Company: ValleyBoards Markets: Arizona Email: donnie@valleyboards.com Phone: 480–621–0009 ValleyBoards operates a four face static billboard plant in Arizona. Billboard Insider talked with Donnie Plunkett the company’s owner How did you get into the out of home business? My dad developed billboards in Atlanta in the 80’s and 90’s which he […]
Month: June 2025
Billboard Insider Readers comment on electronic payments
Our Billboard Insider poll shows that only about one-third of out of home companies offer clients electronic bill pay. Our readers say clients need encouragement to more away from checks. Skies Above Media owner Glyn Williams says agencies pay electronically if you ask Good call out re payment sources […]
Results of Billboard Insider Poll on Payment Methods OOH Companies Accept
Here are the results of yesterday’s readers poll on forms of payment which our out of home company readers accept. The results of the poll seem to suggest that some voters didn’t understand that multiple answers were allowed. We expect that way more than one third of our readers allow […]
Large Format DOOH Gets 5X More Attention than Online Digital
London, UK: A landmark study, ‘The Attention Dividend’, reveals premium large format Digital Out of Home (DOOH) attracts five times more attention than online digital formats. Released today (June 11) by Ocean Outdoor, the UK’s leading premium DOOH media owner, in partnership with Lumen Research, the media attention measurement leader, […]
Company of the Day: Blackbird Media Outdoor
Company: Blackbird Media Markets: Georgia, Tennessee Address: 1701 West End Ave, Suite 400, Nashville, FL. 37203 Phone: 615-873-1606 Blackbird Media operates two iconic out of home properties: The Nashville Sign – a 38′ by 36′ digital spectacular in downtown Nashville. The Atlanta Sign – a 30′ by 100′ digital billboard […]
Do You Accept Electronic Payments?
A Billboard Insider reader writes: “I’m also fascinated by how slowly our industry has adopted electronic payments compared to other sectors. In our real estate businesses, we receive almost 100% of our revenue electronically—EFTs, wires, Zelle, Venmo, and PayPal. Yet in our outdoor advertising business, we’ve had minimal uptake of […]
Intersection Expands LinkNYC Creator Network with Top New York City Voices Claudia Oshry and Caleb Simpson
LinkNYC Creator Network delivers content IRL on city streets — connecting with new audiences in an unmissable way New York, NY – June 10, 2025 – Intersection, an experience-driven out-of-home media and technology company, today announced the expansion of the LinkNYC Creator Network. Intersection’s latest group of partner creators features some of […]
GET REAL! With JCDecaux, in Partnership with VIOOH and Displayce
From June 16th to 19th, 2025, JCDecaux will open the doors of its exclusive venue, The Avenue, during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, a global meeting point for leaders in advertising, communications and innovation. Alongside VIOOH, a leading premium global OOH supply-side platform that is transforming the sector through the […]
Company of the Day – Besko Outdoor
Company: BESKO Outdoor Markets: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York. Headquarters: PO Box 280, Hamlin, Pa. 18427 Phone: 570-689-3226 Email: info@beskomedia.com Besko Outdoor was founded in the 1970’s by Ted Ericson. Ted built two outdoor advertising structures along Interstates 81 and 380 near the Scranton, Pa. area. Besko Outdoor is now a regional […]
Lending Markets Tighten
In November 2023 Billboard Insider reported the loan market was tightening. Well, unfortunately, the April 2025 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices confirms this trend with more banks tightening their lending standards and terms. For the first quarter of 2025, survey respondents reported tighter lending standards and […]