A new report from the National League of Cities (NLC) touts congestion pricing as a way to reduce gridlock and generate money to pay for roads and bridges. “Congestion pricing could directly counteract an increase in vehicle use and ensure self-driving cars pay full freight for the impact they create,” […]
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Company of the Day: Paper Bag Ads
Company: Paper Bag Ads Markets: Nation-wide. Address: 251 Bradley Place, Palm Beach, FL 334870 Phone: 561-855-0004 Paper Bag Ads puts ads on grocery bags. The company has contracts with Food Lion, Kroger, Pathmark, Pick ’n Save, Piggly Wiggly, Safeway, ShopRite, Supervalue, Winn Dixie. Insider talked with Jim Geiger, the company’s […]
Lamar Revenues up 6.9% in 2Q 2019
Lamar had a nice quarter although revenue growth lagged Outfront and Clear Channel. Here are the results of the second quarter 2019 earnings release and conference call. Net revenue increased 6.9% to $449 million during the second quarter of 2019. Acquisition adjusted net revenue increased 2.4%. Local revenue was up […]
NC House Concurs on Billboard Legislation
The North Carolina house has concurred with a North Carolina Senate version of a billboard legislation by a vote of 60-54. The bill now goes to the Governor who has 10 days to sign or veto. The bill represents a commons sense way to reduce just compensation claims against North […]
New and Noted: 3M fall protection recall, Lamar funding internships, autonomous cars
3M is recalling some fall protection products: Twin-Leg Nano-Lok edge and Twin-Leg Nano-Lok Wrap Back Self-Retracting Lifelines. This is a proactive recall. There have been no actual safety incidents or injuries. Here’s the press release. The Advocate reports that Lamar has been funding a five year internship program for Lousiana […]
Making Missouri’s Largest Digital billboard
On Monday Insider wrote about Watkins Outdoor’s installation of a 22’5″ by 36’5″ billboard in Missouri. Daktronics manufactured the sign. Insider asked Daktronics project manager Doug Stearns to talk about the project. Give us an overview of Daktronics relationship with Watkins Outdoor Watkins Outdoor has been buying digital billboards from […]
Broadsign Partners with Place Exchange for DOOH
MONTREAL, Canada and New York, NY — August 6, 2019 — Broadsign, the leading digital out-of-home (DOOH) marketing platform for media owners and Place Exchange, the only true programmatic exchange for out-of-home and place-based media, announced an integration to enable digital buyers to transact DOOH programmatically as a simple add-on to existing digital media […]
Geopath Market Spotlight: Toledo
Did you know: Toledo is also known as “The Glass City”, “Frogtown” and “T-Town”. Toledo is hometown of Corporal Maxwell Klinger in the long-running television series M*A*S*H. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Toledo, Ohio, DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much more are available to Geopath […]
Company of the Day: Whistler Outdoor
Company: Whistler Outdoor Markets: Oklahoma Headquarters: 6304 E 102nd, Tulsa, OK 74137 Phone: 914-491-7446 Email: info@whistlerworks.com Whistler Outdoor operates a plant of 300 traditional, tri-vision and digital billboards in the Tulsa and Oklahoma city metro areas. The company is owned by Shawn Whistler. In February 2019 Whistler Outdoor acquired certain […]
Outfront Revenues Up 14.5% in 2Q 2019
Outfront had a great financial quarter. Here are the results of the earnings release, conference call and earnings deck. Revenues increased 14.5% to $460 million during the second quarter of 2019 due to growth in digital revenues and billboard yields. National revenue were up 20%, local revenues up 10%. US […]
























