Insider classified” Justin Powell, Owner, Huntington Outdoor “I bought my General Liability from Stu at Bassler and Co that I learned about on Billboard Insider. I told […]
Lamar Organic Revenue Up 2.2% in 1Q 2019
“The first quarter played out largely as we anticipated, with acquisition-adjusted revenue growth a little over 2%. I’m particularly pleased by the continued strong performance of our digital platform, and I’m optimistic about the balance of 2019.” That’s how Lamar CEO Sean Reilly summarized first quarter 2019 financials. Here are […]