Author: billboardinsider

Pat O’Donnell on Acquisitions, Remote Work and How to Monitor

Pat O’Donnell just retired as President of YESCO Outdoor Media after a 40 year career in out of home.  Today he talks about acquisitions, remote work and what to monitor at work. Acquisitions I’ve probably been involved in 80-100.  Everything from one unit to hundreds of faces.  I’ve learned you can’t quantify […]

Lack of Knowledge Still a Barrier for OOH

An analysis of internet search terms relating to OOH (out-of-home) advertising has shown that there are still a lot of people unsure about what the industry involves and how it works.  According to analysis from outdoor advertising operator 75Media, simple questions around what OOH is and how much it costs […]

Company of the Day: Around AV

Company: Around AV Markets:  California Email: info@aroundav.com Phone: 818-370-7222 Around AV provides transit media advertising on a fleet of 57 electric buses which routes in East and West Lancaster, East and West Palmdale and Quartz Hill in the Antelope Valley of California. The company was founded in 2012 by Ely […]

Selling More Faster by Getting Rate Increases

Thanks to Sean Reilly (CEO, Lamar Advertising) for his recent comments at the JP Morgan Conference about the challenges of getting a rate increase in this current ad sales climate. This is one of the toughest challenges we face at any time. My strategies aren’t a “silver- bullet”, but a […]

Are You Facing Rate Pushback?

At last week’s JP Morgan Conference an analyst asked Lamar CEO Sean Reilly about pricing and Reilly suggested it’s getting harder to raise rates. So this time last year, we were getting double digits that’s not happening anymore. Part of it is because our local customers are saying, “Well, wait, […]

Company of the Day: Arizona Billboard Company

Company: Arizona Billboard Company Market: Arizona. Headquarters: Tanque Verde Road #103, Tucson, AZ  85749 Phone: 877-882-9250 Arizona Billboard Company operates a plant of bus benches, bus shelters, billboards and mobile billboards in Arizona.  The company’s principal markets are: Phoenix Tuscon Nogales Wilcox Green Valley Yuma The company has been in business for over 30 […]

Scott Wells on Assets Sales and Digital Billboard Conversions

Clear Channel Outdoor CEO Scott Wells appeared that the TD Cowen 51st annual technology, media and telecom conference this week.  A selection of his comments. Expect More Asset Sales We’re definitely not done…We need to exit Europe in a reasonable time frame to become a REIT.  Nothing has changed…It became […]

Company of the Day: AR James

Company: AR James Media Markets:  New Jersey, New York Address:  1000 Woodbridge Center Drive, Suite 212, Woodbridge, New Jersey  07905 Email: info@arjamesmedia.com Phone:  848-999-2185 AR James Media operates bus shelter advertising, jr posters, bulletins and parking garage advertising in New York and New Jersey.  The firm is owned by Jim and Ariana DeLucia […]

Durden Sees 2.5 Year Payback on SignSprings Retrofit

Durden Signs converted 365 static faces from the rod system to the SignSprings system.  Billboard Insider talked with VP of Operations Bill Durden about the results. How big was your Sign Springs conversion project?  We bought enough springs to do one poster face and decided to install them on a […]

Circle Graphics Produces Huge OUTFRONT Dallas Wall Vinyl

Billboard Insider was impressed by a 12,700 square foot vinyl wall project which Circle Graphics executed on behalf of OUTFRONT Dallas.  We talked with Trend Mullet, VP of Operations at Circle Graphics Ohio factory to learn more about the project. Circle Graphics recently printed a giant Dallas wall vinyl with […]