Last Friday’s story on Ashby St’s tornado warning network illustrates how digital billboards perform a huge public service by allowing government agencies to communicate with the public in an emergency. Ashby St isn’t the only out of home company which uses digital billboards to help communicate with the public in […]
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New and Noted May 7, 2019
The May 2019 issue of police chief has an article about how out of home helps public safety officials with fugitive hunts and missing person searches. FEPE (the Federation European Publicite Exterieur) the global organization representing out of home media owners, associations and agencies is rebranding to the World Out […]
Nancy Fletcher’s Stories of an OAAA Evangelist
Insider is running an excerpt from Nancy Fletcher’s farewell speech to the 2019 FEPE Congress in Dubai. She was asked to talk about lessons from her time as President and CEO of the OAAA. Congratulations on the 60th Anniversary of FEPE, and thank you for inviting me to speak today. […]
Pioneer Outdoor Acquires Midwest Outdoor Media
Pioneer Outdoor has acquired all the assets of Midwest Outdoor Media in Missouri. The billboards are located between Kansas City, MO and Columbia, MO and include one location in Northwest MO. The 26 faces and one permit were all of the assets of Midwest Outdoor Media. We will complete […]
Rate this Board by Greg Callaham
Rate This Board allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork 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 weeks rating is […]
Out of the Office: Patti Reeves
In addition to owning an out of home plant in Turks and Caicos and running an out of home rep firm, Patti Reeves and her husband Dean race horses. One of their horses – Tax – ran in the Kentucky Derby today and finished 14th. Here’s a picture of Patti […]
Lamar Organic Revenue Up 2.2% in 1Q 2019
“The first quarter played out largely as we anticipated, with acquisition-adjusted revenue growth a little over 2%. I’m particularly pleased by the continued strong performance of our digital platform, and I’m optimistic about the balance of 2019.” That’s how Lamar CEO Sean Reilly summarized first quarter 2019 financials. Here are […]
Jim Matalone on Ashby St’s Tornado Warning System
Digital billboards provide a big assist to government agencies that need to communicate quickly in public emergencies. Insider talked with Ashby Street Outdoor’s Jim Matalone about the company’s tornado warning system. Jim, where did the idea for a tornado warning system come from? This was something that bothered me for […]
Eccleshare’s Elevator Pitch for Out of Home
Clear Channel Outdoor Chairman and CEO William Eccleshare was interviewed by Yahoo Finance from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during Clear Channel Outdoor’s first day of trading. He was asked to make the case for Out of Home and here’s what he said: “It’s a good moment […]
Company of the Day: Scadron Outdoor
Company: Scadron Outdoor Advertising Markets: Chicago Headquarters: 1015 West Grand Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60642 Phone: 312-666.7500 Email: info@scadron.com Scadron Outdoor (formerly Arrow Signs or Chicago) is a fourth generation family owned firm which was originally founded in 1892. The company operates 4 high profile billboard structures and 2 wallscapes in downtown Chicago. […]
























