Author: billboardinsider

Clear Channel Outdoor Consolidated Revenue Up 2.7% in 3Q 23

Clear Channel Outdoor third quarter 2023 results can be summarized as US billboards down, everything else up.  Here are the results of the Clear Channel Outdoor 3Q 23 earnings release, Clear Channel Outdoor 3Q 23 investor presentation and conference call. Consolidated third quarter revenue grew 2.7% to $517 million.  US […]

Heidi Walcott, RIP

Billboard Insider learned that Heidi Walcott, loving wife and business partner to Eagle Outdoor’s Dan Walcott died on September 3, 2023.  We will miss seeing her lovely smile at IBO conferences.  Dan, we are thinking of you and Darren. Heidi Walcott 1965-2023 Heidi Walcott started her OOH journey by meeting […]

Bank Lending Continues to Tighten

Bank lending standards continue to tighten according the the October 2023 Federal Reserve Bank Survey of Bank Loan Officers.  Some of the highlights. Commercial and industrial loan standards have tightened for 5 consecutive quarters as has commercial and industrial loan pricing. 35% of credit officers said that they have tightened […]

Free Holiday Billboard Design

AVAILABLE NOW for FREE! Decorate your billboard space with this inspiring, positive, holiday message, above.  Family Theater Productions wants to share the peace this holiday season by printing and shipping these single-sheet PSA billboards to you, free of charge.  Don’t leave any of your locations empty! Post our engaging designs, […]

Company of the Day: Eagle Outdoor

Company: Eagle Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 1447 N 175 E, Warsaw, IN 46582 Market: Northern Indiana Phone: 800-867-4467 Dan Walcott Dan Walcott the founder of Eagle Outdoor started painting billboards at the age of fifteen. He literally “learned the ropes” by apprenticing for Lockridge Outdoor who hand painted billboards on site, hanging from a swing […]

Get Your Permits or a Billboard Lease May Not be Valid

A failure to get necessary permits may void your rights in a billboard lease.  That’s the lesson of Clear Channel Outdoor v Schrem Partnership.  Here are the facts: In 1986 Ackerley Communications entered into a 15 year lease to place a billboard on property owned by Schrem Partnership. The lease […]

OUTFRONT Unveils NYC Marathon Campaign

OUTFRONT is spotlighting the New York City Marathon with innovative OOH and content campaigns.  Utilizing their platform, Moments by OUTFRONT, they’ll be running two themed content campaigns: “Moments in Style” in partnership with PureWow/One37PM and “Moments in Food” in partnership with So Yummy.  “Moments in Style” features tips and essential […]

OUTFRONT Revenue Up 0.2% in 3Q 2023

Local is up but national and transit are down so OUTFRONT is treading water.  That’s a summary of the OUTFRONT 3Q 23 earnings release, OUTFRONT 3Q 23 earnings presentation and conference call. Revenue increased by 0.2% to $455 million.   Transit revenue was down 8.6%.  Billboard revenues were up 2.6%.  National […]

Rate This Ad by Out of Home Creative

Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a billboard ad selected by Billboard Insider using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer recommends how to improve the ad. This week’s rating is from multi-OBIE finalist and former OBIE […]

Company of the Day: Dusty’s Outdoor Media

Company: Dusty’s Outdoor Media Market(s): Illinois Headquarters: 1207 Network Center Blvd, Suite 3C, Effingham, IL 62401. Phone: 1-866-59-DUSTY Dusty’s Outdoor Media operates a billboard plant with over 350 faces in Illinois. The company sold 200 faces in Tennessee and Indiana to Trailhead Media in 2021. Dusty’s is a member of the OAAI and an […]