Company: CR signs Markets: Iowa Address: 4701 1st Avenue SE, Suite 11, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402 Email: aaron@crsignsinc.com Phone: 319-826-3608 CR Signs operates 9 billboard locations having 3 digital faces and 14 static faces in Iowa. The billboards are located in the Dubuque and Cedar Rapids markets. In addition to […]
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Clear Channel Outdoor Pays $26 million to SEC to Resolve China Bribery Charges
Washington D.C., Sept. 28, 2023 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. agreed to pay more than $26 million to resolve charges that it bribed Chinese government officials to obtain outdoor advertising contracts in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The […]
Company of the Day: Cooper Outdoor
Company: Cooper Outdoor Markets: Texas, Southern Coast, Southeast of San Antonio. Headquarters: 115 Waco, Corpus Christi, Texas, 78401 Phone: 361-882-3088 Email: coopersales@cooperoutdoor.com Cooper Outdoor is a locally owned and operated family business which was founded in 1981. The company has Over 400 billboard locations in the following Texas counties: Aransas Bee Jim Wells Kendall Kleberg […]
Billboards and Transit Up, Street Furniture and Place Based Down in 2Q 23
The US out of home industry grew 2% during the second quarter of 2023 according the the OAAA. Here’s the data by out of home sector. Transit grew 6%. Roadside billboards grew 2%. Street furniture declined 1%. Digital place based declined by 1%. Remote work is impacting street furniture and […]
Galasso on Amortization in Ohio
Billboard attorney Michael Galasso of Robbins, Kelly, Patterson & Tucker tells Billboard Insider that amortization conflicts with Ohio state law: I read with interest the Billboard Insider article on Bloomington’s amortization ordinance and reader comments regarding the application of Indiana’s just compensation statute. I would also point out that, in […]
Company of the Day: Connell Outdoor
Company: Connell Outdoor Market: Las Vegas Headquarters: 5242 University Center Drive, Las Vegas, 89119 Phone: 702-795-0555 Connell Outdoor is a locally owned Las Vegas billboard operator with premium locations in targeted tourist corridors and key Las Vegas interstates and freeways. Jessica Connell is Connell Outdoor’s Executive Director. Tell us about Connell’s history […]
Matt Schulze on Hurricanes, Sign Damage and Insurance
It’s been a busy storm season with three hurricanes (Lee, Idalia and Hilary) thus far. Billboard Insider talked with Matt Schulze of Selective Structures about building signs to withstand storms. What should you build to if you are concerned about hurricanes? Selective builds to local building codes which means building […]
Clear Channel and Westin Las Vegas Run OOH Spectaculars
New York, NY – Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO), one of the world’s largest Out-of-Home (OOH) media providers, today announced it has partnered with the Westin Las Vegas Hotel & Spa to provide brands with three larger than life out of home (OOH) spectaculars to capture the attention of […]
Selling More Faster Right Now for Q1
It’s very hard to make your 2024 numbers if you don’t hit your Q1 numbers. The first six weeks of every new year represent a sales slump for most OOH sales makers/companies. Reps believe client ad spending is down during those weeks. However, the Radio Advertising Bureau Statistics show overall […]
Company of the Day: Comstor
Company: Comstor Outdoor Markets: Indiana and Ohio. Headquarters: 9016 St Route 117, Box 151 Huntsville, Ohio 43324-0151. Phone: 888-354-2591 Email: office@comstoroutdoor.com Comstor Outdoor was started in 2001 by Jason Duff and operates 400 faces in western Ohio and Eastern Indiana. In addition to Comstor, Duff runs the Community Storage & Properties real estate firm […]