Author: billboardinsider

Talon: UK Traffic Declines Have Leveled

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has already brought about rapid and significant change to the way people live their lives. During the last two weeks of March, social distancing measures, home working, and the closure of all schools, non-essential shops and entertainment venues has had an unprecedented effect on the time […]

Company of the Day: Gotcha Covered Media

Company:  Gotcha Covered Media Markets:  Washington Headquarters: PO Box 1488, Gig Harbor, WA  98335 Phone: 866-355-6267 Gotcha Covered Media operates a billboard plant with 21 faces in Western Washington in the following communities: Everett Fife Gig Harbor Port Orchard Belfair Kelso Kalama Most of the company’s faces are 10′ by 20′ due to […]

What Lamar did in 2009 and what you should do now.

Sean Reilly tells investor conferences that he’s managed through three recessions at Lamar.   It’s instructive to look at what Lamar did during the last recession for tips on how to weather the covid-19 recession.   From 2007-2009, Lamar’s revenue declined by 12% and cashflow declined by 18%, but the corporate cashflow […]

OUTFRONT Amends Bank Covenant

NEW YORK, April 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT) today announced that it, along with certain subsidiaries, entered into an amendment to the credit agreement governing its $500.0 million revolving credit facility due November 2024. The revolving credit portion of our senior credit facilities is subject to a […]

Broadsign on the impact of Covid-19 on Digital Out of Home in China and Australia

Broadsign interviewed staff members in China and Australia about the impact of covid-19 on digital out of home.  We’re running the responses below.     We are living in unprecedented times as the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has rapidly spread around the world, and the global population navigates a new normal, many […]

Inrix Reports Traffic is 54% of Normal

Inrix reports that national wide passenger travel for the week ended April 17 has stabilized at 54% of normal versus pre-covid 19 periods.  Here’s the chart. Source: Inrix US National Traffic Volume Synopsis Issue #5 (April 11-17, 2020) Long haul trucking is down 13% from pre-covid periods. Local area commercial […]

Lamar Converting Vinyl to Personal Protective Equipment

Baton Rouge, LA – April 16, 2020 – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR) today announced that the company is supplying vinyl billboard material for conversion into personal protective equipment (PPE) for immediate use by healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients at medical facilities across Louisiana. Lamar has joined forces with […]

Meet Toni Short, Piper Wirth and Bobby Gorczakowski of the Geopath Futures Council.

Last year Geopath formed a futures council to help Geopath and the out of home industry prepare for the future.  In December 2019 Insider interviewed 4 members of the council: Scott Fiaschetti, Gina Stratford, Matthew Noll and Mike Buongiovanni).  Today Insider talks with  three more council members: Toni Short, Piper […]

Nancy Fletcher to Join Lamar Board

Nancy Fletcher, President and CEO Emeritus of the OAAA has been nominated to join Lamar Advertising’s Board of Directors.   Some other things Insider noted in Lamar’s proxy statement which was released Friday. Lamar’s Board Will Have More Women and Fewer Insiders Women will account for 33% of 3 of Lamar’s […]

Shoutouts to Penneco, View Outdoor, Bullfrog Outdoor and LMR

Penneco is urging consumers to buy local. View Outdoor is reminding consumers that businesses do carry out. Bullfrog Outdoor is encouraging people to support local businesses and thanking first responders. LMR Digital in Gonzales Louisiana is advertising local restaurants which are open on two digital billboards.   [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid […]