Author: billboardinsider

Adams Refinances Debt

NEW YORK – Global investment firm The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) today announced that it has provided a debt financing package for Adams Outdoor Advertising, one of the largest independent suppliers of premium out-of-home media. The Company, which owns and operates advertising assets in 12 core markets across the U.S., will […]

Inrix Reports Traffic has Largest Post-Covid Weekly Rebound

The Inrix US National Traffic Volume Synopsis Issue #10 (week ended May 22) reports that traffic last week had the largest rebound since Covid.  Some other findings: Personal travel improved to 81% of normal for the week ended May 22, up form 75% of normal for the week ended May […]

Geopath Reports 41% Increase in Average Miles per Day Across 100 DMA’s

Geopath and intermx have released the average daily miles traveled report for the week ended May 22.  Traffic increased across all 100 top DMA’s in the US. The median increase in average daily miles travelled across the top 100 US DMA’s was 41% over the past month. New York (up […]

Company of the Day: Houck Transit

Company:  Houck Transit Advertising Markets: United States Address: 1025 Tomlyn Avenue, Suite 100, Shoreview, MN  55126 Phone: 800-777-7290 Email: info@houckads.com Advertising operates transit advertising programs with over 40 public transit systems in the Midwest and eastern United States. The company was started in 1919 by Leo Houck and is now owned and operated by his great […]

The Great American Road Trip Summer

Sean Reilly predicted 2020 will be the Great American Road Trip Summer in a May 12 interview at the JP Morgan Global Technology Media and Communications Conference: This summer it’s clear to me for a variety of reasons that we’re going to see a record for miles driven…People are not […]

Ike Wingate on Advertising in Recession.

Wingate Media Group President Ike Wingate has a great three minute video on the importance of advertising in a recession. I’m Ike Wingate with Wingate Media Group.  We do advertising.  Outdoor billboards and indoor billboards…I’m coming to you today to talk to you the small business owner about advertising and […]

Veale Honors 2020 Grads Deprived of Ceremonies

  Santa Rosa, CA – North Bay Area drivers will see new hopeful messages for 2020 graduates who cannot celebrate in the traditional ways during the COVID-19 pandemic. The idea came from Veale Outdoor Advertising General Manager Tom Jackson, as his family and those around them were disappointed by the fact […]

Company of the Day: ILevel Digital

Company: iLevel Digital Markets: Minnesota, North Dakota Headquarters: 308 2nd Avenue, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203 Phone: 701-738-4998 Email: info@ileveldigital.com iLevdel digital operates a billboard plant which includes 9 structures with 15 faces in Minnesota and North Dakota.  11 of the faces are digital. The plant is located in Hawnkinson, Warroad, […]

How Many Out of Home Companies Are There?

How many Out of Home companies are there in North America?  Insider’s guess: 600-800  Insider has identified 590 Out of Home companies which have websites.  There are many small Out of Home companies which don’t have websites. Insider’s 2,763 daily newsletter subscribers come from more than 435 different Out of […]