Insider noticed SignValue Paul Wrights’ commented on Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of House Bill 645. Here is what Paul had to say. “Told ya so! We hate to say it, but the Governor of North Carolina (Roy Cooper) probably did the right thing when he vetoed the bill to relocate […]
Month: August 2019
Geopath Market Spotlight: Clarksburg-Weston
Did you know: Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was born in 1824 in Clarksburg. The building that formerly housed Weston State mental Hospital is one of the largest hand-cut stone buildings in the nation. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Clarksburg-Weston, WV DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs […]
Company of the day: Ace Outdoor
Company: Ace Outdoor Advertising Market: California Headquarters: 89801 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069 Phone: 310-467-8072 Email: andrew@ace-outdoor.com Ace Outdoor operates seven high profile billboard structures with 13 faces on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. Ace is managed by Andrew Bilanzich who was a punter for the 1995 Nebraska cornhuskers national championship football team during college. The […]
More Atlanta Marquee Billboards
Yesterday Formetco’s Britt McConnell talked about the Atlanta sign district and the high-profile digital billboards at Cobb Galleria, Georgia State’s stadium and Georgia’s Own Credit Union. Today McConnell talks about three more high profile Atlanta digital billboards as well as trends in digital billboard resolution. The Atlanta Sign Blackbird’s The […]
Meadow Outdoor Builds a Digital in Ontario, Oregon
Meadow Outdoor has constructed Ontario, Oregon’s first digital billboard. The sign is on East Idaho Avenue. One side is digital and the other is static. The project took a year to permit and plan. Insider’s take: A one side static, one side digital billboard isn’t a bad thing. In 2017 […]
Stu Lipscomb Named President at Pioneer Outdoor
SPRINGFIELD, MO – Stuart Lipscomb has been named President of Pioneer Outdoor, a position previously held by Larry Lipscomb. “Stuart represents the fourth generation in outdoor advertising, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to hand over the company’s leadership to him,” says current managing member, Larry Lipscomb. Through Stuart’s sales […]
Company of the Day – 718 Outdoor
Company: 718 Outdoor Market: Brooklyn, New York Headquarters: New York Phone: 718-664-4315 Email: info@718outdoor.com 718OUTDOOR is a media company specializing in traditional OOH platforms, and they are all about New York. They operate a plant that includes elevator ads, walls, murals and advertising panels. Their area of focus is their home town of Brooklyn. Glenn Merone is the […]
Britt McConnell on Atlanta’s Marquee Digital Billboards
Atlanta is going some amazing things with digital billboards and Formetco is on a roll in Atlanta. Insider talked to Formetco’s Britt McConnell to learn more. Britt, what do you do at Formetco? I manage the digital sales for the Southeast, North Central US and Puerto Rico. Tell me about […]
NY Governor Signs Floating Billboard Ban
The New York Times reported last week that Governor Cuomo had signed a bill to ban billboards from floating on New York waters. The legislation impacts Florida based Ballyhoo Media. Insider has previously written about the dispute. Insider reached out to Ballyhoo Media CEO, Adam Shapiro and discussed the signed […]
Southeastern Signs and Central Virginia Business Roundtable Partner to Sell Ads
Southeastern Signs and the Central Virginia Business Coalition have an innovative partnership under which the Central Virginia Business Coalition is buying slots on four digital billboards owned by Southeastern Signs in Lynchburg. The Coalition reselling the slots to its members to provide small and mid-sized businesses an affordable form […]