Month: July 2022

Second Printing of The Ultimate Out of Home Sales Guide Is In!

We are sold out on our first printing of The Ultimate Out of Home Sales Guide.  Thanks to all of you who have purchased a copy.  We just received our second batch of books from the printers.   Interested in getting a copy? Order Your Copy of The Ultimate Out […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds July 30, 2022

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 […]

Britt McConnell On When to Build a Digital and When to do Static

A Billboard Insider reader asks: “Do you have any articles or research on when to do digital versus static?”  Billboard Insider asked Formetco’s Director of Digital Sales Britt McConnell to comment and he said this… There are many factors to consider when determining if a digital or static is best. […]

Pete Hautem Dreams About Out of Home For Our Benefit!

From Pete Hautem Life is strange—but beautiful. Two nights ago, I dreamt about Outdoor Advertising. Yep. You read that right. After 44 years in the business, I still remain enthusiastic about the business and even dream about it occasionally. In my dream, all Out-of-Home had the same success and everyone’s business […]

Place Exchange Says OOH Programmatic CPM’s Up in First Half of 2022

We just read the  Place Exchange July 2022 Programmatic OOH Trends report.  Two thing we noted. The average OOH programmatic CPM increased 5% from $7.10 in the second of 2021 to $7.47 in the first half of 2022.  Office building and point of care CPM’s were the highest OOH categories. […]

Vistar Appoints Welby Chen, COO

NEW YORK ( July 28, 2022) – Vistar Media, the leading global provider of software for digital out-of-home (DOOH), has appointed Welby Chen  as Chief Operating Officer. Following a rapid expansion into 13 countries, strategic acquisition of Sage+Archer in Europe and record breaking revenue quarters, Chen  joins  the Vistar executive […]

Company of the Day: Marquee Outdoor

Company: Marquee Media Markets: California Headquarters: 555 Capitol Mall, Suite 710 Sacramento CA 95814 Phone: 888-MEDIA-10 Email: info@marqueemediaus.com Marquee Media operates high profile digital and traditional billboards in California, including the Largest Full Motion Displays in Northern California.  The company is co-owned by Jeff Joaquin and Michael Wagener. Insider talked with Marquee President and co-founder Jeff Joaquin whose […]

Thinking About a Clear Channel Europe Sale

Clear Channel is close to selling Europe.  Billboard Insider wonders if Clear Channel executives might announce something on the August 9 second quarter earnings call.  Two thoughts about the pending sale. A sale is a win. Clear Channel’s Europe business had a 9% cashflow margin for the 12 months ended […]

Reader Feedback on Are You a Billboard Nerd?

A followup comment on Are You a Billboard Nerd?  Huntington Outdoor CEO Justin Powell was recently in Peru and says this. No matter where I travel I’m always taking billboard pictures:) I was in Peru a couple weeks ago for a mission trip. I noticed two things… 1.  The billboards […]

WOW Launches Online Booking Platform

JULY 19, 2022—LOS ANGELES—Full-motion digital sign pioneer WOW Media is pleased to announce the launch of WOWNOW — a first of its kind technology platform      for      short-term digital billboard campaigns across the WOW Digital Billboard Network.   Advertisers seeking to book campaigns in Los Angeles on WOW’s giant digital and      full-motion […]