Author: billboardinsider

JCDecaux Renews Shanghai Metro Contract

JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, announced that it has signed a 15-year contract to extend the advertising operations of lines 1 to 13 of the Shanghai Metro as well as 5 new lines (lines 14 to 18). This contract, awarded following a tender, […]

Company of the Day: Meadow Outdoor

Company: Meadow Outdoor Markets: Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah Headquarters: PO Box 331, The Dalles, OR  97058 Phone: 800-221-4114 Meadow Outdoor is a family-owned, firm started by Joe Zukin in 1968. Joe began his association with the outdoor industry while President of Frontier Village Amusement Park in San Jose, CA in the […]

Vendor Profile: Productivity Fabricators

Vendor:  Productivity Fabricators Address: 2332 Flatley Rd, Richmond, IN. 47324 Email: jonodom@cyberprofab Phone: 765-966-2896 Productivity Fabricators is a private family owned and operated billboard structure fabricator located in Richmond, Indiana.   The company has 16 employees and a 40,000 square foot plant.  Productivity Fabricators is a member of the OAAA and […]

Rate This Ad by Wes Frick

Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random billboard ad using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently for outdoor advertising. This week’s rating is provided by […]

How to Turn $20 LED Lights into a Million “Dolla” Design

Billboard Insider’s note: Independent operators in smaller markets don’t have unlimited creative budgets.  That’s this billboard campaign by Durden Outdoor deserves attention.  Sometimes smarts can substitute for money.  Kudos to Bill Durden and Out of Home Creative’s Melody Roberts.   By “Dolla” Bill Durden, VP and Creative Director, Durden Outdoor […]

Volta Partners with Hoboken for Ad Supported EV Charging Stations

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (July 21, 2022) – Volta Inc. (NYSE: VLTA), an industry-leading electric vehicle (“EV”) charging network powering vehicles and commerce, today announced its partnership with the City of Hoboken to install 25 conveniently located public EV charging stalls for the City’s residents, annual visitors, and commuters over the […]

Company of the Day: Micro Outdoor

Company: Micro Outdoor Markets: West Virginia, Maryland. Headquarters: 2 Miller Hill Road, Osage, West Virginia 26543 Phone: 304-319-4141 Email: sales@microoutdoor.com Micro Outdoor Advertising owns over 200 billboards in north central West Virginia and Maryland.   Many of the boards are double stacks.   The firm’s plant includes billboards in the following communities: Morgantown, West Virginia Clarksburg, […]

Billboard Structure Costs Levelling?

The the cost of fabricating and installing a billboard has nearly doubled over the past couple years.  That means the $40,000 structure that you put up two years ago is going to cost $80,000 today.  Billboard Insider talked with some fabricators to get an update on billboard structure costs. Steel […]

Intersection Partners with Vistar

NEW YORK – July 21, 2022 – High-impact inventory from Intersection is now available for purchase via the supply-side platform (SSP) from Vistar Media, the leading global provider of software for programmatic digital out-of-home (DOOH). From LinkNYC to digital urban panels and digital bus shelters, Intersection’s high-impact media is strategically […]

Company of the Day: Media Outdoor Displays

Company:  Media Outdoor Displays Markets:  Texas Headquarters: 14731 Bulverde Rd. San Antonio, Texas  78247 Phone: 210-860-9414 Email: info@mediaoutdoordisplays.com Media Outdoor Displays operates 140 static billboard faces in the San Antonio Metro Market and surrounding counties.  Most of the billboards are 12 by 24 or 14 by 48.  The company was formed […]