On this week’s Digital and Dirt Podcast, Lamar Advertising CEO Sean Reilly said this: “A lot of people can handle adversity. Success sometimes brings people down…Right now we’re at a moment of time when Lamar is really successful. It’s not going to change my management style…”. Reilly has a point. […]
Month: February 2022
OUTFRONT Promotes Max Siegelman
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE:OUT) announced the promotion of Max Siegelman to Head of Cultural Relevance. Formerly the Director of Social Media, Siegelman’s position will now include an expansive pallet of ideas and technologies that will enable new connections between OOH in both the real and […]
Lamar Advertising to Use Digital Network to Spread the Love on Valentines Day
Baton Rouge, LA – February 11, 2022 – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the world, today announced that the company is supporting the ‘Love on Every Billboard’ campaign by donating space on digital billboards across the U.S. During Valentine’s Day weekend, Lamar […]
Company of the Day: General Outdoor
Company: General Outdoor Advertising Markets: California Address: 632 S. Hope Avenue, Ontario, CA 91761 Email: staff@generaloutdoor.com Phone: 909-983-4414 General Outdoor is a family-owned company which was founded in 1954. General Outdoor operates a network of digital bulletins in San Bernardino and Riverside counties in California. Several of the signs are monument signs which also […]
Sean Reilly on Lamar’s origin, decentralized management and a long term mindset.
Ian Dallimore interviewed Sean Reilly on yesterday’s Digital and Dirt podcast. Some highlights. Lamar’s origin story The year was 1902. This is our 120th year in business…There was a buy named Charlie Lamar and he was a banker in Pensacola Florida and on the side he ran the opera house […]
Henson Sentenced to 8 Years
Jeffery T. Henson, also known as Matthew Burns, who used a stolen identity to get a job as comptroller of Watchfire Signs has been sentenced to 8.5 years of prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for wire fraud, identity theft and money laundering. He has also been ordered […]
Fuel Media Partners with Vistar
Atlanta, GA (02.08.22) – FuelMedia TV, a place-based digital media network serving fuel and convenience venues across the United States, today announced a partnership with Vistar Media, the leading provider of programmatic technology for digital out-of-home (DOOH). With this agreement, FuelMedia TV’s national network of 7,000+ gas pump digital video […]
Alfi partners with AI company to enhance kiosks
Miami Beach, FL / February 10, 2022 – Alfi (NASDAQ: ALF), an AI enterprise SaaS advertising platform, confirmed today, a partnership with 22Miles, the leader of experiential and visualized communications in the digital signage industry. The collaboration will marry 22Miles’ content management system (CMS), PublisherPro.AioT, with Alfi’s SaaS technology, to provide brands and location […]
Company of the Day – Genesis Outdoor
Company: Genesis Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 25 E Boardman St, Youngstown, OH 44503 Market: Ohio & Pennsylvania Phone: (330) 747-0057 Email: info@genesisbillboards.com Genesis Outdoor owns and operates 61 static and 16 digital faces in the Mahoning Valley, Youngstown, Ohio markets as well as Western Pennsylvania. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement
R.O. Naegele Sr’s Advice on Dealing with Landlords
John Bodger, OUTFRONT’s Twin Cities Real Estate Manager for 33 years, retired last week after a 42 year out of home career. Bodger built over 500 static billboards and 32 digital billboards during his career. This week Bodger talks about getting into the out of home business, R.O. Naegele […]