Month: December 2019

New and Noted – December 27, 2019

Charlotte Observer has a nice article on Wendy Hickey’s Artpop.  Hickey has been nicknamed  the “fairy art mother.” Artpop puts local artists up on donated billboad space around the country.  Artpop has put 130 local artists up on 20 billboards, 32 slots at Charlotte International Airport, 10 uptown newstands and […]

Project X Launches OOH Analytics Suite

In New York, technology-driven, Out-of-Home (OOH) media agency Project X has released an interactive analytics suite through which advertisers can monitor the performance of their OOH ad campaigns. Project X provides access to every format of OOH inventory (digital and traditional) across the US, combining technology and data-enabled solutions to […]

Company of the Day: Cameron Outdoor

Company: Cameron Outdoor Markets: North Carolina Headquarters: 805 Trade Street NW Suite 101, Concord, NC  28017 Phone: 704-825-8679 Cameron Outdoor operates a digital billboard off I-85 less than half a mile from the city of Charlotte.  The unit is 5 feet off the right of way and is the closest digital billboard to the […]

Standard Outdoor For Sale?

Last week Standard Outdoor, a subsidiary of Standard Diversified,  purchased the remaining Fairway Outdoor assets.  Looks to Insider like Standard Outdoor itself is for sale. This paragraph is tucked into a November 18, 2019 Standard Diversified press release announcing a merger and reorganization. Emphasis ours. Prior to the consummation of […]

Geopath Market Spotlight: Syracuse

Did you know: Syracuse is a “super-green” city with top rankings in National Geographic and Popular Science. The tallest building in Syracuse is the State Tower Building. This week’s Geopath market spotlight focuses on the Syracuse DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much more are available to Geopath members […]

Company of the Day – Captivate

Company: Captivate Elevator Media Headquarters: 501 7th Avenue, Suite 210 New York, NY 10018 Phone: 646-205-8500 Email: lpapa@captivate.com Markets: Major cities throughout North America. The Captivate founders recognized the lengths people go to avoid personal interaction during confined elevator rides and set out to develop a solution that would alleviate […]

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from Billboard Insider.  No posts today.  We’ll be back tomorrow. Artwork courtesy of Adam Owen Creative. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement

Neil Bell on Selling Out of Home

New South Outdoor’s Neil Bell had quite a bit to say about selling out of home on yesterday’s Billboard Insider podcast.  Here’s a selection of his comments. How to sell billboard advertising. One thing we always have to remember in this business is our success is tied to our customer’s […]

Regulatory Roundup

Permitting is hard. The Milford, CT Planning and Zoning Board failed to approve new digital billboard regulations to allow digital billboards along I-95.  The vote was 5-4 in favor with 6 votes required for a regulation change.  Here’s a smattering of comments by those who opposed digital billboards: “I find […]

Company of the Day – Canyon Outdoor Media

Company:  Canyon Outdoor Media Headquarters:  9601 W. State St., Boise ID 83714 Markets: Boise, Meridian, Nampa & Fruitland Idaho Phone: 208.938.8880 Email: info@canyonoutdoormedia.com Today’s Canyon Outdoor Media has enjoyed tremendous growth since it was started providing billboard advertising in Boise, Meridian, Nampa & Fruitland Idaho in 2003. Recently, Canyon Outdoor Media has been putting innovation to […]