Author: billboardinsider

Jack Lipscomb, RIP

Billboard pioneer Jack Lipscomb died on January 4, 2024. In 1958 Jack was asked to run Pioneer Advertising Company for Lester E. Cox and eventually bought the company and grew it to cover nearly half the state of Missouri with billboards. Jack served as Chairman for the OAAA Legislative Committee. […]

OAAA Seeking Local Case Study Awards Entries

Out of home continues to grow and outpace most local advertising channels, and OAAA wants to highlight the quantifiable impact your local campaigns made. Showcase your OOH excellence by entering the annual OAAA/Geopath Local Case Study Awards contest.   Eligible campaigns must have produced quantifiable results for local advertisers in […]

Readers think OOH sales managers shouldn’t have accounts

A majority of Billboard Insider readers think an out of home sales manager shouldn’t have any accounts. Some readers said there are exceptions… An out of home sales manager has keep some accounts so you don’t forget what it’s like to deal with customers. An out of home executive saysI […]

Assembly, Talon and Place Exchange roll out new DOOH system

NEW YORK, NY – January 9, 2024 – Today, global media agency Assembly announced the latest in retail media innovation – a first-of-its-kind planning tool called ShopConnect that marries programmatic buying with digital out-of-home (DOOH) to create more effective and meaningful real-time experiences for consumers. The tool was designed in partnership […]

Company of the Day: GreenSigns Chicago

Company: Greensigns Market: Chicago Headquarters:  2700 S. River Road, Suite 203.  Des Plaines, IL  60018 Phone:  312-624-8550 Email: info@greensignschicago.com Greensigns operates a network of digital and static billboards in the Chicago area.  Joseph Mancino is CEO.  Mancino was a guest on the Billboard Insider podcast in June 2o20.  We caught up with him […]

Should a Sales Manager carry accounts?

A reader asks, “Should an out of home sales manager have an account list?” The pro’s of having a sales manager handle some accounts are that they are able to lead by example and it keeps them up to date on market conditions.  The con’s of having a sales manager […]

SignDash has sales and inventory management tool for small out of home companies.

With the New Year, better productivity is on everyone’s mind.  Billboard Insider recently talked with SignDash’s Tracey Hess to learn how SignDash helps small and midsize out of home companies..  Tracey, what is SignDash? SignDash is a web-based billboard sales and inventory management tool that is tailored for small to […]

How big a book should an out of home sales rep have?

A reader asks how big a book should an out of home sales rep have? Billboard Insider put the question to out of home sales expert Kevin Gephart and he said this. Good question, I think it varies enormously.  When I was at Clear Channel Minneapolis/Saint Paul, market rank 16, we […]

Company of the Day: Heffner Outdoor

Company: Heffner Outdoor Advertising Markets: Pennsylvania Address:  112 Tor Cir, Gibsonia, PA. 15044 Phone: 724-935-3850 Heffner Outdoor Advertising specializes in billboards and bus shelter advertising in the Pittsburg, Pennsylvania metropolitan area.   To receive a free morning newsletter with each day’s Billboard insider articles email info@billboardinsider.com with the word “Subscribe” […]

One fifth of Billboard Insider readers have filed a loss claim on a billboard

Yesterday we ran a post about the rising cost of out of home property insurance and asked readers about their insurance arrangements.   Here are the results. Approximately half (52%) of Billboard Insider readers insure some or all of their billboard plant against damage. Approximately one in five (21%) of our […]