Billboard Insider Classifieds work: “We got a big boost in qualified applicants from running our ad on your site.” Rodney Davis, Transformation Media “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 […]
Month: July 2021
Eccleshare To Step Down As CCO Worldwide CEO
On yesterday’s earnings call William Eccleshare announced a succession plan under which he will transition the Clear Channel Worldwide CEO Position to Scott Wells effective January 3, 2022: With the business showing clear signs of recovery I have decided that now is the right time to implement our succession plan […]
Clear Channel Outdoor Revenue Up 68% in 2Q 21
Clear Channel announced better than expected financials yesterday. Here’s a summary from the CCO 2Q 21 earnings release, earnings deck and conference call. Revenue increased by 69% to $531 million during the second quarter of 2021. Americas revenue grew 36% during the second quarter of 2021, due to digital billboard growth. […]
JC Decaux Reports Half Year Results
JC Decaux released their financial results for the first half of 2021. Most interesting was their adjusted revenue results that they provided by category and geography: Insider’s Take: Street Furniture, their largest revenue segment, has seen the strongest overall rebound, with Transportation advertising the slowest to recover. Insider was […]
Netflix Makes Splash in Times Square
Netflix is making a splash in Times Square for its Outer Banks Season 2 premier. Today Netflix will stun visitors as the first advertiser in Times Square to employ anamorphic illusion technology in a digital out-of-home (OOH) campaign. As advertisers seek new ways to breakthrough and connect with consumers, […]
Updated Company of the Day: Arthur Outdoor
We featured Arthur Outdoor as our company of the day Wed but James Douglas has updated us on several new developments at the company so we are rerunning them today. Company: Arthur Outdoor Markets: Georgia Headquarters: Rome, Georgia Phone: 706-512-0620 Email: jdouglas@arthuroutdoor.com Arthur Outdoor was founded in 2017 by James and Samuel Douglas. The company […]
The Best Time to Make a Sales Call
John Arnold is the owner of Arnold Outdoor and a co-founder of the Independent Billboard Operators. He’s able to pack lots of wisdom into a few words. See Arnold’s Four Rules for Outdoor Operators. Today John gives tips on out of home sales. On making the next call right after a closing. […]
3 Billboard Design Best Practices with Todd Turner
By Barker & Christol Todd Turner AKA “The Billboard Guy.” Or, Todd The Billboard Guy Turner. Or, TTBG. Okay, enough of that. He hates it when we call him the Billboard Guy. But what can we say? He is. Todd Turner is our resident Art Director and creative extraordinaire. He comes […]
Lucit Focused on Real Estate and Retail
Lucit sends big-ticket inventory from realtors, auto dealers, ag dealers and recreational dealers directly to digital billboards in real time. Billboard Insider talked with Lucit’s CTO Eric Kubiwschta. How did Covid impact your business. We essentially began building our product a few months before Covid hit. Our initial target was […]
A Good Source For Paper Poster Glue?
A reader asks: “Do you know any providers of glue for those in the business still using paper posters?” If you know of a source please email davewestburg@billboardinsider.com or use the form below. We’ll publish the results. [wpforms id=”56020″] Paid Advertisement