Boston, MA – Intersection, the leading smart cities media and technology company, today announced that it has been awarded an exclusive seven-year contract with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to manage its bus shelters and street furniture fleet across the Boston metropolitan area. As part of the partnership, Intersection […]
Month: February 2021
Company of the Day: Steel City Billboards
Company: Steel City Billboards Markets: Pennsylvania Headquarters: 715 Riverview Rd, Verona, PA 15147 Phone: 888-288-7441 Email: mdfowkes@steelcitybillboards.com Steel City Billboards is a family-owned firm which operates a billboard plant in communities in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company is a member of OAAA, GeoPath & IBO Market Club. Insider talked with Mitch Fowkes about the […]
Federal Appeals Court Says Kentucky’s Billboard Law Undermines Free Speech
A federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that Kentucky’s billboard violates constitutional protection of free speech. Bottom line: the US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals repeated its legal standard. That standard says regulations which distinguish between on-premise and off-premise signs are based on content, and, therefore, violate the […]
Leading by Listening: My Five Questions
By Glyn S. Williams, President – Mahlmann Media I have been very fortunate in my career at media agencies to have worked for and alongside many great leaders, whether that is at the top of the group or my immediate managers and colleagues. It has been a blessing to absorb […]
Who’s Quoted in Billboard Insider’s Latest Book
Billboard Insider’s In Their Words: Out of Home Executives Discuss Out of Home contains excerpts of interviews with 173 out of home executives on all aspects of running an out of home company. The book costs $49.95 and is available in ebook and pdf editions. You can buy your copy […]
Mesmerize Wins Contract for Ft Wayne Transit System
NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Mesmerize, a national leader in transit, point of care, and place-based out-of-home advertising, announced today the expansion of its transit advertising portfolio with a new partnership with Citilink in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. The agreement provides Mesmerize the exclusive sales of exterior and interior transit advertising on over […]
OUTFRONT and Artsy Promote Black Artists
New York, NY, February 17, 2021 —Artsy, the largest online marketplace for discovering, buying and selling fine art by leading artists, and OUTFRONT Media, one of the largest out-of-home media companies in North America, is delighted to announce a new national activation, ‘Portrayals of Black Joy by Today’s Emerging Artists’. […]
Company of the Day – Stein Sign Display
Company: Stein Sign Display Headquarters: 2020 4th Ave SW, Watertown SD Market: South Dakota Phone: 605.886.4616 Email: stuart@steinsigndisplay.com Insider spoke with Stein Signs’ General Manager, Sam Mooney for his perspective on this third generation, family owned OOH operation. Can you share some history of the Stein family and Stein Sign Display? Stein Sign […]
Matt Leech on Formetco’s Digital Billboard Financing Program
Last week Formetco announced a replace your face program to help out of home companies to finance the retrofits of their aging digital signs. Insider talked with Formetco’s Matt Leech about the program. Who is the program meant for? This program is geared towards Independent Operators who are looking for […]
Dusty’s Sells TN, KY and IN billboards to Trailhead.
Dusty’s Outdoor Media has sold over 200 faces in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana to Trailhead Media. Williamson & Associates was instrumental through the negotiations and acted as the exclusive broker on the deal. Dusty’s portfolio now consists of over 320 billboard faces throughout Illinois and Missouri. An additional achievement is having […]