GEFT has sued another Indiana city. This time it’s Anderson, Indiana. The Pharos Tribune reports that GEFT has sued Anderson, alleging first amendment violations after Anderson denied a permit for a digital billboard along Interstate 69 in the Flagship Enterprise Center. GETF won a lawsuit against Indianapolis in 2016 and has […]
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Departure Media wins Norfolk Airport
Norfolk, VA– –Departure Media, an exclusive airport media agency, announced today that it has signed a new five-year partnership with the Norfolk International Airport. Plans are underway to implement a state-of-the-art advertising concession reaching all 3.4 million passengers who pass through the airport annually. DMI was chosen over Clear Channel […]
Shimmin on Digital Billboard Security
Insider heard reports this week that a digital billboard in the northwest got hacked. We asked Formetco’s Jim Shimmin to talk about digital billboard security. Jim, how do Independent Billboard Operators protect their digital billboards from being hacked? The two most important things are Network Security and Password Security. Network […]
Rate This Board By Out of Home Creative
Rate This Board allows a billboard designer to rate a billboard ad using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer recommends how to improve the ad. This week’s rating is provided by Melody Roberts, an OBIE nominated billboard designer and founder […]
Company of the Day: MV Outdoor
Company: Marin Ventures Outdoor Markets: California Headquarters: 1325 Howard Ave, Suite 816, Burlingame, CA 94010 Phone: 650-343-4789 Email: information@marinventuresllc.com Marin Ventures is a privately held outdoor advertising company which owns signs in California. The company’s trade name is MV Outdoor. The company is run by Grant Leschin. What’s new since we talked last Grant? We had […]
Billboard Insider Grows 45% during 2018
Billboard Insider just finished an outstanding year but don’t take our word for it. Look at the data. A 45% increase in site views. 2015 – 23,217 views 2016 – 220,036 views 2017 – 410,000 views 2018 – 598,608 views A big thank you to all of you readers who […]
Ian Dallimore’s Predictions for OOH for 2019
Ian Dallimore is the Director of Innovation & Digital Sales Strategy for Lamar Advertising. Ian has three predictions for out of home in 2019: 1. Programmatic will make a significant impact in the OOH space Programmatic advertising has seen significant year over year growth in the digital OOH space the last […]
Legal Reversal in PA
A three-judge appeals court in Pennsylvania ruled that the presence of billboards can be considered in determining market value for purposes of real estate tax assessment. The appeals ruling in Pennsylvania, entered December 27, 2018, reversed a trial court that said the opposite (April 27, 2017). The case involved schools […]
Outfront Media Dominates Transit Advertising As Brands Flock to Transit Audiences.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT) connects brands and consumers in a majority of the top 10 transit systems in the U.S. by population. Having won or extended major transit advertising contracts in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco in the past year, OUTFRONT has added […]
Geopath 2018 Year in Review
By Kym Frank, President, Geopath 2018 was an excellent year for the Out-of-Home industry and an exciting one here at Geopath too. As the industry continues to increase its need for data and insights, the launch of our new Geopath Insights Suite is helping buyers and sellers transact in ways […]
























