Month: October 2020

David Flint, Rest In Peace

Insider received the following note that Scott Peters of Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint passed along to the Outdoor Advertising Association of Georgia. “It is with a very heavy heart that I pass along the news of David Flint’s passing last evening. David passed peacefully surrounded by his family after a […]

Grey Vick On Small Market Digital Billboards

Today’s podcast guest is Grey Vick the founder Grey Outdoor, an independent out of home company with 260 billboard structures in North and South Carolina.  Here are his thoughts about digital billboards and small markets. On Digital signs. We’ve got a few digitals and we’re going to be doing more…We’ve […]

What to Watch For in the Election

By Ken Klein OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs   Here is a cheat sheet — for the out of home industry — on what to watch in the November 3 election. The entire US House and a third of the Senate is up for election. This article pinpoints important […]

Talon North America Partners with LoopMe to Boost OOH Measurement and Attribution

New York, NY – October 20, 2020 – Talon, a leading independent Out of Home (OOH) media specialist, today announced that it has joined forces with LoopMe, the outcomes-based advertising platform, to harness attribution, artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics to measure and deliver real world outcomes for advertisers. The […]

Mesmerize Grows Pharmacy Footprint with Benasource Partnership

NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Mesmerize, a prominent out-of-home media company specializing in patient education at the point of care, announced the expansion of its pharmacy network through a partnership with Benasource, a group purchasing organization that combines the power of hundreds of independent pharmacies to provide innovative and cost-effective solutions.  […]

Company of the Day: Norton Outdoor

Company: Norton Outdoor Market: Cincinnati, Ohio. Headquarters: 5280 Kennedy Avenue, Cincinnati, OH Phone: 513-631-4864 Norton Outdoor is a private, family owned outdoor company which was started by Jerry Norton in 1949. The company is run by Jerry Norton’s sons and grandson. Tom Norton Co-Chairman. Dan Norton is Co-Chairman and CEO. Jerry Norton’s grandson, Mike, […]

Lindmark Outdoor Acquires New Mexico Assets From Del Outdoor

Kalil & Co. announced that Lindmark Outdoor Media had completed an acquisition with Yuma, AZ based Del Outdoor for their outdoor plant located in Albuquerque, NM. Insider reached out to Trent Lindmark, owner of Lindmark Outdoor to discuss the transaction. Trent, tell us about the transaction? We purchased 27 structures […]

Mobile Billboard First Amendment Case in CA

By Richard Hamlin, Hamlin Cody Simi Valley is a city northwest of Los Angeles.It prohibited parking mobile billboards on city streets unless they also qualified as “authorized emergency or construction-related vehicles.”Bruce Boyer would park mobile billboards throughout the city.The city police either impounded or threatened to impound the billboards. Mr. […]

Adams and Circle Graphics Run Smog Absorbing Vinyls for Earthday

Longmont, CO – When Adams Outdoor Advertising and the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) decided to collaborate on an ad campaign to support EARTHDAY.ORG, it was only natural to print bulletins on smog-absorbing materials available from Circle Graphics. The campaign, Nature’s Essential Workers, features plants and animals […]

Clear Channel and NYCNext Run Billboards to Promote NYC

New York, NY (October 19, 2020) – New non-profit, NYCNext isn’t the first to denounce false narratives speculating that New York would not survive the pandemic, but it might be the loudest. Their inaugural campaign, created by Dumbo-based creative agency Our Man In Havana, sets out to remind New Yorkers […]